Penticton-Okanagan Valley

Penticton-Okanagan Valley was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009.

Demographics

Population, 2001	56,372
Population Change, 1996–2001	1.1%
Area (km²)	2,511
Pop. Density (people per km²)	22

History

1999 Redistribution

From Okanagan-Penticton and the western portion of Okanagan-Boundary to Penticton-Okanagan Valley

MLAs

• Bill Barisoff, Liberal (1996–present)

Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Hon. Bill Barisoff, a former trucking firm owner. He was first elected in 1996 to represent the riding of Okanagan-Boundary and was re-elected in 2001 for Penticton-Okanagan Valley. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. Mr. Barisoff was appointed Minister of Water, Land and Air Protection on January 26, 2004. He has previously served as Minister of Provincial Revenue.

Election results

B.C. General Election 2005 Penticton-Okanagan Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	BC Liberal	Bill Barisoff	13,650	50.23%		$127,216
	NDP	Garry Litke	10,197	37.52%		$33,019
	Green	James Patrick Cunningham	2,669	9.82%		$467
	Independent	Jane Turnell	660	2.43%		$282
Total Valid Votes			27,176	100%
Total Rejected Ballots			142	0.52%
Turnout			27,318	62.61%

B.C. General Election 2001: Penticton-Okanagan Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	BC Liberal	Bill Barisoff	15,609	62.73%		$46,209
	NDP	Naga Terada	3,887	15.62%		$8,128
	Green	Harry Naegel	3,524	14.16%		$358
	Marijuana	Riley Goldstone	786	3.16%		$386
	Unity	Walter Ozero	553	2.23%		$1,197
	Citizens Alliance Now	Kal Gidda	522	2.10%		$8,682
Total Valid Votes			24,881	100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots			73	0.29%
Turnout			24,954	68.15%

External links

• BC Stats Profile - 2001
• Results of 2001 election (pdf)
• 2001 Expenditures
• Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia