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Columbia River was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1986. The riding's predecessor, which was named Columbia , appeared on the hustings from 1903 to 1963. The successor riding in this region is the current Columbia River-Revelstoke riding.
For other historical and current ridings in the region see Kootenay (electoral districts) and Okanagan (electoral districts) .
Demographics
Population, 1966
Population change, 1966–1986
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)
Political geography
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Notable elections
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Notable MLAs
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Electoral history
Note: Winners in each election are in bold .
After the 1986 election, the riding was merged with part of the Shuswap-Revelstoke riding to form Columbia River-Revelstoke , which is the current riding for this region.
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Elections BC Historical Returns
North / Central Southern Interior Fraser Valley / South LM Vancouver / North LM Vancouver Island / South Coast See also :
‡ – from 1986–1991, was a 2-seat constituency
† – from 1986–1991, was broken into 3 single-seat constituencies
North / Central Southern Interior Lower Mainland Vancouver Island / South Coast See also :
North / Central Southern Interior Lower Mainland Vancouver Island / South Coast See also :
North / Central Southern Interior Lower Mainland Vancouver Island / South Coast See also :