East Kootenay (provincial electoral district)

Not to be confused with Kootenay East (provincial electoral district).

East Kootenay was a provincial electoral district in use in British Columbia from 1890 to 1898. That riding's predecessor (and that of its onetime sibling, West Kootenay) was the original Kootenay riding, and its successors were East Kootenay South and East Kootenay North.

Electoral History 1890-94

East Kootenay existed as a riding name in the 1890 and 1894 general elections. Results for that riding are as follows:

7th British Columbia election, 1894

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Government	James Baker	250	60.10%		unknown	Opposition	Nicolai Christian Schou	166	39.90%		unknown
Total valid votes			416	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

6th British Columbia election, 1890

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Government	James Baker	145	50.70%		unknown	Opposition	Charles Law	141	49.30%		unknown
Total valid votes			286	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

External links

• Elections British Columbia historical returns