Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna

Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna

British Columbia electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	2023
First contested	Next federal election
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]	106,794
Census division(s)	Central Okanagan, Okanagan-Similkameen
Census subdivision(s)	Central Okanagan East, Central Okanagan West, Peachland, West Kelowna, Kelowna, Tsinstikeptum 9, Tsinstikeptum 10, Okanagan-Similkameen F, Summerland

Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna is a future federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada.^[2]

Geography

Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be created out of Kelowna—Lake Country and Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola.^[3]

It will consist of the southern third of Kelowna, plus the municipalities of Peachland, Summerland and West Kelowna, the Indian Reserves of Tsinstikeptum 9 and Tsinstikeptum 10, most of the Central Okanagan West regional district electoral area (excluding the Fintry area) and most of the Okanagan-Similkameen F regional district area (excluding the area south of Summerland).^[1]

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census^[4]

Languages: 88.2% English, 2.1% German, 1.9% French

Religions: 55.4% No religion, 41.2% Christian (12.8% Catholic, 4.4% United Church, 3.8% Anglican, 2.0% Baptist, 1.9% Lutheran, 16.3% Other),

Median income: $42,800 (2020)

Average income: $57,900 (2020)

Panethnic groups in Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna (2021)

Panethnic group	2021
	Pop.	%
European[a]	90,605	85.88%
Indigenous	6,200	5.49%
East Asian[b]	2,730	2.59%
South Asian	1,935	1.83%
Southeast Asian[c]	1,220	1.16%
African	890	0.84%
Latin American	750	0.71%
Middle Eastern[d]	490	0.46%
Other/multiracial[e]	540	0.51%
Total responses	105,500	98.79%
Total population	106,795	100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

History

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna Riding created from Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola and Kelowna—Lake Country

Electoral results

2021 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	27,129	48.35
	Liberal	13,028	23.22
	New Democratic	10,598	18.89
	People's	3,812	6.79
	Green	1,541	2.75

References

1. "Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna – Final boundaries". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
2. "Riding changes to affect multiple B.C. communities, Okanagan MP says". Kelowna Capital News. 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
3. Dacre, Colin (9 February 2023). "New riding for Kelowna's core, Kamloops split in new proposed federal districts - Kelowna News". www.castanet.net. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
4. "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Okanagan Lake West--South Kelowna [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], British Columbia". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
5. "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

Notes

1. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
2. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
3. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
4. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
5. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.