# Kootenay East

Kootenay East (also known as Kootenay East—Revelstoke) was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968 and from 1979 to 1997. This riding was created as "Kootenay East" in 1914 from parts of Kootenay riding. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Kootenay West and Okanagan—Kootenay ridings.
The riding initially consisted of the provincial electoral districts of Cranbrook, Fernie and Columbia. Its boundaries were adjusted in 1924, 1933, and 1947. It was recreated in 1976 as "Kootenay East" from parts of Kootenay West and Okanagan—Kootenay ridings, and consisted of:
* the East Kootenay Regional District;
* the southeast part of the Central Kootenay Regional District; and
* the eastern part of the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District lying east of Electoral Areas C and E.
The name of the electoral district was changed in 1977 to "Kootenay East—Revelstoke". It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into a new Kootenay East riding and Kootenay West—Revelstoke.
The new Kootenay East riding consisted of:
* the East Kootenay Regional District;
* Electoral Areas A, B and C of the Central Kootenay Regional District;
* the Town of Creston;
* Electoral Area A of the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District; and
* the town of Golden.
The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed into Kootenay—Columbia.

## Members of Parliament

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Kootenay East Riding created from Kootenay |||||
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Saul Bonnell | Government (Unionist) |
| 14th | 1921–1922 | Robert Ethelbert Beattie | Liberal |
| 14th | 1922–1925 | James Horace King | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | James Horace King | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1926 | James Horace King | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | James Horace King | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1930 | Michael Dalton McLean | Conservative |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Henry Herbert Stevens | Conservative |
| 18th | 1935–1938 | Henry Herbert Stevens | Reconstruction |
| 18th | 1938–1940 | Henry Herbert Stevens | Conservative |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | George MacKinnon | National Government |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | James Herbert Matthews | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | James Allen Byrne | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | James Allen Byrne | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | James Allen Byrne | Liberal |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Murray McFarlane | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | James Allen Byrne | Liberal |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | James Allen Byrne | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | James Allen Byrne | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Kootenay West and Okanagan—Kootenay |||||
| Kootenay East—Revelstoke Riding re-created from Kootenay West and Okanagan—Kootenay |||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Stan Graham | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Sid Parker | New Democratic |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Stan Graham | Progressive Conservative |
| Kootenay East |||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Sid Parker | New Democratic |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Jim Abbott | Reform |
| Riding dissolved into Kootenay—Columbia |||||

## Election results
### Kootenay East, 1988–1997

1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | Jim Abbott | 16,883 | 48.51 | +44.46 |
| | Liberal | Jim S. Wavrecan | 7,812 | 22.45 | +10.39 |
| | New Democratic | Sid Parker | 5,041 | 14.48 | -38.09 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jake McInnis | 3,780 | 10.86 | -27.66 |
| | National | Hilda Bechler | 576 | 1.66 | – |
| | Green | Rhonda Smith | 288 | 0.83 | – |
| | Christian Heritage | Gerald Lionel Brinders | 193 | 0.55 | -1.60 |
| | Natural Law | Ruth Anne Taves | 156 | 0.45 | – |
| | Canada Party | Lelannd Haver | 73 | 0.21 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,802 | 100.0 |
| | Reform gain from New Democratic | Reform gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +17.04 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Sid Parker | 14,904 | 43.22 | +11.77 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Stan Graham | 13,284 | 38.52 | -7.97 |
| | Liberal | Bob Wilson-Smith | 4,159 | 12.06 | +0.58 |
| | Reform | Minnie Pearl Wilder | 1,398 | 4.05 | – |
| | Christian Heritage | Gerald L. Brinders | 742 | 2.15 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,487 | 100.0 |
| | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +9.87 |

### Kootenay East—Revelstoke, 1979–1988

1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Stan Graham | 18,129 | 46.49 | +8.51 |
| | New Democratic | Sid Parker | 15,908 | 40.80 | +0.93 |
| | Liberal | Richard Fonger | 4,477 | 11.48 | -10.66 |
| | Independent | David R. Gildea | 479 | 1.23 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,993 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +3.79 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Sid Parker | 13,299 | 39.87 | +4.80 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Stan Graham | 12,668 | 37.98 | -2.77 |
| | Liberal | Joe Conroy | 7,386 | 22.14 | -2.04 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,353 | 100.0 |
| | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +3.78 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Stan Graham | 12,904 | 40.75 |
| | New Democratic | Sid Parker | 11,107 | 35.07 |
| | Liberal | Joe Conroy | 7,658 | 24.18 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,669 | 100.0 |
| This riding was re-created from parts of Kootenay West and Okanagan—Kootenay, both of which elected Progressive Conservative candidates in the previous election. |||||||

### Kootenay East, 1917–1968

1965 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Allen Byrne | 5,574 | 31.67 | -1.95 |
| | New Democratic | James Patterson | 4,825 | 27.42 | -2.00 |
| | Social Credit | James E. Kennelly | 4,370 | 24.83 | +9.56 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Murray McFarlane | 2,830 | 16.08 | -5.61 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,599 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.02 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Allen Byrne | 6,165 | 33.62 | +2.03 |
| | New Democratic | William Basil Mundy | 5,395 | 29.42 | +2.72 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Murray McFarlane | 3,977 | 21.69 | -4.42 |
| | Social Credit | Allan Wood Hunter | 2,800 | 15.27 | -0.33 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,337 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -0.34 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Allen Byrne | 5,414 | 31.59 | +3.62 |
| | New Democratic | William B. Mundy | 4,576 | 26.70 | +1.70 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Murray McFarlane | 4,475 | 26.11 | -7.35 |
| | Social Credit | Douglas Sadler | 2,673 | 15.60 | +2.03 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,138 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +0.96 |
| Change for the New Democrats is based on the Co-operative Commonwealth. |||||||
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Murray McFarlane | 5,363 | 33.46 | +19.45 |
| | Liberal | James Allen Byrne | 4,483 | 27.97 | -3.47 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | David E. Bjerstedt | 4,006 | 25.00 | -2.07 |
| | Social Credit | James R. R. Chabot | 2,174 | 13.57 | -13.91 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,026 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +11.46 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Allen Byrne | 4,670 | 31.44 | -6.65 |
| | Social Credit | James R. Chabot | 4,082 | 27.48 | -2.10 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Howard William Day | 4,022 | 27.07 | -0.97 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Murray McFarlane | 2,082 | 14.01 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 14,856 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -2.28 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Allen Byrne | 4,988 | 38.09 | -2.40 |
| | Social Credit | Lorne George McLean | 3,874 | 29.58 | – |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Donald Cameron MacDonald | 3,672 | 28.04 | -11.73 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Samuel English | 563 | 4.30 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,097 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -15.99 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Allen Byrne | 5,546 | 40.49 | +15.55 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | James Herbert Matthews | 5,448 | 39.77 | +2.92 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Albert Tindale Richardson | 2,704 | 19.74 | -0.91 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,698 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Co-operative Commonwealth | Liberal gain from Co-operative Commonwealth | Swing | Swing | +6.32 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | James Herbert Matthews | 4,712 | 36.85 | +3.42 |
| | Liberal | John Joseph O'Neill | 3,189 | 24.94 | -6.67 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Donald Kent Archibald | 2,640 | 20.65 | -14.31 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Harvey Murphy | 1,632 | 12.76 | – |
| | Social Credit | Joseph Arthur Horne | 613 | 4.79 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,786 | 100.0 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth gain from National Government | Co-operative Commonwealth gain from National Government | Swing | Swing | +5.04 |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Government | George E.L. MacKinnon | 4,395 | 34.96 | – |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | James Herbert Matthews | 4,202 | 33.43 | +17.99 |
| | Liberal | Edwin K. Stewart | 3,974 | 31.61 | -1.59 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,571 | 100.0 |
| | National Government gain from Reconstruction | National Government gain from Reconstruction | Swing | Swing | +8.48 |
1935 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reconstruction | Henry Herbert Stevens | 3,904 | 38.81 | – |
| | Liberal | Robert Randolph Bruce | 3,339 | 33.20 | -15.67 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Bayard Ormand Iverson | 1,553 | 15.44 | – |
| | Social Credit | Ernest William Sjodin | 1,262 | 12.55 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,058 | 100.0 |
| | Reconstruction gain from Conservative | Reconstruction gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +27.24 |
Canadian federal by-election, 25 August 1930 On Michael McLean's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 7 August 1930 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Henry Herbert Stevens | acclaimed |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Dalton McLean | 4,674 | 51.13 | +11.53 |
| | Liberal | Joseph-Francis Guimont | 4,468 | 48.87 | +5.94 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,142 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +2.80 |
Canadian federal by-election, 9 November 1926 On James King's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 11 October 1926 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | James Horace King | acclaimed |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Horace King | 3,547 | 42.93 | -13.06 |
| | Conservative | John Wesley Rutledge | 3,272 | 39.60 | -4.41 |
| | Labour | James Sims | 1,444 | 17.48 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,263 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -4.32 |
1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Horace King | 4,446 | 55.99 | -6.40 |
| | Conservative | John Wesley Rutledge | 3,495 | 44.01 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,941 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -25.20 |
Canadian federal by-election, 14 March 1922 On Robert Beattie's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 8 February 1922 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Horace King | 3,223 | 62.39 | +24.25 |
| | Progressive | Thomas Harold Bronsdon | 1,943 | 37.61 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,166 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -6.68 |
1921 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Ethelbert Beattie | 2,339 | 38.14 | +9.35 |
| | Conservative | Saul Bonnell | 2,203 | 35.92 | -27.23 |
| | Progressive | William Scott MacDonald | 1,591 | 25.94 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,133 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Government (Unionist) | Liberal gain from Government (Unionist) | Swing | Swing | +18.29 |
1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Government (Unionist) | Saul Bonnell | 3,398 | 63.15 |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Robert Beattie | 1,549 | 28.79 |
| | Labour | Thomas Biggs | 434 | 8.07 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,381 | 100.0 |
| This riding was created from parts of Kootenay, which elected a Conservative candidate in the previous election. |||||||