# Columbia River (electoral district)

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)

## Members of Legislative Assembly

Columbia River :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Columbia |||||
| 28th | 1966–1969 | James Chabot | Social Credit |
| 29th | 1969–1972 | James Chabot | Social Credit |
| 30th | 1972–1975 | James Chabot | Social Credit |
| 31st | 1975–1979 | James Chabot | Social Credit |
| 32nd | 1979–1983 | James Chabot | Social Credit |
| 33rd | 1983–1986 | James Chabot | Social Credit |
| 34th | 1986–1991 | Duane Crandall | Social Credit |
| Riding dissolved into Columbia River-Revelstoke |||||

## Electoral history

Note: Winners in each election are in bold.
28th British Columbia election, 1966 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Social Credit | James Roland Chabot | 1,563 | 58.45% | – | unknown |
| | Liberal | Robert Keenleyside | 634 | 23.71% | – | unknown |
| | New Democratic | Chris Madson | 477 | 17.84% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,674 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 21 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
29th British Columbia election, 1969 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | William Richard Batten | 726 | 22.47% | – | unknown |
| | Social Credit | James Roland Chabot | 1,818 | 56.27% | – | unknown |
| | New Democrat | Ian David Jack | 687 | 21.26% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,231 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 26 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
30th British Columbia election, 1972 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Social Credit | James Roland Chabot | 1,814 | 45.35% | – | unknown |
| | New Democratic | Thomas Hutchison | 1,573 | 39.33% | | unknown |
| | Liberal | Stanley Lim | 190 | 4.75% | – | unknown |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michael Joseph Walsh | 423 | 10.58% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,000 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 58 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
31st British Columbia election, 1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Social Credit | James Roland Chabot | 2,800 | 59.93% | – | unknown |
| | Liberal | Joseph Hadley Conroy | 507 | 10.85% | – | unknown |
| | New Democratic | Orlando Pecora | 1,365 | 29.22% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,672 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 70 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
32nd British Columbia election, 1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Social Credit | James Roland Chabot | 4,830 | 52.21% | – | unknown |
| | New Democratic | Sandra Helen Mary Smaill | 4,421 | 47.79% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,251 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 157 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
33rd British Columbia election, 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Social Credit | James Roland Chabot | 6,385 | 53.94% | – | unknown |
| | New Democratic | Don Duff | 5,232 | 44.20% | | unknown |
| | Liberal | Michael Gordon Hendren | 220 | 1.86% | – | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 11,837 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 159 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
34th British Columbia election, 1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Betty A.B. Aitchison | 672 | 6.36% | – | unknown |
| | Social Credit | Duane Delton Crandall | 5,178 | 48.98% | – | unknown |
| | New Democratic | Ralph Jones | 4,722 | 44.66% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,572 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 127 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
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.

## Sources

Elections BC Historical Returns