# Kaslo-Slocan

Kaslo-Slocan was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the town of Kaslo on Kootenay Lake as well as the mining towns of the "Silvery Slocan". The riding first appeared in the 1924 election as the result of a merger of the former ridings of Kaslo and Slocan, and lasted until the 1963 election.
For other ridings in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts).

## Demographics

* Population, 1961
* Population change, 1871–1961
* Area (km²)
* Population density (people per km²)

## Electoral history

Note: Winners in each election are in bold.
16th British Columbia election, 1924 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Charles Sidney Leary | 799 | 39.11% | | unknown |
| | Conservative | William Ernest Marshall | 384 | 18.80% | | unknown |
| | Canadian Labour Party | George Faulds Stirling | 260 | 12.73% | | unknown |
| | Provincial | Joseph James Threlkeld | 600 | 29.37% | – | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,043 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
17th British Columbia election, 1928 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | James Fitzsimmons | 1,169 | 51.23% | unknown |
| | Liberal | Charles Sidney Leary | 1,113 | 48.77% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,282 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 69 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |
18th British Columbia election, 1933 $^{15}$ :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Non-Partisan Independent Group | James Fitzsimmons | 951 | 34.27% | unknown |
| | Liberal | Charles Sidney Leary | 1,250 | 45.05% | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | George Walton | 574 | 20.68% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,775 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |
19th British Columbia election, 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Social Credit League | Amos Craven | 30 | 31.10 | – | unknown |
| | Conservative | James Fitzsimmons | 715 | 26.11% | | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Amos Craven | 929 | 33.93% | | unknown |
| | Liberal | Charles Sidney Leary | 1,064 | 38.86 % | | unknown |
| | Conservative | Thomas Alfred Love | 703 | 40.82% |
| | Social Constructive | Anthony Whitehead | 133 | 7.72% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,738 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 30 |
20th British Columbia election, 1941 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Arthur Ewart (John) Jukes | 754 | 33.80% | unknown |
| | Liberal | Charles Sidney Leary | 941 | 42.18% | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Hugh Earl Nelson | 536 | 24.03% | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,231 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 27 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | |
31st British Columbia election, 1945 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Randolph Harding | 1,098 | 53.12% | | unknown |
| | Coalition | Charles Sidney Leary | 969 | 46.88% | – | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,067 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 34 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
22nd British Columbia election, 1949 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Randolph Harding | 1,633 | 53.19% | | unknown |
| | Coalition | Thomas Melville Leask | 1,437 | 46.81% | – | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,070 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 38 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
23rd British Columbia election, 1952 $^2$ :
| Party | Candidate | Votes 1st count | % | Votes final count | % | ±% |
| | B.C. Social Credit League | Edward Wilbert Bourque | 597 | 18.97 | - | -.- % | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Randolph Harding | 1,411 | 44.84% | 1,792 | 64.18% | unknown |
| | Liberal | Thomas Melville Leask | 617 | 19.61% | 1,000 | 35.82% | unknown |
| | Conservative | Howard Milward Parker | 522 | 16.59% | - | - % | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,147 | 100.00% | 2,792 | - % | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 82 | | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
| $^2$ Preferential ballot. First and final counts of three (3) shown only. |||||||
24th British Columbia election, 1953 $^3$ :
| Party | Candidate | Votes 1st count | % | Votes final count | % | ±% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Randolph Harding | 1,481 | 47.17% | 1,692 | 59.22% | unknown |
| | Social Credit | Alexander Bradshaw Jacobs | 867 | 27.61% | 1,165 | 40.78% |
| | Liberal | Bessie Florence Leary | 792 | 25.22% | - | -.- % | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,140 | 100.00% | 2,027 | - % | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 108 | | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
| $^3$ Preferential ballot. First and final counts of two (2) shown only. |||||||
25th British Columbia election, 1956 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Frank Harold Abey | 297 | 10.67% | | unknown |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Randolph Harding | 1,512 | 54.31% | | unknown |
| | Social Credit | Michael Ernest Moran | 975 | 35.02% | – | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,784 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 50 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
26th British Columbia election, 1960 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth Fed. | Randolph Harding | 1,298 | 50.35 % | | unknown |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Verdner Humphries | 244 | 9.46% | | unknown |
| | Liberal | Thomas Melville Leask | 303 | 11.75% | | unknown |
| | Social Credit | Henry Edgar Parkyn | 733 | 28.43% | – | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,578 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 23 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
27th British Columbia election, 1963 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Social Credit | Burton Peter Campbell | 1,093 | 39.66% | – | unknown |
| | New Democratic | Randolph Harding | 1,242 | 45.07% | | unknown |
| | Liberal | Onni Matt Maja | 301 | 10.92% | | unknown |
| | Progressive Conservative | Donald Walter Williams | 120 | 4.35% | | unknown |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,756 | 100.00% | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 27 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | % | | |
The area was redistributed after the 1963 election. For the 1966 election, the Slocan area became part of Revelstoke-Slocan, while the Kaslo area became part of Nelson-Creston. The original riding name of Kootenay was re-established in this redistribution, but the new electoral district by that name was limited to the East Kootenay.

## Sources

* Elections BC Historical Returns 1871-1986