Kootenay-Rockies
Kootenay-Rockies is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
The district was created before the 1966 election by the merger of Cranbrook and Fernie ridings, and despite its long period under the "Kootenay" moniker, never extended to cover more than a fraction of the whole "Kootenay" region. Post-2001, broadly similar territory was included under the successive names East Kootenay, Kootenay East and Kootenay-Rockies. The riding adopted its current name and had minor boundary changes from the 2024 election, which implemented the results of the 2021 redistribution.
Geography
As of the 2020 provincial election, Kootenay East comprised the southern portion of the Regional District of East Kootenay. It is located in southeastern British Columbia and is bordered by Alberta to the east and Montana, United States to the south. Communities in the electoral district consist of Cranbrook, Fernie, Sparwood, and Elkford.History
2008 redistribution
The 2008 electoral redistribution saw the addition of St. Mary's Indian reserve and a name change from East Kootenay to Kootenay East.1999 redistribution
The 1999 electoral redistribution saw a small addition to the western border and a name change from Kootenay to East Kootenay.Members of the Legislative Assembly
Its MLA is Tom Shypitka. He was first elected in 2017. This riding has elected the following MLAs:Election results
Kootenay East
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Total Valid Votes!align="right"|16,788
!align="right"|100%
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|111
!align="right"|0.66%
! style="text-align:right;" colspan="3"|Turnout
!align="right"|16,899
!align="right"|60.03%