Okanagan-Westside


Okanagan-Westside was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, from 2001 to 2009.
It included the cities of Westbank, Westside, Peachland, and Summerland, and extended from the city limits of Summerland to the Okanagan Lake bridge, in Westside. Kelowna, the major city in the Okanagan, lies across the Okanagan Lake Bridge. Encompassing land in both the South and Central Okanagan, this constituency's lands are well known for their semi-arid climate and high summer temperatures.

History

The area of this constituency was first settled in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by European agriculturalists. Fruit growing, especially apple and cherry crops, were a major industry, although tourism, logging, mining, and now viticulture, have also been major industries in the region. The Okanogan peoples, an Interior Salish language group, have settled the area for several thousand years.

1999 redistribution

This electoral district was carved out of Okanagan West, Okanagan-Vernon, and Okanagan-Penticton.

2008 redistribution

The electoral district was abolished in the 2008 re-distribution into Westside-Kelowna, Penticton, and Fraser-Nicola.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

  1. Rick Thorpe, Liberal