Kelowna (electoral district)

Kelowna
British Columbia electoral district
	Kelowna from the 2025 federal election
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Stephen Fuhr; Liberal
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District created	1996
First contested	2025
Last contested	2025
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	110,051
Electors (2019)	99,992
Area (km²)	1,670
Pop. density (per km²)	65.9
Census subdivision(s)	Kelowna (part)

Kelowna is a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada, that was created as a result of the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution. It was first contested in the 2025 Canadian federal election.

Geography

Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the district was created from portions of Kelowna–Lake Country, Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee, and Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna.

Demographics

Panethnic groups in Kelowna (2011−2021)
Panethnic group	2021^[2]		2016^[3]		2011^[4]
Panethnic group	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
European^[a]	109,310	81.22%	100,480	85.46%	96,565	89.09%
Indigenous	7,940	5.9%	6,605	5.62%	4,540	4.19%
South Asian	5,955	4.42%	3,170	2.7%	2,505	2.31%
East Asian^[b]	4,005	2.98%	3,045	2.59%	2,340	2.16%
Southeast Asian^[c]	2,880	2.14%	1,800	1.53%	920	0.85%
African	1,515	1.13%	825	0.7%	420	0.39%
Latin American	1,090	0.81%	655	0.56%	475	0.44%
Middle Eastern^[d]	995	0.74%	455	0.39%	225	0.21%
Other^[e]	875	0.65%	520	0.44%	400	0.37%
Total responses	134,580	98.75%	117,570	98.48%	108,390	98.49%
Total population	136,290	100%	119,388	100%	110,051	100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Kelowna Riding created from Kelowna–Lake Country, Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee, and Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna.
45th	2025–present		Stephen Fuhr	Liberal

Election results

Kelowna, 2023–present

v t e 2025 Canadian federal election
Preliminary results — Not yet official
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Stephen Fuhr	28,702	48.50	+22.26
	Conservative	Tracy Gray	27,625	46.68	+4.37
	New Democratic	Trevor McAleese	2,271	3.84	–17.31
	Green	Catriona Wright	579	0.98	–2.03
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			59,177	70.62
Eligible voters			83,801
	Liberal notional gain from Conservative		Swing		+8.95
Source: Elections Canada^[5]^[6]

2021 federal election redistributed results^[7]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	21,407	42.31
	Liberal	13,277	26.24
	New Democratic	10,702	21.15
	People's	3,686	7.29
	Green	1,525	3.01

Notes

^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

^ ^a ^b Statistics Canada: 2011
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.

Sources

"Kelowna (electoral district) (Code 59011) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
Library of Parliament Riding Profile (2003–present)

External links

Website of the Parliament of Canada

[euro-5] Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.

[EastAsian-6] Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.

[SoutheastAsian-7] Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.

[MiddleEastern-8] Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.

[Other-9] Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

[ReferenceA-1] Statistics Canada: 2011

[2021censusB-2] Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.

[2016census-3] Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.

[2011census-4] Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.

[10] "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 19, 2025.

[11] "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.

[12] "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.

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v t e List of federal ridings in British Columbia
British Columbia Interior	Cariboo—Prince George Columbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola Kelowna Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay Skeena—Bulkley Valley Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee
Fraser Valley and the Southern Lower Mainland	Abbotsford—South Langley Chilliwack—Hope Cloverdale—Langley City Delta Fleetwood—Port Kells Langley Township—Fraser Heights Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge Richmond Centre—Marpole Richmond East—Steveston South Surrey—White Rock Surrey Centre Surrey Newton
Vancouver and the Northern Lower Mainland	Burnaby Central Burnaby North—Seymour Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville North Vancouver—Capilano Port Moody—Coquitlam Vancouver Centre Vancouver East Vancouver Granville Vancouver Kingsway Vancouver Quadra Vancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
Vancouver Island	Courtenay—Alberni Cowichan—Malahat—Langford Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke Nanaimo—Ladysmith North Island—Powell River Saanich—Gulf Islands Victoria

v t e Historical federal ridings in British Columbia
Until 2025	Burnaby South Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo Kelowna—Lake Country North Okanagan—Shuswap Vancouver South
Until 2015	British Columbia Southern Interior Burnaby—Douglas Burnaby—New Westminster Delta—Richmond East Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca Langley Nanaimo—Alberni Nanaimo—Cowichan New Westminster—Coquitlam Newton—North Delta Okanagan—Coquihalla Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale Surrey North Vancouver Island North
Until 2004	Cariboo—Chilcotin Delta—South Richmond Fraser Valley Kamloops / Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys Langley—Abbotsford New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby Prince George—Bulkley Valley Skeena South Surrey—White Rock—Langley Surrey Central Vancouver South—Burnaby
Until 1997	Burnaby—Kingsway Capilano—Howe Sound Comox—Alberni Fraser Valley East Fraser Valley West Kootenay West—Revelstoke Mission—Coquitlam Okanagan Centre Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt Surrey—White Rock—South Langley
Until 1988	Burnaby Capilano Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands Esquimalt—Saanich Kamloops—Shuswap Kootenay West Mission—Port Moody North Vancouver—Burnaby Okanagan North Okanagan—Similkameen Surrey—White Rock—North Delta Comox—Powell River
Until 1979	Burnaby—Richmond Burnaby—Seymour Coast Chilcotin Nanaimo (electoral district) Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands New Westminster Okanagan Boundary Okanagan—Kootenay Kamloops—Cariboo
Until 1968	Burnaby—Coquitlam Coast—Capilano Okanagan—Revelstoke Vancouver—Burrard
Until 1953	Yale
Until 1949	Vancouver North
Until 1925	Burrard Victoria City
Until 1917	Comox—Atlin Kootenay Vancouver City Yale—Cariboo
Until 1904	Vancouver (electoral district)
Until 1872	Cariboo District New Westminster District Vancouver Island Victoria District Yale District
Category

Geography

Demographics

Members of Parliament

Election results

Kelowna, 2023–present

See also

Notes

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