| Kelowna-Lake Country | |
| Province: | British Columbia |
| Prov-Status: | active |
| Prov-Election-First: | 2001 |
| Prov-Election-Last: | 2020 |
| Prov-Rep: | Norm Letnick |
| Prov-Rep-Party: | United |
| Prov-Rep-Party-Link: | BC United |
| Demo-Census-Date: | 2001 |
| Demo-Pop: | 56166 |
| Demo-Area: | 1408 |
| Demo-Cd: | Regional District of Central Okanagan |
| Demo-Csd: | Kelowna |
Kelowna-Lake Country is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, in use from 2001 to 2024. It should not be confused with the federal electoral district of Kelowna—Lake Country, which encompassed a somewhat larger area.
Under the 2021 redistribution that took effect for the 2024 election, the electoral districts in the Kelowna area were substantially redrawn. A significant number of the riding's residents shifted into the new district of Kelowna Centre, while the balance joined with the community of Coldstream in the new district of Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream.[1]
| Population, 2001 | 56,166 | |
| Population change, 1996–2001 | 9.5% | |
| Area (km2) | 1,408 | |
| Population density (people per km2) | 40 |
As of the 2020 provincial election, Kelowna—Lake Country comprises the northeastern portion of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. This includes the entire area of the district municipality of Lake Country and the northern area of Kelowna. It is located in southern British Columbia.[2]
Changes from Okanagan East to Kelowna-Lake Country include:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Okanagan | |||||
| 14th | 1916–1920 | James William Jones | Conservative | ||
| 15th | 1920–1924 | ||||
| 16th | 1924–1928 | ||||
| 17th | 1928–1933 | ||||
| 18th | 1933–1937 | Joseph Allen Harris | Liberal | ||
| 19th | 1937–1941 | Cecil Robert Bull | |||
| 20th | 1941–1945 | William Andrew Cecil Bennett | Conservative | ||
| 21st | 1945–1949 | Coalition | |||
| 22nd | 1949–1951 | ||||
| 1951–1952 | Social Credit | ||||
| 23rd | 1952–1953 | ||||
| 24th | 1953–1956 | ||||
| 25th | 1956–1960 | ||||
| 26th | 1960–1963 | ||||
| 27th | 1963–1966 | ||||
| 28th | 1966–1969 | ||||
| 29th | 1969–1972 | ||||
| 30th | 1972–1973 | ||||
| 1973–1975 | William Richards Bennett | ||||
| 31st | 1975–1979 | ||||
| Okanagan South | |||||
| 32nd | 1979–1983 | William Richards Bennett | Social Credit | ||
| 33rd | 1983–1986 | ||||
| Two Member District | |||||
| 34th | 1986–1991 | Larry Chalmers | Social Credit | ||
| Cliff Serwa | |||||
| Okanagan East | |||||
| 35th | 1991–1993 | Judi Tyabji | Liberal | ||
| 1993–1996 | Independent | ||||
| 1996 | Progressive Democratic Alliance | ||||
| Kelowna—Lake Country | |||||
| 36th | 1996–2001 | John Weisbeck | Liberal | ||
| 37th | 2001–2005 | ||||
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Al Horning | |||
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Norm Letnick | |||
| 40th | 2013–2017 | ||||
| 41st | 2017–2020 | ||||
| 42nd | 2020–2023 | ||||
| 2023–present | BC United | ||||
The Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is Norm Letnick a former city councilor.