Penticton (2009–present) Penticton-Okanagan Valley (2001–2009) Okanagan-Penticton (1991–2001) | |
Province: | British Columbia |
Prov-Status: | active |
Prov-Created: | 1991 as Okanagan-Penticton |
Prov-Election-First: | 2009 |
Prov-Election-Last: | 2020 |
Prov-Rep: | Dan Ashton |
Prov-Rep-Party: | United |
Prov-Rep-Party-Link: | BC United |
Demo-Census-Date: | 2006 |
Demo-Pop: | 51958 |
Demo-Area: | 1139.78 |
Demo-Cd: | Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, Regional District of Central Okanagan |
Demo-Csd: | Penticton, Summerland, Peachland |
Penticton is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. Previously the district was named Penticton-Okanagan Valley from 2001 to 2009 and Okanagan-Penticton from 1991 to 2001. It was contested for the first time in its current for in the 2009 general election.
As of the 2020 provincial election, Penticton comprises the northeastern portion of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen and the southwestern portion of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. It is located in southern British Columbia. Communities in the electoral district consist of Penticton, Summerland, and Peachland.[1]
Okanagan-Penticton was created for the 1991 election from parts of the dual member ridings of Boundary-Similkameen and Okanagan South.
From Okanagan-Penticton and the western portion of Okanagan-Boundary to Penticton-Okanagan Valley
Assembly | Years | Member | Party | ||
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Okanagan-Penticton | |||||
35th | 1991–1996 | Jim Beattie | New Democratic | ||
36th | 1996–2001 | Rick Thorpe | Liberal | ||
Penticton-Okanagan Valley | |||||
37th | 2001–2005 | Bill Barisoff | Liberal | ||
38th | 2005–2009 | ||||
Penticton | |||||
39th | 2009–2013 | Bill Barisoff | Liberal | ||
40th | 2013–2017 | Dan Ashton | |||
41st | 2017–2020 | ||||
42nd | 2020–2023 | ||||
2023–present | BC United |
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|-|-|NDP|Garry Litke|align="right"|10,197|align="right"|37.52%|align="right"||align="right"|$33,019|Independent|Jane Turnell|align="right"|660|align="right"|2.43%|align="right"||align="right"|$282|}|NDP|Naga Terada|align="right"|3,887|align="right"|15.62%|align="right"|$8,128|}