Riding Profile:
| Candidates: |
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New Democratic Party |
| CONROY, Ed |
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Unity Party |
| MCLAREN, Mark |
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Green Party |
| PÉPÉ, Patricia |
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Liberal Party |
| SANTORI, Sandy |
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Marijuana Party |
| TAYLOR, Brian |
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| Incumbent: |
| Okanagan-Boundary |
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Bill Barisoff |
| Okanagan East |
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John Weisbeck |
| Rossland-Trail |
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Ed Conroy |
| Previous Result (redistribution): |
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6738 | 34.45% |
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9649 | 49.34% |
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1851 | 9.46% |
| PDA |
727 | 3.72% |
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476 | 2.43% |
| Previous Result (old ridings): |
| Okanagan East |
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9382 | 38.37% |
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5176 | 21.17% |
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3116 | 12.74% |
| PDA |
6432 | 26.30% |
| Okanagan-Boundary |
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7011 | 38.35% |
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6984 | 38.20% |
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2810 | 15.37% |
| PDA |
775 | 4.24% |
| Rossland-Trail |
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5923 | 34.80% |
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8635 | 50.74% |
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1366 | 8.03% |
| PDA |
660 | 3.88% |
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| Census 1996: |
| Population: | 45970 |
| Dev. from Quota: | -2.49% |
| Area (km2): | 10087 |
| Pop Density: | 4.56 |
Surrounding Ridings:
Kelowna-Lake Country
Kelowna-Lake Country
Nelson-Creston
Okanagan-Vernon
Penticton-Okanagan Valley
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Submissions
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23/02/01 |
Bernard Schulmann |
Email:bernard.schulmann@lillonet.org |
| Sandi Santori should be able to defeat Ed Conroy of the NDP (if he runs, and this is not clear). The NDP is going to have a very big bleed of votes to the Greens here and the Reform party will not be a factor this time. |
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28/03/01 |
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Email: |
I think you must consider Colleen McCrory in this one. She is well known as a scrapper and is Deputy Leady of the Green Party. She'll be the one to beat.
Editor's Note: McCrory is not seeking a seat in this riding. |
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14/04/01 |
Julian West |
Email: |
| According to bc.ndp.ca, Conroy is seeking reelection. Under redistribution, this is the 13th best seat for the NDP in the province, and it should be considered too close to call. |
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23/04/01 |
Mark R. |
Email:markrobinson@hotmail.com |
| I have to disagree with my friend Julian on his prediction. I know that Julian has a doctorate degree in mathematics; maybe he could give us a rough formula for how the NDP will pick up support here. The way I see it, the people who voted Reform BC last election will vote Liberal, as well as disgruntled former NDP voters (there are many in this riding). As for the former PDA voters, pundits are saying over 75% of them will vote Liberal. I'd predict a Liberal win, although if the NDP go up in the polls provincially (higher than 25%), only then would I agree with Julian that this riding is too close to call. |
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10/05/01 |
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Email: |
| No doubt about it, Sandy Santori is the candidate to win. Due to demographics he will not win all polls but, it will probably suprise us as even diehards will no longer tolerate being treated like passive patsies. The recent 'flurry' of Ed Conroy handouts is indicative of the desperation within the entire party. |
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