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Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna

Okanagan Lake-Ouest—Kelowna-Sud
Federal riding · BC · No. 59023 · 2023 representation order
Fig. 1 — Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna, 2023 boundaries.
Member
Dan Albas Conservative
2025 result
Conservative hold by 4,392 votes
Turnout
72.8% of 90,095 electors
Population
106,795 2021 census
Area
2,064 km²
Figures as of
2026-09-25
Distinctions · ranked against all 343 ridings
  • Least populous in British Columbia: 106,795 people, 2021 census · 3rd of 43 in British Columbia · 108th of 343 in Canada3rd
    Least populous in British Columbia
    106,795 people, 2021 census · 3rd of 43 in British Columbia · 108th of 343 in Canada
  • Length of the ballot: 6 candidates stood · 61st of 343 in Canada61st
    Length of the ballot
    6 candidates stood · 61st of 343 in Canada
  • Turnout: 72.8% of 90,095 electors voted · 74th of 343 in Canada74th
    Turnout
    72.8% of 90,095 electors voted · 74th of 343 in Canada
In brief
  1. Dan Albas held the seat for the Conservatives by 4,392 votes (+6.7 points).
  2. 20% of today's riding was drawn from other ridings in 2023.
  3. Election-day and advance voters agreed on the winner; 47.1% of votes were cast on the day.
  4. Median age is the 47th highest of 343 ridings.
Illustration after: © House of Commons
Member of Parliament
Dan Albas
Conservative · first elected 2011-05-02 · 5 terms
  • Member: Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure
  • Member: Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
  • Vice-Chair: Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
175 speeches in the 45th Parliament, most often on Business of Supply — Main Estimates, 2025-26.

IDid this riding change?

Yes. 20% of today's Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna came from ridings other than the old Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola.

Share of today's areaFormer riding
80.2%Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola 10% of it kept
19.8%Kelowna—Lake Country 24% of it kept
How this is measured. Share of the current riding's area that came from each former riding, by intersecting the 2013 and 2023 boundary files. It is area, not population. Elections Canada counts 48 of 343 ridings as entirely unchanged.

IIThe 2025 result

Conservative hold
Elected
Dan Albas
Conservative
33,219
50.9% of valid votes
Margin
4,392
votes · +6.7 pts
Runner-up
Juliette Sicotte
Liberal
28,827
44.2% of valid votes
Conservative 50.9% · Liberal 44.2% · New Democratic 3.4%
Turnout72.8% of 90,095 electors
CandidatePartyVotes%2021±
Dan AlbasConservative33,21950.9%48.0%+2.9
Juliette SicotteLiberal28,82744.2%23.1%+21.1
Harpreet BadohalNew Democratic2,1893.4%18.8%−15.4
3 further candidates, each under 1% of the vote
Louise LecouffeGreen6020.9%
Debbie RobinsonPeople's3070.5%
Gary SuddardOther900.1%
The 2021 column is Elections Canada's official transposition of the 2021 result onto these 2023 boundaries. ± is the change in each party's share. It is not "swing": with four or more competitive parties there is no single pair to swing between.

IIIHow close was it, really

Swing needed to flip
3.4 pts
Half the margin: the share that would have had to move from first to second.
Third place vs. the margin
2,189 votes
New Democratic took fewer than the 4,392-vote margin.
Election-day polls won by others
33 of 188
2 polls ended in an exact tie.
Fig. 2 — Each square is one election-day poll: ■ won by the Conservatives (153) · ■ won by another party (33) · ▨ tied (2).
Flip the seatHypothetical

It would have taken 2,197 voters switching from Conservative to Liberal — 3.4% of the 65,234 valid votes, 3.4 points — to change the result. No ballot was cast this way; this only moves votes between the top two.

Conservative33,219
Liberal28,827
Still Conservative by 4,392 votes. Actual margin: 4,392.

IVElection day versus advance

Only 47.1% of this riding's votes were cast at election-day polls. The rest were advance or special ballots.

Election dayAdvance & specialGap
Conservative53.8%48.3%−5.5
Liberal40.4%47.6%+7.2
New Democratic4.0%2.8%−1.2
Green1.2%0.7%−0.5
An association, not a cause. Voters who cast ballots before election day differed from those who turned out on the day. It does not say why. There is no poll-level turnout figure on this page: the elector count on a polling division includes people who voted in advance and were counted elsewhere.

VWhat kind of place this is

2021 Census, keyed to the 2023 representation order. Comparisons are against the median riding, not Canada as a whole. Each rule places this riding among all 343.

VIWhere it is

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Fig. 3 — Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna and its 4 neighbouring ridings.

The card

No. 59023BC · 2025
Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna
Dan Albas
Result
Conservative hold by 4,392
Turnout
72.8%
Population
106,795
Area
2,064 km²
Least populous in British Columbia: 106,795 people, 2021 census · 3rd of 43 in British Columbia · 108th of 343 in Canada3rdLeast populous in British ColumbiaLength of the ballot: 6 candidates stood · 61st of 343 in Canada61stLength of the ballotTurnout: 72.8% of 90,095 electors voted · 74th of 343 in Canada74thTurnout
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