The Political Record · Federal electoral districts
Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay
Similkameen—Okanagan-Sud—Kootenay-Ouest
Federal riding · BC · No. 59030 · 2023 representation order
- Member
- Helena Konanz Conservative
- 2025 result
- Conservative gain by 4,623 votes
- Turnout
- 71.5% of 95,816 electors
- Population
- 111,285 2021 census
- Area
- 17,157 km²
- Figures as of
- 2026-09-25
Distinctions · ranked against all 343 ridings
- Oldest median ageMedian age 54.4, 3rd highest of 343 (Median age, 2021 census)
- Changed hands in 2025One of 58 of 343 ridings where the winning party changed from the transposed 2021 result (14 of 43 in British Columbia)
- Area, largest first17,157 km² · 56th of 343 in Canada
In brief
Illustration after: © House of Commons
Member of Parliament
Helena Konanz
- Member: Health
IDid this riding change?
Yes. 43% of today's Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay came from ridings other than the old South Okanagan—West Kootenay.
Share of today's areaFormer riding
57.5%South Okanagan—West Kootenay 54% of it kept
42.5%Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola 45% 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 gain
Elected
Helena Konanz
Conservative
30,054
44.1% of valid votes
Margin
4,623
votes · +6.8 pts
Runner-up
Gloria Morgan
Liberal
25,431
37.3% of valid votes
Conservative 44.1% · Liberal 37.3% · New Democratic 16.2% · Green 1.5% · People's 1.0%
Turnout71.5% of 95,816 electors
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | 2021 | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helena Konanz | Conservative | 30,054 | 44.1% | 37.3% | +6.8 |
| Gloria Morgan | Liberal | 25,431 | 37.3% | 13.2% | +24.1 |
| Linda Sankey | New Democratic | 11,033 | 16.2% | 38.7% | −22.5 |
| Philip Mansfield | Green | 1,044 | 1.5% | 3.3% | −1.8 |
| Barry Dewar | People's | 654 | 1.0% | 6.8% | −5.8 |
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
11,033 votes
New Democratic took more than the 4,623-vote margin. True in 100 of 343 ridings in 2025.
Election-day polls won by others
54 of 229
2 polls ended in an exact tie.
Flip the seatHypothetical
It would have taken 2,312 voters switching from Conservative to Liberal — 3.4% of the 68,216 valid votes, 3.4 points — to change the result. No ballot was cast this way; this only moves votes between the top two.
Conservative30,054
Liberal25,431
Still Conservative by 4,623 votes. Actual margin: 4,623.
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
Conservative45.3%43.0%−2.3
Liberal33.9%40.3%+6.4
New Democratic17.6%14.9%−2.7
Green2.1%1.1%−1.0
People's1.2%0.8%−0.4
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
- Median total household income is $71,000 — about 85 percent of the median riding's $84,000.highestlowest66th lowest of 343
- Median age is 54.4 — about 1.3 times the median riding's 41.6.highestlowest3rd highest of 343
- Share aged 25-64 with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19.7% — about 70 percent of the median riding's 28.2%.highestlowest94th lowest of 343
- Share who are immigrants is 12.9% — about 75 percent of the median riding's 17.3%.highestlowest142nd lowest of 343
- Share of households that own their home is 75.8% — a little higher than the median riding's 71.4%.highestlowest113th highest of 343
- Share with French as a mother tongue is 1.7% — a little higher than the median riding's 1.6%.highestlowest158th highest of 343
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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The card
No. 59030BC · 2025
Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay
Helena Konanz
- Result
- Conservative gain by 4,623
- Turnout
- 71.5%
- Population
- 111,285
- Area
- 17,157 km²
Oldest median ageChanged hands in 2025Area, largest first
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