Kelowna-Mission is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

Demographics

Population, 2001	55,040
Population Change, 1996-2001	4.9%
Area (km²)	172
Pop. Density (people per km²)	321

Geography

History

1999 Redistribution

Changes from Okanagan West to Kelowna-Mission include:

MLAs

• Cliff Serwa, Social Credit (1991-1996)
• Sindi Hawkins, Liberal (1996-2009)
• Steve Thomson, Liberal (2009-present)

Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Hon. Sindi Hawkins, a former registered nurse and lawyer. She was first elected in 1996 to represent the riding of Okanagan West. She was re-elected in 2001 in the new riding of Kelowna-Mission. She represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. Ms. Hawkins was appointed Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations on Jan. 26, 2004. She has previously served as Minister of Health Planning.

Election results

External links

• BC Stats Profile - 2001 (pdf)
• Results of 2001 election (pdf)
• 2001 Expenditures
• Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

NDP
Tisha Kalmanovich
Independent
Silverado Socrates
Conservative
Mark Thompson
BC Liberal
Steve Thomson
Refederation
Daniel Thorburn
Green
Crystal Wariach
Total
BC Liberal
Sindi Hawkins
13,827
53.72%
$ 51,979
NDP
Nicki Hokazono
8,189
31.82%
$ 33,490
Green
Paddy Weston
3,308
12.85%
$ 2,700
Marijuana
Shilo Lavallee
320
1.24%
$ 0
Communist
Steve Roebuck
94
0.37%
N/A
$ 2,957
Total Valid Votes
24,688
100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots
217
0.84%
Turnout
25,955
57.00%
BC Liberal
Sindi Hawkins
15,351
64.60%
$35,275
NDP
Assunta Rosal
3,066
12.90%
$9,609
Green
Angela Reid
2,588
10.89%
$514
Unity
Paul Vogan
1,674
7.05%
$2,835
Marijuana
Kelly Nichol
787
3.31%
$4,065
Action
Grant Baudais
296
1.25%
$225
Total Valid Votes
23,762
100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots
102
0.43%
Turnout
23,864
67.56%