East Kootenay South

East Kootenay South was an electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia in the 1898 and 1900 elections. Its official name was East Kootenay (South Riding). It was created by the partition of the old East Kootenay riding which also created its sibling, East Kootenay (North Riding). Successor ridings in the East Kootenay region were Cranbrook, Fernie, and Columbia.

Election results

Election winners are in bold.

8th British Columbia election, 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Opposition	William Baillie	144	47.52%	–	unknown
	Government	James Baker	159	52.48%	–	unknown
Total valid votes			303	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

9th British Columbia election, 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Ryan Costigan	171	17.41%		unknown
	Independent	William Fernie	383	39.00%		unknown
	Government	Edwin Clarke Smith	428	43.58%	–	unknown
Total valid votes			982	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			55.37%

See also

• Kootenay (electoral districts)

References

• Electoral History of BC 1871-1986, Elections BC