Fernie was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the town of Fernie in the southern Rockies. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903. In a redistribution after the 1963 election the area covered by this riding was incorporated into the new Kootenay riding (same name but smaller than the original 1871-vintage Kootenay riding). For other current and historical electoral districts in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts).

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Note: Winners of each election are in bold. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|846 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|701 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|1,849 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|1,830 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|1,947 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|2,429 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|2,494 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|2,741 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|67 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=7|1 Labour in Summary of Votes. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|2,992 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|26 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=7|2 i.e. "Labour" was the name of the party. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|3,171 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|71 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|3,220 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|29 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|3,049 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|10 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|3,794 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|68 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|3,732 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|3,087 !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|61 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=7|3 Preferential ballot. First and final of three counts only shown. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|3,532 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|3,195 !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|145 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=7|4 Preferential ballot. First and second of two counts only shown. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|3,113 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|112 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|3,108 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|29 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|2,942 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|22 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| Following the 1963 election the Fernie riding was redistributed and a new riding, Kootenay was formed (same name as the original 1871 Kootenay riding, but much smaller in scope). The Kootenay riding combined Fernie with the riding of Cranbrook and parts of the Columbia ridings.

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Elections BC Historical Returns