Kootenay was a provincial electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, from 1871 to 1890. It was originally a two-member riding until the 1875 election; from 1878, it was a one-member seat until its partition for the 1890 election into East Kootenay and West Kootenay. For the 1966 election, the riding-name was re-established, but the area described was only the East Kootenay and included none of the West Kootenay.

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Notable MLAs

Election results 1871-1890

!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|-- !align="right"|--% !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=7|1 Seat reduced to one member from two. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|185 !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"| The riding was partitioned for the 1894 election.

Election results 1966-1986

The riding-name was re-established in time for the 1966 election, but covered only the East Kootenay region rather than the entire Kootenays as had been the case in its first incarnation. !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|8.798 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|54 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|11,153 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|173 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|13,721 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|180 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|15,138 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|220 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|12,492 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|102 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|17,411 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|208 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|16,687 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|271 !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|% !align="right"| !align="right"|

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