Okanagan South was a provincial electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

 in the Canadian province of British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

 beginning with the election of 1979

British Columbia general election, 1979

The British Columbia general election of 1979 was the 32nd general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 3, 1979...

 and lasting until the 1986 election

British Columbia general election, 1986

The British Columbia general election of 1986 was the 34th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on September 24, 1986...

. The riding is similar to, but not the same as, its main predecessor, South Okanagan

South Okanagan

South Okanagan was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia beginning with the election of 1916. Following the 1975 election boundary revisions accompanied the riding's renaming to Okanagan South...

, which expired in 1975 but had been the longtime seat of Okanagan South's first member's father W.A.C. Bennett

W.A.C. Bennett

William Andrew Cecil Bennett, PC, OC was the 25th Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia. With just over 20 years in office, Bennett was and remains the longest-serving premier in British Columbia history. He was usually referred to as W.A.C...

. The area of the riding was originally part of the Yale

Yale (provincial electoral district)

Yale was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from the province's joining Confederation in 1871. It was a 3-member constituency and retained the name Yale until the 1894 election, at which time it was split into three ridings, Yale-East, Yale-North and...

 riding until 1890, and when first that riding was broken up the Okanagan was in Yale-East

Yale-East

Yale-East was a provincial electoral district in the British Columbia legislature that appeared only in the 1894, 1898 and 1900 elections. It and its sister ridings Yale-West and Yale-North were created from the older three-member Yale , which was one of the province's first twelve ridings as of...

 (1894–1900), and then in Okanagan

Okanagan (electoral district)

Okanagan was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1903 to 1912.For other current and historical electoral districts in the Okanagan region, please see Okanagan .- Demographics :...

 (1903–1912), and then since that time until 1975 in South Okanagan

South Okanagan

South Okanagan was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia beginning with the election of 1916. Following the 1975 election boundary revisions accompanied the riding's renaming to Okanagan South...

.

Notable MLAs

The most famous MLA from this riding was indubitably William Richards Bennett, Premier of BC 1975-1986.

Election results

Note: Winners of each election are in bold.

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|Social Credit

British Columbia Social Credit Party

The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...

|William Richards Bennett
|align="right"|20,552
|align="right"|62.45%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|New Democrat

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...

|Hugh Duncan Dendy
|align="right"|10,881
|align="right"|33.06%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Progressive Conservative

British Columbia Conservative Party

The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...

|Ernest Garedner Arthur
|align="right"|1,479
|align="right"|4.49%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|32,912
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|324
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}


|-

|Independent
|Frederick L. Bartell
|align="right"|165
|align="right"|0.39%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Social Credit

British Columbia Social Credit Party

The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...

|William Richards Bennett
|align="right"|27,647
|align="right"|66.05%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Independent
|Peter C.L. Griffiths
|align="right"|338
|align="right"|0.81%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...

|Robert N, McKee
|align="right"|848
|align="right"|2.03%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|New Democrat

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

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|Brian Christopher Taylor
|align="right"|12,859
|align="right"|30.72%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|41,857
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|476
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}


|-

|New Republic Party
|Frederick L. Bartell
|align="right"|245
|align="right"|0.31%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Social Credit

British Columbia Social Credit Party

The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...

|Larry Chalmers
|align="right"|23,380
|align="right"|29.25%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|New Democrat

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...

|Hugh Duncan Dendy
|align="right"|13,035
|align="right"|16.31%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...

|William Henry Gow
|align="right"|3,225
|align="right"|4.03%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...

|David G. King
|align="right"|3,651
|align="right"|4.57%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|New Democrat

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...

|Eileen M. Robertson
|align="right"|12,111
|align="right"|15.15%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown

|Social Credit

British Columbia Social Credit Party

The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...

|Clifford Jack Serwa
|align="right"|24,287
|align="right"|30.38%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|unknown
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|79,934
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|1,094
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=7|¹ Seat increased to two members from one.
|}

Redistribution of the riding following the 1986 election saw the seat broken into two, Okanagan West and Okanagan East.

Sources

Elections BC website - historical election data

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