Voting Strength and Population Data for Central Kootenay Regional Districts, 2008

Government of British Columbia provides population figures certified by the Minister of Community and Rural Development under the Local Government Act, effective December 1, 2007. The data is intended for determining voting strength and Director representation and includes people residing on Indian Reserves. The dataset incorporates boundary revisions up to December 31, 2006.

Use Cases

• Calculate voting strength allocations for regional districts based on certified population figures.
• Analyze population distribution for electoral representation, including residents on Indian Reserves.
• Study the impact of boundary revisions on population counts and voting power.

Strengths

• Population figures are officially certified by a government minister under specific legislation.
• Includes boundary revisions up to December 31, 2006, providing a defined geographic context.
• Data is provided by the Government of British Columbia, an authoritative source.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Central Kootenay region.

Provenance

Source

Government of British Columbia | Gouvernment de la Colombie-Britannique

Collection Method

Populations certified by the Minister of Community and Rural Development under the Local Government Act.

Time Range

Effective December 1, 2007, with boundary revisions to December 31, 2006.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:29:31.433562; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Central Kootenay regional districts, British Columbia, Canada.