Photo: Rod Lafond · CC BY 3.0Rob Morrison (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Sparwood in Ottawa as MP for Columbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies
Sparwood sends one MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from Kootenay-Rockies, though no open record we can reuse gives the name. Statistics Canada lists Sparwood as a district municipality. Mayors and councillors in British Columbia aren’t on any open list, so Sparwood’s council goes unnamed here. The Liberal Party of Canada has 20 of the 43 MPs elected in British Columbia.
Three governments, and who does what
Sparwood, a district municipality in British Columbia, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Regional parks, waste, rural areas’ services.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
leg.bc.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Sparwood is a member municipality of East Kootenay Regional District, which runs regional services and governs the rural areas around it.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Sparwood, from the most recent elections.
- 1Sparwood councilDistrict municipality
- 2Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaKootenay-Rockies
- 3House of CommonsColumbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Sparwood votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Sparwood council | 17 October 2026 | 19 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | 19 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The last general elections came on 19 October 2024 for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Elected on 17 October 2026, Sparwood council is up again on 19 October 2030. The Local Government Act fixes that date: the third Saturday in October every four years. This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Sparwood votes in Kootenay-Rockies for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
MLA: see the legislature’s list
leg.bc.ca ↗Kootenay-Rockies takes in Sparwood and elects its MLA to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
The 2024 provincial election in Kootenay-Rockies
Pete Davis (Conservative Party of BC) won Kootenay-Rockies in October 2024 with 43%, 2,373 votes ahead of the runner-up (Independent). 61% of its registered voters cast a ballot, more than BC’s 58% overall.
BC 2024 results: Elections BC, Provincial Voting Results and Registered Voter Counts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
Rob Morrison represents Columbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Columbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2019
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada20
- Conservative Party of Canada19
- New Democratic Party3
- Green Party of Canada1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Columbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 44%; Rob Morrison held it for them in 2025. Rob Morrison was first elected in 2019; the current Parliament is Rob Morrison’s 3rd.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Kootenay—Columbia returned Rob Morrison (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Before the 2023 redistribution, Sparwood voted in Kootenay—Columbia; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Columbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies is its riding today.
Back in 2019, Rob Morrison took the riding on 45%. Rob Morrison (Conservative Party of Canada) took Kootenay—Columbia in 2021 with 43% of the vote, 4,070 votes ahead of Wayne Stetski (New Democratic Party). Kootenay—Columbia turned out at 68% in 2021; the country managed 63%.
All 5 candidates in Kootenay—Columbia, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Morrison | Conservative Party of Canada | 28,056 | 43.2% |
| Wayne Stetski | New Democratic Party | 23,986 | 36.9% |
| Robin Goldsbury | Liberal Party of Canada | 5,879 | 9.1% |
| Sarah Bennett | People's Party of Canada | 4,467 | 6.9% |
| Rana Nelson | Green Party of Canada | 2,577 | 4.0% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Sparwood is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.bc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- Who holds each seat. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
- Not on this page. The open lists stop short of party labels, council budgets and band councils, so those are missing here.
- Election results. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
Questions about how Sparwood is run
Who is the MP for Sparwood?
Rob Morrison (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Columbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies, the riding Sparwood is in.
Which party won Sparwood in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Rob Morrison (Conservative Party of Canada), in Kootenay—Columbia; Rob Morrison represents Columbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies today.
Who is the MLA for Sparwood?
Kootenay-Rockies elected Pete Davis (Conservative Party of BC) in October 2024; the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia’s members page shows who sits for it as MLA now.
Who heads the council in Sparwood?
Sparwood, a district municipality, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
Which regional body is Sparwood part of?
The board of the East Kootenay Regional District takes directors from member councils such as Sparwood’s and runs regional services.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence) · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026 · BC 2024 results: Elections BC, Provincial Voting Results and Registered Voter Counts (Elections BC Open Data Licence). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).