📌 The Canadian federal electoral district of Kootenay--Columbia was contested during the 2000 Federal election which was held on November 26, 2000. 🏆 Jim Abbott, the Canadian Alliance candidate, won the riding with 25663 votes making up a 67.8% share of the vote. 🥈 The runner-up Liberal candidate, Delvin Chatterson, received 5581 votes (14.7%) and was therefore defeated by a vote margin of 20082. 📊 Other candidates who received a sizable share of the vote include Andrea Dunlop - NDP (8.7%), and Jerry Pirie - Progressive Conservative (5.7%).