📌 The Canadian federal electoral district of Kootenay—Columbia was contested in the 2004 election.

🏆 Jim Abbott, the Conservative candidate, won the riding with 20,993 votes (51.2% of the vote).

🥈 The runner-up was Brent Bush (N.D.P.) with 9,654 votes (23.5%), defeated by a margin of 11,339 votes.

📊 Other notable candidates: Brent Bush (NDP, 24%), Ross Priest (Liberal, 18%) and Carmen Gustafson (Green Party, 6%).