📌 The Canadian federal electoral district of Kootenay--Columbia was contested during the 2006 Federal election which was held on January 23, 2006. 🏆 Jim Abbott, the Conservative candidate, won the riding with 22181 votes making up a 54.4% share of the vote. 🥈 The runner-up N.D.P. candidate, Brent Bush, received 10560 votes (25.9%) and was therefore defeated by a vote margin of 11621. 📊 Other candidates who received a sizable share of the vote include Jhim Burwell - Liberal (13.4%), and Clements Verhoeven - Green Party (6%).