📌 The Canadian federal electoral district of Kootenay—Columbia was contested in the 2006 election.

🏆 Jim Abbott, the Conservative candidate, won the riding with 22,181 votes (54.4% of the vote).

🥈 The runner-up was Brent Bush (N.D.P.) with 10,560 votes (25.9%), defeated by a margin of 11,621 votes.

📊 Other notable candidates: Jhim Burwell (Liberal, 13%) and Clements Verhoeven (Green Party, 6%).