West Kootenay South was an electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia in the 1894 election only. Its official name was "West Kootenay (south riding)". It was formed from the division of the older Kootenay riding, one of the province's first twelve constituencies, which for the 1890 election was redistributed into:
- West Kootenay
- East Kootenay
The West Kootenay riding was further redistributed for the 1898 election into the ridings of:
- West Kootenay-Nelson, a provincial district from 1900 to 1903
- West Kootenay-Revelstoke, a provincial district from 1900 to 1903
- West Kootenay-Rossland, a provincial district from 1900 to 1903
- West Kootenay-Slocan, a provincial district from 1900 to 1903
For other ridings with the name Kootenay, or which were in the Kootenay region, please see Kootenay (electoral districts).
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