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Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon

Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015.

Geography

The district includes the City of Chilliwack, the Districts of Hope and Kent (which includes the town of Agassiz, the small towns along the Fraser Canyon north to and including the Village of Lytton and the District of Lillooet, plus the rural settlements and mountain towns of the Bridge River Country.

History

The electoral district was created in 2003 principally from Fraser Valley riding with additional parts from Cariboo—Chilcotin, Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission, Okanagan—Coquihalla and West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast.

The 2012 electoral redistribution dissolved this riding into Chilliwack—Hope and Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon, with a small portion going to West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country. This came into effect for the 2015 election.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Fraser Valley, Cariboo—Chilcotin,
Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission, Okanagan—Coquihalla
and West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast
38th  2004–2006     Chuck Strahl Conservative
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Mark Strahl Conservative
Riding to be dissolved into Chilliwack—Hope,
Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon and
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country

Election results

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Strahl 28,160 57.20 -5.12
New Democratic Gwen O'Mahony 12,691 25.78 +7.02
Liberal Diane Janzen 5,320 10.81 +2.29
Green Jamie Hoskins 2,706 5.50 -3.27
Western Block Clive Edwards 180 0.37
Marxist–Leninist Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell 173 0.35 +0.11
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,230 100.00
Total rejected ballots 152 0.31 +0.04
Turnout 49,382 58.99 +1
Eligible voters 83,713
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Chuck Strahl 29,198 62.32 +6.34 $50,912
New Democratic Helen Kormendy 8,791 18.76 -2.13 $15,877
Green Barbara Lebeau 4,107 8.77 +4.75 $1,335
Liberal Myra Sweeney 3,990 8.52 -8.38 $2,984
Christian Heritage Harold J. Ludwig 653 1.39 -0.56 $10,242
Marxist–Leninist Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell 113 0.24 +0.01
Total valid votes/Expense limit 46,852 100.0     $97,307
Total rejected ballots 129 0.27
Turnout 46,981 58
Conservative hold Swing +4.24
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Chuck Strahl 26,842 55.98 +2.31 $73,315
New Democratic Malcolm James 10,015 20.89 +0.30 $17,764
Liberal Myra Sweeney 8,106 16.90 -1.47 $5,744
Green Ed Baye 1,929 4.02 +0.80 $15
Christian Heritage Ron Gray 935 1.95 -0.62 $14,108
Marxist–Leninist Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell 114 0.23 +0.02
Total valid votes 47,941 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 134 0.28
Turnout 48,075 63
Conservative hold Swing +1.00
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Conservative Chuck Strahl 24,096 53.67 $61,610
New Democratic Rollie L. Keith 9,244 20.59 $15,156
Liberal Bob Besner 8,249 18.37 $26,832
Green Aisha Coghlan 1,449 3.22
Christian Heritage Ron Gray 1,156 2.57 $24,136
Marijuana Norm Siefken 603 1.34
Marxist–Leninist Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell 95 0.21 $173
Total valid votes 44,892 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 101 0.22
Turnout 44,993 62
This riding was created from parts of Fraser Valley, Cariboo—Chilcotin, Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission, Okanagan—Coquihalla and West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast, all of which elected a Canadian Alliance member in the last election. Chuck Strahl was the incumbent from Fraser Valley.

See also

References

  • "Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon (Code 59005) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  • Library of Parliament Riding Profile
  • Expenditures - 2008
  • Expenditures - 2004

Notes

50°24′N 121°54′W / 50.4°N 121.9°W / 50.4; -121.9