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.

Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon

British Columbia electoral district
Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	2003
District abolished	2013
First contested	2004
Last contested	2011
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	121,737
Electors (2011)	81,677
Area (km²)	29,553.57
Census subdivision(s)	Chilliwack, Hope, Kent, Fraser Valley E, Lillooet, Pemberton

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

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

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

External links

• Website of the Parliament of Canada