Provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
Chilliwack British Columbia electoral district Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia MLA Dan Coulter New Democratic District created 2008 First contested 2009 Last contested 2020 Population (2006) 49,338 Area (km²) 146.05 Pop. density (per km²) 337.8 Census division(s) Fraser Valley Regional District Census subdivision(s) Chilliwack
Chilliwack has been a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia since 1916. Incorporating slightly different boundaries, it was the successor riding to the Chilliwhack riding the name of which was based on the older spelling of the name.
Political geography and history [ ]
Chilliwack was the successor riding to Westminster-Chilliwhack , which was one of four subdivisions of the old rural Westminster riding, the others being the ridings that became, after similar name-changes, Delta , Dewdney and Richmond , which are the parent ridings of all current Fraser Valley electoral districts . Chilliwack riding lasted until the 1996 election . In 2001 the area became represented by Chilliwack-Kent and Chilliwack-Sumas . The latter takes in part of the City of Chilliwack and Sumas Prairie (part of the City of Abbotsford), while the other includes Agassiz, the municipality of Kent, and the Village of Harrison Hot Springs, as well as a certain amount of lands along the banks of the Fraser towards Hope. Following the 2008 redistribution, Chilliwack was reconstituted, primarily out of Chilliwack-Sumas, while much of Chilliwack-Kent will be joined with parts of the Fraser Canyon previously in Yale-Lillooet to form Chilliwack-Hope .[1] [needs update ]
History [ ]
Member of Legislative Assembly [ ]
On account of the realignment of electoral boundaries, most incumbents did not represent the entirety of their listed district during the preceding legislative term. John Les , British Columbia Liberal Party was initially elected during the 2005 election to the Chilliwack-Sumas riding. He successful ran for re-election in the newly created Chilliwack riding.
Electoral history [ ]
Post 2008 [ ]
hide 2020 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
New Democratic
Dan Coulter
7,349
41.56
+9.18
$5,919.34
Liberal
John Martin
5,102
28.85
−19.57
$36,378.86
Conservative
Diane Janzen
2,910
16.46
–
$20,583.54
Green
Tim Cooper
1,888
10.68
−6.42
$2,161.84
Independent
Josue Anderson
257
1.45
–
$2,965.16
Libertarian
Andrew Coombes
177
1.00
–
$0.00
Total valid votes
17,683
100.00
–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [2] [3]
hide 2017 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
John Martin
9,280
48.42
+0.84
$43,462
New Democratic
Tracey Lorrean O'Hara
6,207
32.38
+1.17
$7,077
Green
Wayne Froese
3,277
17.10
+8.71
$855
Independent
Ryan McKinnon
402
2.10
–
Total valid votes
19,166
100.00
Total rejected ballots
139
0.72
Turnout
19,305
55.43
Source: Elections BC [4]
hide 2013 British Columbia general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
John Martin
9,983
47.58
New Democratic
Patti MacAhonic
6,548
31.21
Conservative
Chad Elton Eros
2,510
11.96
Green
Kim Reimer
1,761
8.39
Excalibur
Michael Raymond Halliday
181
0.86
Total valid votes
21,002
100.00
Total rejected ballots
101
0.48
Turnout
21,103
55.85
Source: Elections BC [5]
B.C. General Election 2009 Chilliwack
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
John Les
8,138
44.61
NDP
Mason Goulden
5,908
32.39
Conservative
Benjamin Besler
2,672
14.65
Green
Fraea Bolding
1,523
8.35
–
Total
18,241
100.00%
Pre 2008 [ ]
Note: Winners of each election are in bold .
18th British Columbia election, 1933
Liberal
Edward Dodsley Barrow
2,273
44.96%
unknown
Non-Partisan Independent Group
Alexander Ingvald Hougen
1,128
22.31%
–
unknown
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
John Perriman Wheeler
1,655
32.73%
unknown
Total valid votes
5,056
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
70
Turnout
%
22nd British Columbia election, 1949
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
George Henry Barefoot
2,712
22.65%
unknown
Coalition
Leslie Harvey Eyres
6,847
57.17%
–
unknown
BC Social Credit League
Peer Vernon Paynter
2,417
20.18%
unknown
Total valid votes
11,976
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
167
Turnout
%
23rd British Columbia election, 1952 8
Party
Candidate
Votes1st count
%
Votesfinal count
%
±%
Progressive Conservative
Leslie Harvey Eyres
2,097
13.62%
2,097
13.62%
unknown
Liberal
Alexander Ingvald Hougen
2,543
16.52%
2,543
16.52%
unknown
Social Credit]]
William Kenneth Kiernan
8,509
55.29%
8,059
55.29%
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
James John Sutherland
2,242
14.57%
2,242
14.57%
unknown
Total valid votes
15,391
100.00%
15,391
%
Total rejected ballots
421
Turnout
%
8 Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; one count only required in this riding.
24th British Columbia election, 1953 9
Party
Candidate
Votes1st count
%
Votesfinal count
%
±%
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
Emil Anderson
2,456
16.99%
2,456
16.99%
unknown
Liberal
Lloyd Truman Beharrell
2,631
18.20%
2,631
18.20%
unknown
Social Credit
William Kenneth Kiernan
8,776
60.73%
8,776
60.73%
Progressive Conservative
Henry Edward Taylor
589
4.08%
589
4.08%
unknown
Total valid votes
14,452
100.00%
14,452
%
Total rejected ballots
775
Total Registered Voters
Turnout
%
9 Preferential ballot; final count is between top two candidates from first count; one count only required in this riding..
25th British Columbia election, 1956
Liberal
Henry Goosen
3,118
19.76%
–
unknown
Social Credit
William Kenneth Kiernan
9,008
57.10%
–
unknown
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
Michael Kournossoff
2,992
18.97%
unknown
Progressive Conservative
Douglas Grant Burton Taylor
658
4.17%
-
-.- %
Total valid votes
15,776
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
138
Turnout
%
26th British Columbia election, 1960
Social Credit
William Kenneth Kiernan
10,051
54.30%
–
unknown
Progressive Conservative
Douglas Grant Burton Taylor
1,173
6.34%
unknown
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
Leslie Malcolm Walker Tetlock
4,123
22.27%
unknown
Liberal
Frank Wilson
3,163
17.09%
–
unknown
Total valid votes
18,510
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
150
Turnout
%
27th British Columbia election, 1963
Progressive Conservative
Oscar Murray Dayton
1,757
10.24%
unknown
Social Credit
William Kenneth Kiernan
10,031
58.44%
–
unknown
Liberal
John Fife Spencer
2,252
13.12%
–
unknown
Co-operative Commonwealth Fed.
Leslie Malcolm Walker Tetlock
3,125
18.21%
unknown
Total valid votes
17,165
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
118
Turnout
%
30th British Columbia election, 1972
Independent
Kenneth Leyden Christensen
107 x
107 0.49%
unknown
Liberal
Johann Erickson
3,782
17.45%
–
unknown
Progressive Conservative
Allan Bryan Holder
4,134
19.07%
unknown
Social Credit
Harvey Schroeder
8,712
40.19%
–
unknown
New Democratic
Kelly Margaret Weger
4,942
22.80%
unknown
Total valid votes
21,677
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
264
Turnout
%
31st British Columbia election, 1975
New Democratic
Ian McBeth Cameron
6,628
25.35%
unknown
Liberal
Johann Erickson
2,987
11.43%
–
unknown
Social Credit
Harvey Schroeder
16,528
63.22%
–
unknown
Total valid votes
26,143
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
79
Turnout
%
32nd British Columbia election, 1979
New Democratic
David Carstairs (Dave) Menzies
5,792
31.41%
unknown
Progressive Conservative
Thomas Fitzgerland (Jerry) Pirie
1,413
7.66%
unknown
Social Credit
Harvey Schroeder
11,236
60.93%
–
unknown
Total valid votes
18,441
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
238
Turnout
%
33rd British Columbia election, 1983
New Democratic
Scott Orman Fast
7,955
35.34%
unknown
Western Canada Concept
Clarence Ernest Hjalmarson
953
4.23%
unknown
Social Credit
Harvey Schroeder
12,255
54.45%
–
unknown
Progressive Conservative
Thomas Matthew Tyson
847
3.76%
unknown
Liberal
Hartwig B. Warnke
500
2.22%
–
unknown
Total valid votes
22,510
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
289
Turnout
%
34th British Columbia election, 1986
New Democratic
Scott Orman Fast
6,626
30.44%
unknown
Liberal
Clinton E. Hames
1,859
8.54%
–
unknown
Social Credit
John Jansen
12,838
58.97%
–
unknown
Progressive Conservative
Gerald James Edward Kirby
446
2.05%
unknown
Total valid votes
21,769
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
300
Turnout
%
35th British Columbia election, 1991
New Democratic
Gladys Doreen Brown
5,688
25.68%
unknown
Liberal
Robert Chisholm
8,601
38.83%
unknown
Social Credit
John Jansen
7,619
43.40%
–
unknown
Green
Steve Kisby
241
1.49%
–
unknown
Total valid votes
22,149
100.00%
Total rejected ballots
408
Turnout
%
hide 1996 British Columbia general election : Chilliwack
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Barry Penner
9,273
37.90
-0.93
New Democratic
Rollie Keith
5,989
24.48
-0.80
No Affiliation
Bob Chisholm
5,736
23.44
–
Reform
Bill Wimpney
3,237
13.23
–
Green
Steve Kisby
232
0.95
-0.14
Total valid votes
24,467
100.00
Total rejected ballots
107
0.50
Turnout
24,574
–
Liberal hold
Swing
-0.87
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