Chilliwhack (electoral district)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chilliwhack was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1903. It was the successor riding to Westminster-Chilliwhack and itself was succeeded by Chilliwack after the 1912 election.

Demographics[]

Population, 1961
Population change, 1871–1961
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Political Geography and History[]

Notable elections[]

Notable MLAs[]

Electoral history[]

Note: Winners of each election are in bold.

10th British Columbia election, 1903
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Conservative John Luther Atkinson 267 44.72% unknown
  Liberal Charles William Munro 330 55.28% unknown
Total valid votes 597 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
11th British Columbia election, 1907
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Conservative Samuel Arthur Cawley 310 48.36% unknown
  Liberal Charles William Munro 331 51.64% unknown
Total valid votes 641 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
12th British Columbia election, 1909
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Conservative Samuel Arthur Cawley 604 54.07% unknown
Liberal Charles William Munro 513 45.93% unknown
Total valid votes 1,117 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %
13th British Columbia election, 1912
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
Conservative Samuel Arthur Cawley Acclaimed -.-% unknown
Total valid votes n/a 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout %

A redistribution following the 1912 election adjusted this riding's boundaries somewhat, and adopted the more modern form of the name, such that the successor riding is Chilliwack (no "h").


Retrieved from ""