Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon

Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon

British Columbia electoral district

Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts

Federal electoral district

Legislature

House of Commons

Mark Strahl
Conservative

District created

2003

First contested

Last contested

District webpage

Demographics

Population (2006)

112,118

Electors (2011)

81,677

Area (km²)

29,999

Pop. density (per km²)

3.7

Census divisions

Census subdivisions

Chilliwack, Hope, Kent, Fraser Valley E, Lillooet, Pemberton

Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.

Contents

1 Geography
2 History
- 2.1 Members of Parliament
3 Election results
4 See also
5 Sources
6 External links

Geography

The district includes the City of Chilliwack, Hope, Kent, the small towns along the Fraser Canyon north to and including Lytton and 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.

Members of Parliament

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
38th	2004–2006		Chuck Strahl	Conservative
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–present		Mark Strahl	Conservative

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Mark Strahl	28,160	57.20	-5.12
	New Democrat	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 Party	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

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Chuck Strahl	29,198	62.32	+6.34	$50,912
	New Democrat	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	100.00		$97,307
Total rejected ballots			129	0.27
Turnout			46,981	58

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Chuck Strahl	26,842	55.98	+2.31	$73,315
	New Democrat	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	100.00
Total rejected ballots			134	0.28
Turnout			48,075	63

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Chuck Strahl	24,096	53.67		$61,610
	New Democrat	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	100.00
Total rejected ballots			101	0.22
Turnout			44,993	62

See also

Sources

External links

Website of the Parliament of Canada

Federal ridings in the Fraser Valley

Conservative	Abbotsford • Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon • Delta—Richmond East • Fleetwood—Port Kells • Langley • Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission • Richmond • South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale

New Democratic	Newton—North Delta • Surrey North

Federal ridings in the British Columbia Interior

Conservative	Cariboo—Prince George • Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon • Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo • Kelowna—Lake Country • Kootenay—Columbia • Okanagan—Coquihalla • Okanagan—Shuswap • Prince George—Peace River • West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country

New Democratic	British Columbia Southern Interior • Skeena—Bulkley Valley

Federal ridings in British Columbia

British Columbia Interior	British Columbia Southern Interior • Cariboo—Prince George • Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo • Kelowna—Lake Country • Kootenay—Columbia • Okanagan—Coquihalla • Okanagan—Shuswap • Prince George—Peace River • Skeena—Bulkley Valley

Fraser Valley and the Southern Lower Mainland	Abbotsford • Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon • Delta—Richmond East • Fleetwood—Port Kells • Langley • Newton—North Delta • Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission • Richmond • South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale • Surrey North

Vancouver and the Northern Lower Mainland	Burnaby—Douglas • Burnaby—New Westminster • New Westminster—Coquitlam • North Vancouver • Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam • Vancouver Centre • Vancouver East • Vancouver Kingsway • Vancouver Quadra • Vancouver South • West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country

Vancouver Island	Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca • Nanaimo—Alberni • Nanaimo—Cowichan • Saanich—Gulf Islands • Vancouver Island North • Victoria