Chilliwack-Hope
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
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| District created | 2008 | ||
| First contested | 2009 | ||
| Last contested | 2013 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 43,980 | ||
| Area (km²) | 10,832.98 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 4.1 | ||
| Census divisions | Fraser Valley Regional District | ||
| Census subdivisions | Chilliwack, Hope, Kent | ||
Chilliwack-Hope is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first contested in the 2009 British Columbia General Election. The riding was formed from an amalgamation of parts of Chilliwack-Kent, Yale-Lillooet, Chilliwack-Sumas, Vancouver-Garibaldi, and Maple Ridge-Mission.[1]
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. Barry Penner, British Columbia Liberal Party was initially elected during the 2005 election and 2001 election to the Chilliwack-Kent riding. He successful ran for re-election again in the 2009 election in the Chilliwack-Hope riding. [1]
Penner resigned the seat on January 9, 2012, and Gwen O'Mahony won the subsequent by-election on April 19, 2012. [2]
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilliwack-Kent, Yale-Lillooet and Chilliwack-Sumas prior to 2009 | ||||
| 39th | 2009–2011 | Barry Penner | BC Liberal | |
| 2012–2013 | Gwen O'Mahony | New Democrat | ||
| 40th | 2013–present | Laurie Throness | BC Liberal | |
Electoral history
| B.C. General Election 2013: Chilliwack-Hope | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Laurie Throness | 10,053 | 49.15 | ||
| New Democratic | Gwen O'Mahony | 7,364 | 36.01 | ||
| Conservative | Michael Henshall | 2,202 | 10.77 | ||
| Independent | Ryan McKinnon | 833 | 4.07 | ||
| Total Valid Votes | 20,452 | ||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| 2012 By-election Chilliwack-Hope[2] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| New Democrats | Gwen O'Mahony | 6,022 | 41.89 | +8 | ||
| Liberal | Laurie Throness | 4,593 | 31.95 | -22 | ||
| BC Conservative | John Martin | 3,615 | 25.15 | +18 | ||
| BC Libertarian | Lewis Dahlby | 145 | 1.01 | |||
| Total Valid Votes | 14,375 | 100 | ||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 26 | |||||
| Turnout | 14,401 | 41.12 | ||||
| B.C. General Election 2009 Chilliwack-Hope | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Liberal | Barry Penner | 8,985 | 53.28 | - | $67,073 | |
| New Democrats | Gwen O'Mahony | 5,638 | 33.43 | $18,541 | ||
| BC Conservative | Hans Mulder | 1,198 | 7.10 | $250 | ||
| Green | Guy Durnin | 951 | 5.64 | – | $350 | |
| People's Front | Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell | 93 | 0.55 | $260 | ||
| Total Valid Votes | 16,865 | 100 | ||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 95 | 0.56 | ||||
| Turnout | 16,960 | 51.85 | ||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Chilliwack-Hope B.C. Votes". CBC.ca. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Port Moody-Coquitlam and Chilliwack-Hope By-elections" (PDF). Elections B.C. Retrieved 2013-03-07.