Chilliwack-Sumas

Chilliwack-Sumas was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009.

Demographics

Population, 2001 46,700
Population Change, 1996–2001 7.7%
Area (km²) 259.46
Pop. Density (people per km²) 180

Geography

1999 Redistribution

Changes from Chilliwack to Chilliwack-Sumas include:

Changes from other electoral district to Chilliwack-Sumas

Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Hon. John Les, a former mayor of Chilliwack. He was first elected in 2001. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. Mr. Les was appointed Minister of Small Business and Economic Development on Jan. 26, 2004. He is seeking re-election in the newly created Chilliwack riding for the 2009 election.

Election results

British Columbia general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJohn Les 11,995 57.36%
New DemocraticJohn-Henry Harter 6,477 30.97%
GreenNorm Siefken 1,731 8.28%
Democratic ReformBrian Downey 315 1.51%
Youth CoalitionAugustine Lee 266 1.27%
ModeratesAdam James Solheim 127 0.61%
Total 20,911100.00%
B.C. General Election 2001: Chilliwack-Sumas
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
LiberalJohn Les 14,137 74.80% $38,708
     NDP Christine Muise 2,434 12.88% $4,360
ConservativeGrant Cepuran 1,199 6.34% $354
MarijuanaNorm Siefken 1,130 5.98% $973
Total valid votes 18,900 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 168 0.89%
Turnout 19,068 70.58%

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