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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 MP
Mark Strahl
ConservativeDistrict created 2003 First contested 2004 Last contested 2008 District webpage profile, map 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.
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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
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
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 British Columbia Interior Fraser Valley and
the Southern Lower MainlandAbbotsford • 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 NorthVancouver and
the Northern Lower MainlandVancouver Island Categories:- Chilliwack, British Columbia
- British Columbia federal electoral districts
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