Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon
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| Federal electoral district | ||
| Legislature | House of Commons | |
| MP | Chuck Strahl Conservative |
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| District created | 2003 | |
| First contested | 2004 | |
| Last contested | 2008 | |
| District webpage | profile, map | |
| Demographics | ||
| Population (2006) | 112,118 | |
| Electors (2006) | 76,522 | |
| 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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[edit] 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.
[edit] History
The electoral district was created in 2003 principly from Fraser Valley riding with additional parts from Cariboo—Chilcotin, Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission, Okanagan—Coquihalla and West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 2004-present: Chuck Strahl - Conservative - He previously represented Fraser Valley and Fraser Valley East.
[edit] Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is Chuck Strahl, a former logging contractor. He was first elected in the 1993 election. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. He serves as the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians.
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||
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| 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 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Chuck Strahl | 26,842 | 55.98% | +2.31% | $73,315 | |
| New Democrat | Malcolm James | 10015 | 20.89% | +0.30% | $17,764 | |
| Liberal | Myra Sweeney | 8106 | 16.90% | -1.47% | $5,744 | |
| Green | Ed Baye | 1929 | 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 | % | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 134 | 0.28% | ||||
| Turnout | 48,075 | 62.83% | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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| 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 | 61.82% | ||||
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Library of Parliament Riding Profile
- Expenditures - 2008
- Expenditures - 2004
- Website of the Parliament of Canada
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