Chilliwack—Hope
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[1] | 92,734 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 70,240 | ||
| Area (km²)[1] | 3,355 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 27.6 | ||
| Census divisions | Fraser Valley Regional District | ||
| Census subdivisions | Aitchelitch 9, Cheam 1, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley B, Fraser Valley D, Fraser Valley E, Hope, Kwawkwawapilt 6, Ohamil 1, Peters 1, Popkum 1, Schelowat 1, Schkam 2, Skowkale, Skwah 4, Skwahla 2, Skwali 3, Skway 5, Soowahlie 14, Squiaala, Tzeachten 13, Yakweakwioose 12 | ||
Chilliwack—Hope is a federal electoral district in the Fraser Valley region of British Columbia.
Chilliwack—Hope was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[2] It was created out of 76% of the electoral district of Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon.[3]
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Demographics[edit]
| Ethnic groups in Chilliwack—Hope (2016) Source: [1] |
Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnic group | European | 78,980 | 80.5% |
| Aboriginal | 9,670 | 9.9% | |
| South Asian | 1,480 | 1.5% | |
| Chinese | 1,045 | 1.1% | |
| Filipino | 835 | 0.9% | |
| Black | 730 | 0.7% | |
| Latin American | 555 | 0.6% | |
| Korean | 545 | 0.6% | |
| Southeast Asian | 530 | 0.5% | |
| Japanese | 245 | 0.2% | |
| West Asian | 115 | 0.1% | |
| Arab | 105 | 0.1% | |
| Multiple minorities | 265 | 0.3% | |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 115 | 0.1% | |
| Total population | 100,126 | 100% | |
- According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation[4][5]
Ethnic groups: 86.0% White, 9.2% Aboriginal, 1.0% South Asian
Languages: 87.8% English, 3.2% German, 2.0% Dutch, 1.6% French
Religions: 55.5% Christian (13.1% Catholic, 5.8% United Church, 4.0% Anglican, 2.3% Lutheran, 2.2% Pentecostal, 2.0% Baptist, 1.3% Presbyterian, 24.8% Other), 42.0% No religion
Median income (2010): $26,035
Average income (2010): $34,587
Riding Associations[edit]
Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:
| Party | Association Name | CEO | HQ Address | HQ City | |
| Christian Heritage | Christian Heritage Party EDA for Chilliwack—Hope | Gary Yendall | 45452 Bernard Avenue | Chilliwack | |
| Conservative | Chilliwack—Hope Conservative Association | Jeremy Giesbrecht | 4314 Kehler Street | Chilliwack | |
| Green | Chilliwack—Hope Federal Green Party Association | Thomas S. A. Cheney | 26-45545 Tamihi Way | Chilliwack | |
| Liberal | Chilliwack—Hope Federal Liberal Association | Bob Besner | 460-580 Hornby Street | Vancouver | |
| New Democratic | Chilliwack—Hope Federal NDP Riding Association | Al Ens | 45915 Stevenson Road | Chilliwack | |
Members of Parliament[edit]
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilliwack—Hope Riding created from Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon |
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| 42nd | 2015–present | Mark Strahl | Conservative | |
Election results[edit]
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Mark Strahl | 21,445 | 42.33 | -17.23 | $123,128.62 | |||
| Liberal | Louis De Jaeger | 17,114 | 33.78 | +22.60 | $60,637.40 | |||
| New Democratic | Seonaigh MacPherson | 9,218 | 18.20 | -5.30 | $33,220.27 | |||
| Green | Thomas Cheney | 2,386 | 4.71 | -0.32 | $1,715.67 | |||
| Libertarian | Alexander Johnson | 416 | 0.82 | – | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell | 82 | 0.16 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,661 | 100.00 | $204,841.51 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 154 | 0.30 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 50,815 | 69.73 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 72,874 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -19.92 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7][8] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 22,748 | 59.57 | |
| New Democratic | 8,972 | 23.49 | |
| Liberal | 4,272 | 11.19 | |
| Green | 1,922 | 5.03 | |
| Others | 276 | 0.72 | |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ^ Final Report – British Columbia
- ^ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=59006&Data=Count&SearchText=Chilliwack&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
- ^ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=59006&Data=Count&SearchText=Chilliwack&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1#tabs2
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Chilliwack—Hope, 30 September 2015
- ^ Official Voting Results - Chilliwack—Hope
- ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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