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Chilliwack–Fraser Canyon - History
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| Established | June 28, 2004 |
| Disbanded | October 20, 2015 |
| Last Modified | RP August 01, 2015 04:32pm |
| Description | Situated in the Lower Mainland along the U.S. border, this riding contains the city of Chilliwack, the district municipalities of Lillooet, Hope and Kent, and the villages of Pemberton and Harrison Hot Springs. There are a number of First Nations reserves, and the aboriginal population is around eight per cent. Another 13 per cent are immigrants. The overall population is 103,716.
Major industries in the riding are manufacturing, the service sector and retail. Unemployment is 9.5 per cent and the average family income is $55,059.
This riding was created in 2004 by combining about half of Fraser Valley with portions of Cariboo-Chilcotin, Dewdney-Alouette, Okanagan-Coquihalla and West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast.
Population: 103,716 |
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Type |
Results
[Show Primaries]
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| May 02, 2011 |
General Election |
| | Mark Strahl
28,160
57.20%
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| Gwen O'Mahony
12,691
25.78%
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| Diane Janzen
5,320
10.81%
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| Jamie Hoskins
2,706
5.50%
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| Clive Edwards
180
0.37%
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| Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell
173
0.35%
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| Oct 14, 2008 |
General Election |
| | Chuck Strahl(I)
29,198
62.32%
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| Helen Kormendy
8,791
18.76%
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| Barbara Lebeau
4,107
8.77%
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| Myra Sweeney
3,990
8.52%
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| Harold John Ludwig
653
1.39%
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| Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell
113
0.24%
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| Jan 23, 2006 |
General Election |
| | Chuck Strahl(I)
26,842
55.99%
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| Malcolm James
10,015
20.89%
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| Myra Sweeney
8,106
16.91%
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| Ed Baye
1,929
4.02%
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| Ron Gray
935
1.95%
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| Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell
114
0.24%
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| Jun 28, 2004 |
General Election |
| | Chuck Strahl(I)
24,096
53.68%
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| Rollie Keith
9,244
20.59%
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| Robert "Bob" Besner
8,249
18.38%
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| Aisha Coghlan
1,449
3.23%
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| Ron Gray
1,156
2.58%
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| Norm Siefken
603
1.34%
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| Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell
95
0.21%
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