Chilliwack—Hope

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]

Demographics

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

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 Philip 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

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
42nd	2015–Present		Mark Strahl	Conservative

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Mark Strahl	21,445	42.33	-17.23	–
	Liberal	Louis De Jaeger	17,114	33.78	+22.60	–
	New Democratic	Seonaigh MacPherson	9,218	18.20	-5.30	–
	Green	Thomas Cheney	2,386	4.71	-0.32	–
	Libertarian	Alexander Johnson	416	0.82	–	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell	82	0.16	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			50,661	100.00		$203,545.95
Total rejected ballots			154	0.30	–
Turnout			50,815	70.87	–
Eligible voters			71,703
	Conservative hold		Swing		-19.92
Source: Elections Canada^[6]^[7]

2011 federal election redistributed results^[8]
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

Federal ridings in the Fraser Valley

Liberal	Cloverdale—Langley City Delta Fleetwood—Port Kells Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge Steveston—Richmond East Surrey Centre Surrey—Newton

Conservative	Abbotsford Chilliwack—Hope Langley—Aldergrove Richmond Centre South Surrey—White Rock

Federal ridings in British Columbia

British Columbia Interior	Cariboo—Prince George Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo Kelowna—Lake Country Kootenay—Columbia North Okanagan—Shuswap Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies Skeena—Bulkley Valley South Okanagan—West Kootenay

Fraser Valley and the Southern Lower Mainland	Abbotsford Chilliwack—Hope Cloverdale—Langley City Delta Fleetwood—Port Kells Langley—Aldergrove Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge Richmond Centre South Surrey—White Rock Steveston—Richmond East Surrey Centre Surrey—Newton

Vancouver and the Northern Lower Mainland	Burnaby North—Seymour Burnaby South Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam New Westminster—Burnaby North Vancouver Port Moody—Coquitlam Vancouver Centre Vancouver East Vancouver Granville Vancouver Kingsway Vancouver Quadra Vancouver South West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country

Vancouver Island	Courtenay—Alberni Cowichan—Malahat—Langford Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke Nanaimo—Ladysmith North Island—Powell River Saanich—Gulf Islands Victoria

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