Chilliwack-Hope

For the federal electoral district, see Chilliwack—Hope
Chilliwack-Hope
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 
 

Laurie Throness
Liberal

District created 2008
First contested 2009
Last contested 2013
Demographics
Population (2006) 43,980
Area (km²) 10,832.98
Pop. density (per km²) 4.1
Census divisions Fraser Valley Regional District
Census subdivisions Chilliwack, Hope, Kent

Chilliwack-Hope is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first contested in the 2009 British Columbia General Election. The riding was formed from an amalgamation of parts of Chilliwack-Kent, Yale-Lillooet, Chilliwack-Sumas, Vancouver-Garibaldi, and Maple Ridge-Mission.[1]

Member of Legislative Assembly

On account of the realignment of electoral boundaries, most incumbents did not represent the entirety of their listed district during the preceding legislative term. Barry Penner, British Columbia Liberal Party was initially elected during the 2005 election and 2001 election to the Chilliwack-Kent riding. He successful ran for re-election again in the 2009 election in the Chilliwack-Hope riding. [1]

Penner resigned the seat on January 9, 2012, and Gwen O'Mahony won the subsequent by-election on April 19, 2012. [2]

Parliament Years Member Party
Chilliwack-Kent, Yale-Lillooet and Chilliwack-Sumas prior to 2009
39th 2009–2011   Barry Penner BC Liberal
2012–2013   Gwen O'Mahony New Democrat
40th 2013–present   Laurie Throness BC Liberal

Electoral history

British Columbia general election, 2009
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalBarry Penner 8,985 53.28 $67,073
New DemocraticGwen O'Mahony 5,638 33.43 $18,541
ConservativeHans Mulder 1,198 7.10 $250
GreenGuy Durnin 951 5.64 $350
People's FrontDorothy-Jean O'Donnell 93 0.55 $260
Total Valid Votes 16,865
Total Rejected Ballots 950.56
Turnout 16,96051.85
"Chilliwack-Hope B.C. Votes". CBC.ca. Retrieved 2009-04-12. 
British Columbia provincial by-election, April 19, 2012
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticGwen O'Mahony 6,022 41.89 +8
LiberalLaurie Throness 4,593 31.95 -22
ConservativeJohn Martin 3,615 25.15 +18
LibertarianLewis Dahlby 145 1.01
Total Valid Votes 14,375
Total Rejected Ballots 26
Turnout 14,401 41.12
"Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Port Moody-Coquitlam and Chilliwack-Hope By-elections" (PDF). Elections B.C. Retrieved 2013-03-07. 
British Columbia general election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalLaurie Throness 10,053 49.15
New DemocraticGwen O'Mahony 7,364 36.01
ConservativeMichael Henshall 2,202 10.77
IndependentRyan McKinnon 833 4.07
Total Valid Votes 20,452

References


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