Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon
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| Population, 2001 | 103,716 |
| Electors | 72,782 |
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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, and the small towns along the Fraser Canyon.
[edit] History
The electoral district was created in 2003 principly from Fraser Valley riding with additional parts from Cariboo—Chilcotin, Dewdney—Alouette, 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 Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons.
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Conservative | Chuck Strahl | 26,842 | 55.98% | $73,315.08 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Malcolm James | 10015 | 20.89% | $ | ||
| Liberal | Myra Sweeney | 8106 | 16.90% | $5,743.83 | ||
| Green | Ed Baye | 1929 | 4.02% | $15.00 | ||
| Christian Heritage | Ron Gray | 935 | 1.95% | $ | ||
| Marxist-Leninist | Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell | 114 | 0.23% | $ | ||
| Total valid votes | 47,941 | % | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 134 | |||||
| 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 Democratic Party | 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% | ||||
