Chilliwack-Kent
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
New Democratic | ||
| District created | 2015 | ||
| First contested | 2017 | ||
| Last contested | 2020 | ||
Chilliwack-Kent is a
2015 redistribution, the eastern portion of Chilliwack-Hope was adjusted and the name Chilliwack-Kent was brought back into service and was contested in the 2017 general election
.
Under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Chilliwack-Cultus Lake.[1]
Demographics
| Population, 2014 | 51,021 |
| Area (km2) | 3,168 |
Geography
1999 redistribution
Changes from Chilliwack to Chilliwack-Kent include:
History
| Chilliwack-Kent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created from Chilliwack and Mission-Kent |
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| Chilliwack-Kent | ||||
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Liberal | ||
| 38th | 2005–2009 | |||
| Chilliwack-Hope | ||||
| 39th | 2009–2012 | Liberal | ||
| 2012–2013 | Gwen O'Mahony | New Democratic | ||
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Liberal | ||
| Chilliwack-Kent | ||||
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Liberal | ||
| 42nd | 2020–present | Kelli Paddon | New Democratic | |
Member of the Legislative Assembly
As of the 2020 election, its MLA is Kelli Paddon, replacing Laurie Throness, who was first elected to represent the Chilliwack-Hope riding in 2013. From 2001 to 2009, Chilliwack-Kent was represented by Barry Penner.[3]
Election results
| 2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Kelli Paddon | 8,268 | 36.42 | +4.02 | $1,969.76 | |||
Liberal |
Laurie Throness | 6,964 | 30.68 | −22.07 | $31,151.35 | |||
| Independent | Jason Lum | 5,370 | 23.65 | – | $14,923.72 | |||
| Green | Jeff Hammersmark | 1,822 | 8.03 | −6.32 | $0.00 | |||
| Libertarian | Eli Gagné | 278 | 1.22 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 22,702 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[4][5] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
Liberal |
Laurie Throness | 11,841 | 52.75 | $38,776 | ||||
| New Democratic | Patti MacAhonic | 7,273 | 32.40 | $25,581 | ||||
| Green | Josie Bleuer | 3,335 | 14.85 | $62 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 22,449 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 145 | 0.64 | ||||||
| Turnout | 22,594 | 59.55 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[6] | ||||||||
2009-2017, Riding dissolved into Chilliwack-Hope
| 2005 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
Liberal |
Barry Penner | 11,368 | 57.14 | $77,840 | ||||
| New Democratic | Malcolm James | 6,534 | 32.84 | $16,280 | ||||
| Green | Hans Mulder | 1,651 | 8.30 | $1,742 | ||||
| Moderates | David Michael Anderson | 240 | 1.21 | $120 | ||||
| Youth Coalition | Colin Wormworth | 103 | 0.52 | $100 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 19,896 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 118 | 0.59 | ||||||
| Turnout | 20,014 | 58.71 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal |
Barry Penner | 13,814 | 74.88% | $40,938 | ||
NDP
|
Malcolm James | 2,155 | 11.68% | $3,979 | ||
| Green | Larry Commodore | 1,511 | 8.19% | – | $890 | |
| Marijuana | David Ferguson | 968 | 5.25% | $1,496 | ||
| Total valid votes | 18,448 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 94 | 0.51% | ||||
| Turnout | 18,542 | 71.63% | ||||
External links
- BC Stats - 2001 (pdf
- Results of 2001 election (pdf)
- 2001 Expenditures (pdf)
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
References
- ^ "Proposed 2 new Chilliwack ridings could have dramatically different boundaries". The Chilliwack Progress. April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ bc-ebc.ca/docs/BC-EBC Population of Proposed Electoral Districts.pdf
- ^ "Chilliwack-Hope B.C. Votes". CBC.ca. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
- ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
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