Chilliwack—Hope

Chilliwack—Hope is a federal electoral district in the Fraser Valley region of British Columbia.

Chilliwack—Hope

British Columbia electoral district
Chilliwack—Hope in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Mark Strahl Conservative
District created	2013
First contested	2015
Last contested	2019
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]	92,734
Electors (2019)	82,178
Area (km²)[1]	3,355
Pop. density (per km²)	27.6
Census division(s)	Fraser Valley Regional District
Census subdivision(s)	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 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

Ethnic groups in Chilliwack—Hope (2016) Source:		Population	%
Ethnic group	European	78,980	80.5%
	Aboriginal	9,670	9.9%
	South Asian	1,480	1.5%
	Chinese	1,045	1.1%
	Filipino	835	0.9%
	Black	730	0.7%
	Latin American	555	0.6%
	Korean	545	0.6%
	Southeast Asian	530	0.5%
	Japanese	245	0.2%
	West Asian	115	0.1%
	Arab	105	0.1%
	Multiple minorities	265	0.3%
	Visible minority, n.i.e.	115	0.1%
Total population		100,126	100%

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 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	2015–2019		Mark Strahl	Conservative
43rd	2019–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Chilliwack—Hope (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2019 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Mark Strahl	26,672	49.6	+7.27	$86,173.66
	Liberal	Kelly Velonis	10,848	20.2	-13.58	$33,357.09
	New Democratic	Heather McQuillan	8,957	16.7	+1.50	$9,116.65
	Green	Arthur Green	5,243	9.8	+5.09	$10,352.47
	People's	Rob Bogunovic	1,760	3.3	–	$5,190.90
	Christian Heritage	Daniel Lamache	202	0.4	–	$2,024.46
	Marxist–Leninist	Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell	73	0.1	-0.06	$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit			53,755	100.0
Total rejected ballots			226	0.42
Turnout			53,981	65.68
Eligible voters			82,178
	Conservative hold		Swing		+10.43
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Mark Strahl	21,445	42.33	-17.23	$123,128.62
	Liberal	Louis De Jaeger	17,114	33.78	+22.60	$60,637.40
	New Democratic	Seonaigh MacPherson	9,218	18.20	-5.30	$33,220.27
	Green	Thomas Cheney	2,386	4.71	-0.32	$1,715.67
	Libertarian	Alexander Johnson	416	0.82	–	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell	82	0.16	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			50,661	100.00		$204,841.51
Total rejected ballots			154	0.30	–
Turnout			50,815	69.73	–
Eligible voters			72,874
	Conservative hold		Swing		-19.92
Source: Elections Canada[8][9][10]

2011 federal election redistributed results[11]
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

1. Statistics Canada: 2011
2. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
3. Final Report – British Columbia
4. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=59006&Data=Count&SearchText=Chilliwack&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
5. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=59006&Data=Count&SearchText=Chilliwack&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1#tabs2
6. "October 21, 2019 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
7. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
8. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Chilliwack—Hope, 30 September 2015
9. Official Voting Results - Chilliwack—Hope
10. "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
11. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections