Chilliwack-Sumas

Defunct provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

Chilliwack-Sumas was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, from 2001 to 2009.

## Demographics

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Population, 2001  | 46,700

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Population Change, 1996–2001  | 7.7%
Area (km²)  | 259.46
Pop. Density (people per km²)  | 180

## 1999 electoral redistribution

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Changes from Chilliwack to Chilliwack-Sumas include:

* Removal of half of the city of Chilliwack
* Removal of all area east of the city of Chilliwack

Changes from other electoral district to Chilliwack-Sumas

* Inclusion of the southwestern portion of the city of Abbotsford
* Inclusion of Sumas Mountain

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

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The only member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for this riding was Hon. John Les, a former mayor of Chilliwack. He was first elected in 2001. He represented the British Columbia Liberal Party. Mr. Les was appointed Minister of Small Business and Economic Development on Jan. 26, 2004.

## Election results

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2005 British Columbia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Liberal | John Les | 11,995 | 57.36
| New Democratic | John-Henry Harter | 6,477 | 30.97
| Green | Norm Siefken | 1,731 | 8.28
| Democratic Reform | Brian Downey | 315 | 1.51
| Youth Coalition | Augustine Lee | 266 | 1.27
| Moderates | Adam James Solheim | 127 | 0.61
Total  | 20,911 | 100.00
B.C. General Election 2001: Chilliwack-Sumas  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±  | Expenditures

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| Liberal | John Les | 14,137 | 74.80% |  | $38,708
| NDP | Christine Muise  | 2,434  | 12.88%  |  | $4,360
| Conservative | Grant Cepuran | 1,199 | 6.34% |  | $354
| Marijuana | Norm Siefken | 1,130 | 5.98% |  | $973
Total valid votes  | 18,900 | 100.00%
Total rejected ballots  | 168 | 0.89%
Turnout  | 19,068 | 70.58%

## See also

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* List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts
* Canadian provincial electoral districts

## References

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## External links

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* BC Stats - 2001 (pdf)
* Results of 2001 election (pdf)
* 2001 Expenditures (pdf)
* Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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British Columbia provincial electoral districts (2001–2009)

North / Central|

* Bulkley Valley-Stikine
* Cariboo North
* Cariboo South
* North Coast
* Peace River North
* Peace River South
* Prince George-Mount Robson
* Prince George North
* Prince George-Omineca
* Skeena

Southern Interior|

* Columbia River-Revelstoke
* East Kootenay
* Kamloops
* Kamloops-North Thompson
* Kelowna-Lake Country
* Kelowna-Mission
* Nelson-Creston
* Okanagan-Westside
* Okanagan-Vernon
* Penticton-Okanagan Valley
* Shuswap
* West Kootenay-Boundary
* Yale-Lillooet

Fraser Valley / South LM|

* Abbotsford-Clayburn
* Abbotsford-Mount Lehman
* Chilliwack-Kent
* Chilliwack-Sumas
* Delta North
* Delta South
* Fort Langley-Aldergrove
* Langley
* Maple Ridge-Mission
* Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
* Richmond Centre
* Richmond East
* Richmond-Steveston
* Surrey-Cloverdale
* Surrey-Green Timbers
* Surrey-Newton
* Surrey-Panorama Ridge
* Surrey-Tynehead
* Surrey-Whalley
* Surrey-White Rock

Vancouver / North LM|

* Burnaby-Edmonds
* Burnaby North
* Burnaby-Willingdon
* Burquitlam
* Coquitlam-Maillardville
* New Westminster
* North Vancouver-Lonsdale
* North Vancouver-Seymour
* Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
* Port Moody-Westwood
* Vancouver-Burrard
* Vancouver-Fairview
* Vancouver-Fraserview
* Vancouver-Hastings
* Vancouver-Kensington
* Vancouver-Kingsway
* Vancouver-Langara
* Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
* Vancouver-Point Grey
* Vancouver-Quilchena
* West Vancouver-Capilano
* West Vancouver-Garibaldi

Vancouver Island / South Coast|

* Alberni-Qualicum
* Comox Valley
* Cowichan-Ladysmith
* Esquimalt-Metchosin
* Malahat-Juan de Fuca
* Nanaimo
* Nanaimo-Parksville
* North Island
* Oak Bay-Gordon Head
* Powell River-Sunshine Coast
* Saanich North and the Islands
* Saanich South
* Victoria-Beacon Hill
* Victoria-Hillside

See also:|

* 2001 general election
* 2005 general election
* 2008 electoral redistribution
* Defunct districts

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