Chilliwack-Sumas

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

Demographics
Population, 2001 46,700
Population Change, 1996–2001 7.7%
Area (km²) 259.46
Pop. Density (people per km²) 180

Geography

1999 Redistribution

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

Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Hon. John Les, a former mayor of Chilliwack. He was first elected in 2001. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. Mr. Les was appointed Minister of Small Business and Economic Development on Jan. 26, 2004. He is seeking re-election in the newly created Chilliwack riding for the 2009 election.

Election results
2005 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJohn Les11,99557.36
New DemocraticJohn-Henry Harter6,47730.97
GreenNorm Siefken1,7318.28
Democratic ReformBrian Downey3151.51
Youth CoalitionAugustine Lee2661.27
ModeratesAdam James Solheim1270.61
Total 20,911100.00
B.C. General Election 2001: Chilliwack-Sumas
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
LiberalJohn Les14,13774.80%$38,708
  NDP Christine Muise 2,434 12.88% $4,360
ConservativeGrant Cepuran1,1996.34%$354
MarijuanaNorm Siefken1,1305.98%$973
Total valid votes 18,900 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 168 0.89%
Turnout 19,068 70.58%
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