Chilliwack-Sumas

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

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Demographics

Population, 200146,700
Population Change, 1996–20017.7%
Area (km²)259.46
Pop. Density (people per km²)180

Geography

1999 redistribution

Changes from Chilliwack to Chilliwack-Sumas include:

Changes from other electoral district to Chilliwack-Sumas

Member of the 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.[ needs update ]

Election results

2005 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal John Les 11,99557.36
New Democratic John-Henry Harter6,47730.97
Green Norm Siefken1,7318.28
Democratic Reform Brian Downey3151.51
Youth Coalition Augustine Lee2661.27
Moderates Adam James Solheim1270.61
Total20,911100.00
B.C. General Election 2001: Chilliwack-Sumas
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Liberal John Les14,13774.80%$38,708
  NDP Christine Muise2,43412.88%$4,360
Conservative Grant Cepuran1,1996.34%$354
Marijuana Norm Siefken1,1305.98%$973
Total valid votes18,900 100.00%
Total rejected ballots168 0.89%
Turnout19,068 70.58%

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