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

British Columbia general election, 2005
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
	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%

External links

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