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

Demographics

{| class="wikitable"

|Population, 2001

|46,700

|-

|Population Change, 1996–2001

|7.7%

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|Area (km<sup>2</sup>)

|259.46

|-

|Pop. Density (people per km<sup>2</sup>)

|180

|}

1999 electoral 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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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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|NDP

|Christine Muise

|align="right"|2,434

|align="right"|12.88%

|align="right"|

|align="right"|$4,360

See also

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

References

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