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Chilliwack - Fraser Canyon
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236/237 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Mark Strahl | 28,153 | 57.23 |
Elected |
| NDP | Gwen O'Mahony | 12,665 | 25.75 |
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| LIB | Diane Janzen | 5,317 | 10.81 |
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| GRN | Jamie Hoskins | 2,701 | 5.49 |
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| WBP | Clive Edwards | 180 | 0.37 |
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| ML | Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell | 173 | 0.35 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon runs north from the U.S. border along the Fraser River and includes the Harrison River/Lake valley north to Pemberton. The riding contains the city of Chilliwack, the district municipalities of Lillooet, Hope and Kent, and the villages of Pemberton and Harrison Hot Springs.
This riding was created in 2004 by combining about half of Fraser Valley with portions of Cariboo-Chilcotin, Dewdney-Alouette, Okanagan-Coquihalla and West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast.
Population: 112,118 (2006 census; an increase of 8.1% since 2001)
Political History
In the 2008 election, Conservative Chuck Strahl beat New Democrat Helen Kormendy by more than 20, 000 votes.
This was Social Credit territory through most of the 1950s and 1960s and Tory country in the 1970s and 1980s. After that, the Fraser Valley area went to the Reform/Canadian Alliance's Strahl. Under the Conservative banner, Strahl beat New Democrat Malcolm James by more than 16,500 votes in 2006.
Strahl's 2004 win over the NDP's Rollie Keith was by 14,852 votes. From the 2004 election to 2006, the NDP managed just a 0.3 per cent increase in its share of the vote.
Fraser Valley:
- 1921 - LIB
- 1925-35 inclusive - CON
- 1940-49 inclusive - LIB
- 1953, 1957 - SC
- 1958 - PC
- 1962, 1963, 1965 - SC
Fraser Valley East:
- 1968 - LIB
- 1972-88 inclusive - PC
- 1993, 1997 - REF
- 2000 - CA
Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon:
- 2004, 2006, 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 40.97% (43,160) |
| French | 6.31% (6,645) |
| Aboriginal | 2.18% (2,300) |
| American | 1.22% (1,285) |
| Canadian | 14.32% (15,085) |
| Caribbean | 0.45% (470) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.94% (995) |
| Western European | 14.87% (15,665) |
| Northern European | 6.03% (6,355) |
| Eastern European | 9.15% (9,635) |
| S European | 7.05% (7,425) |
| Other European | 0.87% (920) |
| Scandinavian | 5.56% (5,855) |
| Baltic | 0.42% (445) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.70% (735) |
| African | 0.99% (1,040) |
| Arab | 0.65% (680) |
| Maghrebi | 0.01% (10) |
| West Asia | 0.91% (955) |
| South Asia | 10.54% (11,100) |
| East/SE Asia | 27.29% (28,750) |
| Oceania | 0.74% (775) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.30% (320) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 105,345 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 62% (64,205) |
| French | 1% (980) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (10) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (10) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (0) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 0% (355) |
| Portuguese | 0% (245) |
| Romanian | 0% (65) |
| Spanish | 1% (860) |
| Danish | 0% (265) |
| Dutch | 1% (605) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 2% (1,925) |
| Norwegian | 0% (70) |
| Swedish | 0% (95) |
| Yiddish | 0% (10) |
| Bosnian | 0% (10) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (0) |
| Croatian | 0% (160) |
| Czech | 0% (195) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (240) |
| Russian | 0% (405) |
| Serbian | 0% (75) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (20) |
| Slovak | 0% (85) |
| Slovenian | 0% (10) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (210) |
| Latvian | 0% (10) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (10) |
| Estonian | 0% (30) |
| Finnish | 0% (100) |
| Hungarian | 0% (160) |
| Greek | 0% (275) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (190) |
| Amharic | 0% (40) |
| Arabic | 0% (410) |
| Hebrew | 0% (35) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (195) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (0) |
| Gujarati | 0% (400) |
| Hindi | 1% (780) |
| Kurdish | 0% (10) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 6% (6,410) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (445) |
| Sindhi | 0% (70) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (60) |
| Urdu | 0% (450) |
| Malayalam | 0% (15) |
| Tamil | 0% (125) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 1% (740) |
| Korean | 0% (445) |
| Cantonese | 8% (8,545) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 5% (5,450) |
| Mandarin | 3% (3,015) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (210) |
| Lao | 0% (10) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (370) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (175) |
| Ilocano | 0% (120) |
| Malay | 0% (75) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 3% (2,680) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (15) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (45) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 103,965 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 1.53 |
| Mining | 0.23 |
| Utilities | 0.30 |
| Construction | 9.03 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 2.70 |
| Retail | 11.62 |
| Transport | 3.87 |
| Info Culture | 2.05 |
| Finance Insurance | 3.45 |
| Real Estate | 1.71 |
| ProSciTech | 6.02 |
| Management | 0.06 |
| Waste/Remediation | 4.93 |
| Education | 5.67 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 11.26 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 2.35 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.75 |
| Public Admin | 15.58 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 69,560 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 4.8%
6% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 14.04%
14.58%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 27.81%
27.84%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $89,806
$80,511 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 13%
27% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 36.16%
34.30% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
We'll be updating these info pages as the campaign progresses. If you have any corrections, suggestions or new information to pass on, please email us.
Clive Edwards | |
| Party: Western Bloc Party Contact Information: 604-858-1893 | |
| Marital Status: | Married to Sharon |
| Children: | Two daughters |
| Profession: | Works in the motion picture industry |
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