Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon was a federal
electoral district
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in the
province
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of
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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The House of Common ...
from 2004 to 2015.
Geography
The district includes the City of
Chilliwack
Chilliwack ( )( hur, Ts'elxwéyeqw) is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Chilliwack is surrounded by mountains and home to recreational areas such as Cultus Lake and Chilliwack Lake Provincial Parks. There are numerous outdoor ...
, the Districts of
Hope
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As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish ...
and
Kent
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(which includes the town of
Agassiz, the small towns along the Fraser Canyon north to and including the Village of
Lytton and the District of
Lillooet
Lillooet () is a district municipality in the Squamish-Lillooet region of southwestern British Columbia. The town is on the west shore of the Fraser River immediately north of the Seton River mouth. On BC Highway 99, the locality is by road abou ...
, plus the rural settlements and mountain towns of the
Bridge River Country
The Bridge River Country is a historic geographic region and mining district in the Interior of British Columbia, Canada, lying between the Fraser Canyon and the valley of the Lillooet River, south of the Chilcotin Plateau and north of the Lillooet ...
.
History
The electoral district was created in 2003 principally from
Fraser Valley
The Fraser Valley is a geographical region in southwestern British Columbia, Canada and northwestern Washington State. It starts just west of Hope in a narrow valley encompassing the Fraser River and ends at the Pacific Ocean stretching from the ...
riding with additional parts from
Cariboo—Chilcotin
Cariboo—Chilcotin was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons from 1979 to 2003.
Geography
It consisted initially of:
* ...
,
Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission,
Okanagan—Coquihalla
Okanagan—Coquihalla was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015.
Geography
The electoral district included the towns of Penticton, ...
and
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast.
The
2012 electoral redistribution dissolved this riding into
Chilliwack—Hope and
Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon, with a small portion going to
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country (formerly West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
Geography
The ...
. This came into effect for the
2015 election.
Members of Parliament
Election results
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
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References
*
Library of Parliament Riding ProfileExpenditures - 2008Expenditures - 2004
Notes
External links
* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
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Former federal electoral districts of British Columbia
Lillooet
Politics of Chilliwack