Chilliwack-Kent

Chilliwack-Kent is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada that first existed from 2001 to 2009, when it was replaced by the Chilliwack-Hope riding. In the 2015 redistribution, the eastern portion of Chilliwack-Hope was adjusted and the name Chilliwack-Kent was brought back into service and was contested in the 2017 general election.

Chilliwack-Kent

British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA	Kelli Paddon New Democratic
District created	2015
First contested	2017
Last contested	2020

Demographics

Population, 2014	51,021
Area (km^2)	3,168

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Geography

1999 Redistribution

Changes from Chilliwack to Chilliwack-Kent include:

History

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
Chilliwack-Kent
37th	2001–2005		Barry Penner	Liberal
38th	2005–2009
Chilliwack-Hope
39th	2009–2011		Barry Penner	Liberal
	2011–2013		Gwen O'Mahony	New Democratic
40th	2013–2017		Laurie Throness	Liberal
Chilliwack-Kent
41st	2017–2020		Laurie Throness	Liberal
42nd	2020–present		Kelli Paddon	New Democratic

Member of Legislative Assembly

As of the 2020 election, its MLA is Kelli Paddon, replacing Laurie Throness, who was first elected to represent the Chilliwack-Hope riding in 2013. From 2001 to 2009, Chilliwack-Kent was represented by Barry Penner.^[2]

Election results

v t e 2020 British Columbia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Kelli Paddon	8,268	36.42	+4.02	$1,969.76
	Liberal	Laurie Throness	6,964	30.68	−22.07	$31,151.35
	Independent	Jason Lum	5,370	23.65	–	$14,923.72
	Green	Jeff Hammersmark	1,822	8.03	−6.32	$0.00
	Libertarian	Eli Gagné	278	1.22	–	$0.00
Total valid votes			22,702	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC^[3]^[4]

v t e 2017 British Columbia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Laurie Throness	11,841	52.75	$38,776
	New Democratic	Patti MacAhonic	7,273	32.40	$25,581
	Green	Josie Bleuer	3,335	14.85	$62
Total valid votes			22,449	100.00
Total rejected ballots			145	0.64
Turnout			22,594	59.55
Source: Elections BC^[5]

2009-2017, Riding dissolved into Chilliwack-Hope

v t e 2005 British Columbia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Barry Penner	11,368	57.14	$77,840
	New Democratic	Malcolm James	6,534	32.84	$16,280
	Green	Hans Mulder	1,651	8.30	$1,742
	Moderates	David Michael Anderson	240	1.21	$120
	Youth Coalition	Colin Wormworth	103	0.52	$100
Total valid votes			19,896	100
Total rejected ballots			118	0.59
Turnout			20,014	58.71

B.C. General Election 2001: Chilliwack-Kent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Liberal	Barry Penner	13,814	74.88%		$40,938
	NDP	Malcolm James	2,155	11.68%		$3,979
	Green	Larry Commodore	1,511	8.19%	–	$890
	Marijuana	David Ferguson	968	5.25%		$1,496
Total valid votes			18,448	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			94	0.51%
Turnout			18,542	71.63%

External links

• BC Stats - 2001 (pdf

References

1. bc-ebc.ca/docs/BC-EBC Population of Proposed Electoral Districts.pdf
2. "Chilliwack-Hope B.C. Votes". CBC.ca. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
3. "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
4. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
5. "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.

Coordinates: 49°07′12″N 121°56′46″W / 49.120°N 121.946°W / 49.120; -121.946