Chilliwack-Hope was a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first contested in the 2009 British Columbia General Election. The riding was formed from an amalgamation of parts of Chilliwack-Kent, Yale-Lillooet, Chilliwack-Sumas, West Vancouver-Garibaldi, and Maple Ridge-Mission.
History Due to the re-alignment of electoral boundaries, most incumbents did not represent the entirety of their listed district during the preceding legislative term. Barry Penner, British Columbia Liberal Party was initially elected during the 2005 election and 2001 election to the Chilliwack-Kent riding. He successful ran for re-election again in the 2009 election in the Chilliwack-Hope riding.
Penner resigned the seat on January 9, 2012, and Gwen O'Mahony won the subsequent by-election on April 19, 2012.
Parliament Years Member Party Chilliwack-Kent, Yale-Lillooet and Chilliwack-Sumas prior to 2009 39th 2009–2011 Barry Penner BC Liberal 2012–2013 Gwen O'Mahony New Democrat 40th 2013–2017 Laurie Throness BC Liberal Chilliwack-Kent, Fraser-Nicola and West Vancouver-Sea to Sky after 2017
Results
See also List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts
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