Chilliwack-Kent

Chilliwack-Kent was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, that existed from 2001 to 2009 and again from 2017 to 2024.

Chilliwack-Kent

British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
District created	2015
District abolished	2024
First contested	2017
Last contested	2020

Between 2009 and 2017, 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. Under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution that took effect for the 2024 general election, riding was eliminated: Kent and other communities north of the Fraser River were redistributed to Fraser-Nicola, lands between the Fraser and Trans-Canada Highway were redistributed to Chilliwack North, and the remaining southern portion of the riding formed the new electoral district of Chilliwack-Cultus Lake.^[1]

Demographics

Population, 2014	51,021
Area (km2)	3,168[2]

History

Chilliwack-Kent
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
Riding created from Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Mission-Kent
37th	2001–2005		Barry Penner	Liberal
38th	2005–2009
Chilliwack-Hope
39th	2009–2012		Barry Penner	Liberal
	2012–2013		Gwen O'Mahony	New Democratic
40th	2013–2017		Laurie Throness	Liberal
Chilliwack-Kent
41st	2017–2020		Laurie Throness	Liberal
42nd	2020–2024		Kelli Paddon	New Democratic
Riding dissolved into Chilliwack-Cultus Lake',' Chilliwack North and Fraser-Nicola

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The last election for this riding was in 2020 and its member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) was Kelli Paddon. She replaced 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.^[3]

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[4][5]

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[6]

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%

See also

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