Chilliwhack (electoral district)

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Chilliwhack was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1903. It was the successor riding to Westminster-Chilliwhack and itself was succeeded by Chilliwack after the 1912 election.

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Political Geography and History 3 Notable elections 4 Notable MLAs 5 Electoral history

[edit] Demographics

Population, 1961
Population change, 1871-1961
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

[edit] Political Geography and History

[edit] Notable elections

[edit] Notable MLAs

[edit] Electoral history

Note: Winners of each election are in bold.

10th British Columbia election, 1903
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Luther Atkinson	267	44.72%		unknown
	Liberal	Charles William Munro	330	55.28%		unknown
Total valid votes			597	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

11th British Columbia election, 1907
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Samuel Arthur Cawley	310	48.36%		unknown
	Liberal	Charles William Munro	331	51.64%		unknown
Total valid votes			641	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

12th British Columbia election, 1909
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Samuel Arthur Cawley	604	54.07%		unknown
	Liberal	Charles William Munro	513	45.93%		unknown
Total valid votes			1,117	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

13th British Columbia election, 1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Samuel Arthur Cawley	Acclaimed	-.-%		unknown
Total valid votes			n/a	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

A redistribution following the 1912 election adjusted this riding's boundaries somewhat, and adopted the more modern form of the name, such that the successor riding is Chilliwack (no "h").