Chilliwack-Kent is a

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electoral district for the

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, 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

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Demographics

Geography

1999 Redistribution

Changes from Chilliwack to Chilliwack-Kent include:

History

Member of Legislative Assembly

As of the 2020 election, its MLA is Kelli Paddon, replacing

Laurie Throness Laurie Throness (born 1958) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Chilliwack-Kent as a member of the British Columbi ...

, who was first elected to represent the Chilliwack-Hope riding in 2013. From 2001 to 2009, Chilliwack-Kent was represented by

Barry Penner Barry Penner, is a Canadian licensed lawyer and former politician in the province of British Columbia. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) for Chilliwack-Hope for 16 years. He also served as Attorney Gene ...

Election results

2009-2017, Riding dissolved into Chilliwack-Hope

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External links

BC Stats - 2001 (pdfResults of 2001 election (pdf)2001 Expenditures (pdf)Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

References

Former provincial electoral districts of British Columbia Politics of Chilliwack {{BritishColumbia-geo-stub