Chilliwack-Sumas was a provincial

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for the

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, Canada from 2001 to 2009.

Demographics

Geography

1999 redistribution

Changes from Chilliwack to Chilliwack-Sumas include: *Removal of half of the City of Chilliwack *Removal of all area east of the City of Chilliwack Changes from other electoral district to Chilliwack-Sumas *Inclusion of the southwestern portion of the City of Abbotsford *Inclusion of Sumas Mountain

Member of the Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Hon.

John Les John Les (born 1952) is a Canadian politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for British Columbia, representing Chilliwack-Sumas from 2001 to 2009, and Chilliwack from 2009 to 2013. A caucus member of the British Columbia ...

, a former

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Chilliwack Chilliwack ( ) is a city of about 100,000 people and in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located about east of the City of Vancouver in the Fraser Valley. The enumerated population is 93,203 in the city and 113,767 in the gr ...

. He was first elected in 2001. He represents the

British Columbia Liberal Party BC United (BCU), known from 1903 until 2023 as the British Columbia Liberal Party or BC Liberals, is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party has been described as conservative, neoliberal, and occupying a centre-right ...

. Mr. Les was appointed Minister of Small Business and Economic Development on Jan. 26, 2004. He is seeking re-election in the newly created

riding for the 2009 election.

Election results

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External links

BC Stats - 2001 (pdf)Results of 2001 election (pdf)2001 Expenditures (pdf)Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
{{British Columbia provincial electoral districts 2001-2009 Former provincial electoral districts of British Columbia Politics of Chilliwack