# Chilliwack—Hope (federal electoral district)

Chilliwack—Hope is a federal electoral district in the Fraser Valley region of British Columbia.
Chilliwack—Hope was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015. It was created out of 76% of the electoral district of Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon.

## Demographics

Panethnic groups in Chilliwack—Hope (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 88,205 | 80.07% | 82,320 | 83.88% | 78,395 | 85.96% |
| Indigenous | 10,155 | 9.22% | 9,255 | 9.43% | 8,355 | 9.16% |
| South Asian | 3,255 | 2.95% | 1,480 | 1.51% | 955 | 1.05% |
| Southeast Asian | 2,585 | 2.35% | 1,365 | 1.39% | 980 | 1.07% |
| East Asian | 2,550 | 2.31% | 1,835 | 1.87% | 1,420 | 1.56% |
| Latin American | 1,115 | 1.01% | 555 | 0.57% | 405 | 0.44% |
| African | 1,060 | 0.96% | 730 | 0.74% | 345 | 0.38% |
| Middle Eastern | 520 | 0.47% | 220 | 0.22% | 80 | 0.09% |
| Other | 715 | 0.65% | 380 | 0.39% | 265 | 0.29% |
| Total responses | 110,160 | 98.32% | 98,135 | 98.01% | 91,200 | 98.35% |
| Total population | 112,037 | 100% | 100,126 | 100% | 92,734 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||
    According to the 2011 Canadian census; 2013 representation
Ethnic groups: 86.0% White, 9.2% Aboriginal, 1.0% South Asian
Languages: 87.8% English, 3.2% German, 2.0% Dutch, 1.6% French
Religions: 55.5% Christian (13.1% Catholic, 5.8% United Church, 4.0% Anglican, 2.3% Lutheran, 2.2% Pentecostal, 2.0% Baptist, 1.3% Presbyterian, 24.8% Other), 42.0% No religion
Median income (2010): $26,035
Average income (2010): $34,587

## Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:
| Party | Association name | CEO | HQ address | HQ city |
| Christian Heritage | Christian Heritage Party EDA for Chilliwack—Hope | Gary Yendall | 45452 Bernard Avenue | Chilliwack |
| Conservative | Chilliwack—Hope Conservative Association | Jeremy Giesbrecht | 4314 Kehler Street | Chilliwack |
| Green | Chilliwack—Hope Federal Green Party Association | Thomas S. A. Cheney | 26-45545 Tamihi Way | Chilliwack |
| Liberal | Chilliwack—Hope Federal Liberal Association | Bob Besner | 460-580 Hornby Street | Vancouver |
| New Democratic | Chilliwack—Hope Federal NDP Riding Association | Al Ens | 45915 Stevenson Road | Chilliwack |

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Chilliwack—Hope Riding created from Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Mark Strahl | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Mark Strahl | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Mark Strahl | Conservative |

## Election results
### 2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 25,421 | 45.99 |
| New Democratic | 14,603 | 26.42 |
| Liberal | 9,463 | 17.12 |
| People's | 4,230 | 7.65 |
| Green | 1,553 | 2.81 |

### 2013 representation order

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Mark Strahl | 23,987 | 46.0 | -3.6 | $91,344.54 |
| | New Democratic | DJ Pohl | 13,927 | 26.7 | +10.0 | $41,511.72 |
| | Liberal | Kelly Velonis | 8,851 | 17.0 | -3.2 | $18,245.64 |
| | People's | Rob Bogunovic | 4,004 | 7.7 | +4.4 | $0.00 |
| | Green | Arthur Green | 1,391 | 2.7 | -7.1 | $3,746.80 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 52,160 | 99.5 | – | $114,712.45 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 250 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,410 | 61.4 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 85,413 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -6.8 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Mark Strahl | 26,672 | 49.6 | +7.27 | $86,173.66 |
| | Liberal | Kelly Velonis | 10,848 | 20.2 | -13.58 | $33,357.09 |
| | New Democratic | Heather McQuillan | 8,957 | 16.7 | +1.50 | $9,116.65 |
| | Green | Arthur Green | 5,243 | 9.8 | +5.09 | $10,352.47 |
| | People's | Rob Bogunovic | 1,760 | 3.3 | – | $5,190.90 |
| | Christian Heritage | Daniel Lamache | 202 | 0.4 | – | $2,024.46 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell | 73 | 0.1 | -0.06 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,755 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 226 | 0.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,981 | 65.68 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 82,178 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +10.43 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Mark Strahl | 21,445 | 42.33 | -17.23 | $123,128.62 |
| | Liberal | Louis De Jaeger | 17,114 | 33.78 | +22.60 | $60,637.40 |
| | New Democratic | Seonaigh MacPherson | 9,218 | 18.20 | -5.30 | $33,220.27 |
| | Green | Thomas Cheney | 2,386 | 4.71 | -0.32 | $1,715.67 |
| | Libertarian | Alexander Johnson | 416 | 0.82 | – | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell | 82 | 0.16 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,661 | 100.00 | | $204,841.51 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 154 | 0.30 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,815 | 69.73 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 72,874 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -19.92 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 22,748 | 59.57 |
| New Democratic | 8,972 | 23.49 |
| Liberal | 4,272 | 11.19 |
| Green | 1,922 | 5.03 |
| Others | 276 | 0.72 |