# Chilliwack-Kent

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

## Demographics

| Population, 2014 | 51,021 |
| Area (km$^2$) | 3,168 |

## Geography
### 1999 redistribution

Changes from Chilliwack to Chilliwack-Kent include:

## History

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

## Member of the Legislative Assembly

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

## Election results

vte2020 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,702 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2017 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,449 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 145 | 0.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,594 | 59.55 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||

### 2009-2017, Riding dissolved into Chilliwack-Hope

vte2005 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,896 | 100 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 118 | 0.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,014 | 58.71 |
B.C. General Election 2001: Chilliwack-Kent :
| Party | 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,448 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 94 | 0.51% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,542 | 71.63% |