Chilliwhack (electoral district)

For the modern electoral district, see Chilliwack (electoral district).

This article is about the defunct provincial electoral district. For the former district municipality of Chilliwhack, see Chilliwack, British Columbia.

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.

Demographics

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

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").