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2025 Election: Chilliwack, Hope, and Eastern Fraser Valley candidates, ridings, and voting info
Everything you need to know about the upcoming federal election in Chilliwack, Agassiz, Harrison, Hope, and the Fraser Canyon.
Grace Kennedy
March 24, 2025
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The 2025 federal election campaign will end April 28 with a new set of Parliamentarians tasked with the job of governing Canada.
Below, we’ve collected everything voters in Chilliwack, Agassiz, Harrison, Hope, and the Fraser Canyon need to know about the election, including who is running, how to vote, and upcoming all-candidates meetings. You can find your riding below.
Don’t know which riding you are in? Find out here.
You can find our other election hubs here: Langley | Abbotsford & Mission
Chilliwack-Hope
The Chilliwack-Hope riding extends from Chilliwack northeast up the Fraser Canyon to Boston Bar. The riding includes Cultus Lake, Agassiz, and most eastern Fraser Valley rural communities, but it does not include Harrison Hot Springs or Harrison Mills.
You can see our map of the riding’s boundaries here. You can see a PDF of the riding’s boundaries here.
You can find information on how to vote, who your candidates are, details on all-candidates meetings, and links to past stories below.
The parties | Candidates | All-candidates meetings | Election coverage | How to vote | Where to vote | Results
The parties
There are four major parties fielding candidates in BC in the upcoming federal election: the Liberal Party of Canada, the Conservative Party of Canada, NDP, and the Green Party of Canada. There are also other smaller parties and independent candidates. You can find basic information about each party and their platform at the bottom of this page, or by using the links below.
Candidates
So far, four candidates are running in Chilliwack-Hope: Salina Derish (Green), Jeff Galbraith (PPC), Mark Strahl (Conservative), and Teri Westerby (NDP). The candidates are listed in alphabetical order below.
Salina Derish - Green Party of Canada
Incumbent: No
Salina Derish is a Chilliwack entrepreneur and community advocate. She founded PickEco Refills in 2019, and is a founding director of the Downtown Chilliwack Market Society. She previously worked as a truck driver, corrections officer, and army reservist.
Jeff Galbraith - People’s Party of Canada
Incumbent: No
Jeff Galbraith is a Royal Canadian Navy veteran, and currently works at a manufacturing and export company in Chilliwack. He has been a minor hockey coach and is currently a strata president.
Mark Strahl - Conservative Party of Canada
Incumbent: Yes
Mark Strahl has been the MP for the Chilliwack area since 2011, winning the election in the same riding his father Chuck Strahl had held from 1993. He has held a number of positions in the official opposition, including Chief Opposition Whip and several Shadow Minister positions, including Shadow Minister for Transport.
Teri Westerby - NDP
Incumbent: No
Teri Westerby is currently a trustee on the Chilliwack School Board. He was elected in 2022, and was the first openly transgender man to be elected to public office in BC. He was a founding member of Chilliwack Pride Society and a community builder with United Way.
All-candidates meetings
Find upcoming all-candidates meetings and townhalls here.
To come
Election coverage
Find our stories about the 2025 federal election here. (The most recent stories will be at the top of the list.)
Former BC Finance Minister Mike de Jong to run as an independent — March 27, 2025
Most Liberal candidates yet to be revealed in Fraser Valley — March 25, 2025
Fraser Valley: Your 2025 federal election riding — March 23, 2025
How to vote
You can find details on how to vote in our main election hub.
Where to vote
Unlike the BC provincial election, you must submit your ballot in your designated polling station.
If you register in advance, you will receive a voter information card with your designated polling station in the mail.
We will share the list of Fraser Valley polling stations when they become available after April 1.
Results
We will post a link to our Chilliwack and Eastern Fraser Valley results page here when it is live. You will be able to keep up to date on the local outcome in real-time after polls close at 7pm on Monday, April 28. The page will also include who is winning in the Fraser Valley’s other ridings.
Are we missing something? Send us an email.
Mission-Matsqui-Abbotsford
You can find information on the Mission-Matsqui-Abbotsford riding in our Abbotsford and Mission Election Hub.
Are we missing something? Send us an email.
The parties
There are four major parties fielding candidates in BC in the upcoming federal election: the Liberal Party of Canada, the Conservative Party of Canada, NDP, and the Green Party of Canada. There are also other smaller parties and independent candidates. You can find basic information about each party and their platform below.
Liberal Party of Canada (LPC)
Leader: Mark Carney
Website: liberal.ca
Platform: Not yet released
Seats before election call: 153/338
The Liberal Party of Canada is led by Mark Carney, whom party members chose to replace outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in March. They governed with the support of the NDP. Carney is the former governor of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England, but has no political experience. Trudeau resigned in March after nine and a half years as Prime Minister. Previous Liberal prime ministers include Jean Chretien, and Paul Martin.
Conservative Party of Canada (CPC)
Leader: Pierre Poilievre
Website: conservative.ca
Platform: Not yet released
Seats before election call: 120/338
The Conservative Party of Canada has been led by Pierre Poilievre since 2022. Before the dissolution of Parliament it was the official opposition. Poilievre was first elected to Parliament in 2004 at the age of 25 and was a cabinet minister during Stephen Harper's final two years as Prime Minister. The Conservative Party of Canada was formally created in 2003, when the Progressive Conservative and the Canadian Alliance parties merged. It held power from 2006 to 2015, with Harper as Prime Minister. Erin O'Toole led the party during the 2021 election.
NDP
Leader: Jagmeet Singh
Website: ndp.ca
Platform: Not yet released
Seats before election call: 25/338
The New Democratic Party has been led by Jagmeet Singh. Before the dissolution of Parliament it held 25 of 338 seats and supported the Liberals through an agreement in which they pledged not to bring down the government in exchange for action on certain policies. Singh has led the NDP since 2017. He was previously a defence lawyer and a member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament. The NDP has never held power in Canada, although it was the official opposition from 2011 to 2015. Previous NDP leaders include Jack Layton and Tom Mulcair.
Green Party of Canada (GPC)
Leader: Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedeneault
Website: greenparty.ca
Platform: Not yet released
Seats before election call: 2/338
The Green Party of Canada has two party leaders: Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault. May has been a Member of Parliament since 2011. She previously led the party from 2006 to 2019 and returned to the leadership after the resignation of her successor, Annamie Paul. Pedneault joined her as co-leader in January. The party had two MPs before the election: May and Mike Morrice
Others
The Bloc Québécois is a federal party that only runs candidates in Québec and is broadly supportive of Québec independence. The party has been led by Yves-François Blanchet since 2019 and held 33 of 338 seats before the election was called. When no party has a Parliamentary majority, the Bloc has occasionally provided support to governing parties that promise either increased support for social services or decentralization of power within Canada.
The People’s Party of Canada is a relatively new party, formed by former Conservative Maxime Bernier in 2018. (Bernier was previously a cabinet minister in Stephen Harper's Conservative government before being ejected.) The party has never won a seat in Parliament, and last election held 5% of the popular vote.
Other registered political parties include the Animal Protection Party of Canada, the Canadian Future Party, the Centrist Party of Canada, the Christian Heritage Party of Canada, the Communist Part of Canada, the Libertarian Party of Canada, the Marijuana Party, the Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada, the Rhinoceros Party, and the United Party of Canada.
Candidates have also occasionally run as independents, although those bids are rarely successful during an election. There were four independent MPs in Parliament before the election call, three of whom were elected under the Liberal or Conservative banner before leaving the party part-way through their term.
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