Langley—Abbotsford
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Langley—Abbotsford (formerly known as Langley—Matsqui) was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004.
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[edit] Geography
It consisted of the western part of Central Fraser Valley Regional District and the northwestern part of Langley District Municipality.
[edit] History
"Langley—Matsqui" riding was created in 1996 from parts of Fraser Valley East, Fraser Valley West and Surrey—White Rock—South Langley. The riding was renamed "Langley—Abbotsford" in 1997. It was only used in the 1997 and 2000 federal elections. The riding was abolished in 2003, divided between the ridings of Abbotsford and Langley.
[edit] Member of Parliament
This riding elected only one Member of Parliament:
- Randy White - Reform Party, Canadian Alliance, Conservative (1993-2005).
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Canadian Alliance | Randy White | 38,810 | 70.11% | $56,408 | ||
| Liberal | Steve Ferguson | 9,554 | 17.25% | $14,677 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Bev Braaten | 4,218 | 7.61% | $6,593 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Paul Latham | 2,353 | 4.25% | $1,300 | ||
| No Affiliation | Harold John Ludwig | 420 | 0.75% | |||
| Total valid votes | 55,355 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 186 | 0.33% | ||||
| Turnout | 55,541 | 66.94% | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Reform | Randy White | 31,664 | 62.02% | $47,566 | ||
| Liberal | Peter Warkentin | 12,733 | 24.94% | $62,704 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Paul Latham | 3,418 | 6.69% | $6,322 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Don Nundal | 1,800 | 3.52% | $4,778 | ||
| Green | Doug Warkentin | 790 | 1.54% | $34 | ||
| Christian Heritage | Harold John Ludwig | 495 | 0.96% | $1,502 | ||
| Natural Law | Meri Papetti | 151 | 0.29% | $4 | ||
| Total valid votes | 51,051 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 151 | 0.29% | ||||
| Turnout | 51,202 | 67.27% | ||||
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Riding history from the Library of Parliament:
