Langley—Abbotsford (formerly known as Langley—Matsqui) was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004.
 British Columbia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1996 |
| District abolished | 2003 |
| First contested | 1997 |
| Last contested | 2000 |
Geography
editIt consisted of the western part of Central Fraser Valley Regional District and the northwestern part of Langley District Municipality.
History
edit"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.
Member of Parliament
editThis riding elected only one Member of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Fraser Valley East, Fraser Valley West and Surrey—White Rock—South Langley |
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| 36th | 1997–2000 | Randy White | Reform | |
| 2000–2000 | Alliance | |||
| 37th | 2000–2003 | |||
| 2003–2004 | Conservative | |||
| Riding dissolved into Abbotsford and Langley | ||||
Election results
edit| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Alliance | Randy White | 38,810 | 70.11 | +8.09 | $56,408 | |||
| Liberal | Steve Ferguson | 9,554 | 17.25 | -7.69 | $14,677 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Bev Braaten | 4,218 | 7.61 | +4.09 | $6,593 | |||
| New Democratic | Paul Latham | 2,353 | 4.25 | -2.44 | $1,300 | |||
| No affiliation | Harold John Ludwig | 420 | 0.75 | -0.21 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 55,355 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 186 | 0.33 | ||||||
| Turnout | 55,541 | 66.94 | ||||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | +7.89 | ||||||
| Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party. | ||||||||
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Reform | Randy White | 31,664 | 62.02 | $47,566 | ||||
| Liberal | Peter Warkentin | 12,733 | 24.94 | $62,704 | ||||
| New Democratic | 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 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 151 | 0.29 | ||||||
| Turnout | 51,202 | 67.27 | ||||||
| This riding was created from parts of Fraser Valley East, Fraser Valley West and Surrey—White Rock—South Langley, all of which elected a Reform candidate in the previous election. Randy White was the incumbent from Fraser Valley West. | ||||||||
See also
editExternal links
editRiding history from the Library of Parliament: