Langley—Abbotsford
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1996
District abolished2003
First contested1997
Last contested2000

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.

Geography

It consisted of the western part of Central Fraser Valley Regional District and the northwestern part of Langley District Municipality.

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.

Member of Parliament

This 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
36th  1997–2000     Randy White Reform
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2003
 2003–2004     Conservative
Riding dissolved into Abbotsford and Langley

Election results

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
AllianceRandy White38,81070.11+8.09$56,408
LiberalSteve Ferguson9,55417.25-7.69$14,677
Progressive ConservativeBev Braaten4,2187.61+4.09$6,593
New DemocraticPaul Latham2,3534.25-2.44$1,300
No affiliationHarold John Ludwig4200.75-0.21
Total valid votes 55,355100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1860.33
Turnout 55,54166.94
Alliance hold Swing +7.89
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party.
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
ReformRandy White31,66462.02$47,566
LiberalPeter Warkentin12,73324.94$62,704
New DemocraticPaul Latham3,4186.69$6,322
Progressive ConservativeDon Nundal1,8003.52$4,778
GreenDoug Warkentin7901.54$34
Christian HeritageHarold John Ludwig4950.96$1,502
Natural LawMeri Papetti1510.29$4
Total valid votes 51,051100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1510.29
Turnout 51,20267.27
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

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

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