| British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
BC Liberal |
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| District created | 2008 | ||
| First contested | 2009 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 48,549 | ||
| Electors | |||
| Area (km²) | 105.03 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 462.2 | ||
| Census divisions | Fraser Valley Regional District | ||
| Census subdivisions | Abbotsford | ||
Abbotsford West is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It will come into effect upon the next dissolution of the BC Legislature, currently scheduled for April 2009, and will first be contested in the ensuing election.
On account of the realignment of electoral boundaries, most incumbents did not represent the entirety of their listed district during the preceding legislative term. Mike de Jong, British Columbia Liberal Party was re-elected in 1996, 2001 and 2005 to the Abbotsford-Mount Lehman riding. He was also successful elected in this new redistricted riding in the 2009 election.
| B.C. General Election 2009 Abbotsford West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| BC Liberal | Mike de Jong | 8,992 | |||
| NDP | Taranjit Purewal | 5,106 | |||
| Conservative | Dalbir Benipal | 1,043 | |||
| Green | Karen Durant | 970 | |||
| Total | |||||