Langley (electoral district)

Langley is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It is a 327 km² riding with 117,858 people located in the suburbs of the Lower Mainland.

The electoral district was created in the 2003 Representation Order with 82,070 people from the former riding of Langley—Abbotsford, and 28,976 people from South Surrey—White Rock—Langley. This new riding includes the City of Langley, the Township of Langley, and the Indian reserves of Katzie IR No. 2, Matsqui IR No. 4 and McMillan Island IR No. 6.

Members of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Mark Warawa, a former loss prevention officer. He was first elected in the 2004 election. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada caucus. He serves as a member on the Legislative Committee on Bill C-38 and the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. During the 40th Parliament, he was the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of the Environment and served as a member of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

Election results

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

References

1. ^ Mikkel Paulson (July 23, 2010). "[ELECTED] British Columbia | Langley | Craig Nobbs". Pirate Party of Canada. https://www.pirateparty.ca/forum/index.php?topic=19.msg1782#msg1782. Retrieved February 12, 2011. 

Sources

• Library of Parliament Riding Profile
• Canadian Census, 2001 profile
• Campaign expense data from Elections Canada - 2008
• Results - 2004
• Expenditures - 2004
• SI/2003-154: Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act: Proclamation Delcaring the Representation Order to be in Force Effective on the First Dissolution of Parliament that Occurs after August 25, 2004, Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 137, No. 6 Extra, 29 August, 2003
• 2003 Representation Order Transposition of Population