Abbotsford South

Abbotsford South
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 

Darryl Plecas
Liberal

District created 2008
First contested 2009
Demographics
Population (2006) 49,590
Area (km²) 211.10
Pop. density (per km²) 234.9
Census divisions Fraser Valley Regional District
Census subdivisions Abbotsford

Abbotsford South is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It came into effect in the B.C. General Election 2009.

Member of Legislative Assembly

On account of the realignment of electoral boundaries, most incumbents did not represent the entirety of their listed district during the preceding legislative term. John van Dongen, British Columbia Liberal Party was initially elected during a 1995 election to the Abbotsford-Clayburn riding and has represented them ever since. He successful ran for re-election in the newly created riding of Abbotsford South.

Election results

B.C. General Election 2013: Abbotsford South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Darryl Plecas 9,564 47.74
IndependentJohn van Dongen 5,587 27.89
New DemocraticLakhvinder Jhaj 4,210 21.01
MarijuanaSteve Finlay 418 2.09
ExcaliburPatricia Smith 256 1.28
Total Valid Votes 20,035
Total Rejected Ballots
Turnout
B.C. General Election 2009 Abbotsford South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalJohn van Dongen 9,566 58.47% n/a
     NDP Bonnie Rai 4,197 25.65% n/a
GreenDaniel Bryce 1,244 7.61% n/a
     Conservative Gurcharan Dhaliwal 1,019 6.23% n/a
     Independent Tim Felger 334 2.04% n/a
Total 16,360 [1] 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ http://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/2009GE/2009-GE-SOV.pdf