Abbotsford-Mission
Abbotsford-Mission is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It came into effect upon the dissolution of the 38th BC Parliament in April 2009, and was first contested in the ensuing election.
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2008 | ||
| First contested | 2009 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 49,731 | ||
| Area (km²) | 663.16 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 75 | ||
| Census divisions | Fraser Valley Regional District | ||
| Census subdivisions | Abbotsford, Mission | ||
History
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Maple Ridge-Mission prior to 2009 | ||||
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Randy Hawes | Liberal | |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Simon Gibson | ||
| 41st | 2017–present | |||
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. Randy Hawes, British Columbia Liberal Party was initially elected during the 2005 election and 2001 election to the Maple Ridge-Mission riding.
Electoral history
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | Simon Gibson | 12,879 | 51.19 | $50,561 | ||||
| New Democratic | Andrew Murray Christie | 7,339 | 29.17 | $284 | ||||
| Green | Jennifer Holmes | 4,297 | 17.08 | $1,482 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Dan Cameron | 644 | 2.56 | $466 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 25,159 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 135 | 0.53 | ||||||
| Turnout | 25,294 | 59.20 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[1] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Simon Gibson | 10,417 | 50.67 | |||||
| New Democratic | Preet Rai | 5,591 | 27.20 | |||||
| Conservative | Don Stahl | 1,946 | 9.47 | |||||
| Green | Aird Flavelle | 1,865 | 9.07 | |||||
| Independent | Wendy Bales | 415 | 2.02 | |||||
| Independent | Roman Bojczuk | 204 | 0.99 | |||||
| Excalibur | Marcus Halliday | 119 | 0.58 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 20,557 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 117 | 0.57 | ||||||
| Turnout | 20,674 | 56.63 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[2] | ||||||||
| 2009 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Randy Hawes | 10,372 | 58.37 | |||||
| New Democratic | Lynn Perrin | 5,788 | 32.57 | |||||
| Green | Bill Walsh | 1,611 | 9.06 | |||||
| Total | 17,771 | 100.00 | ||||||
References
- "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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