Abbotsford-Clayburn
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LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
District created1999
District abolished2009
First contested2001
 British Columbia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |
| District created | 1999 |
| District abolished | 2009 |
| First contested | 2001 |
| Last contested | 2005 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2001) | 44,865 |
| Electors (2005) | 31,312 |
| Area (km²) | 81.43 |
| Census division(s) | Fraser Valley Regional District |
| Census subdivision(s) | Abbotsford |
Abbotsford-Clayburn was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, from 2001 to 2009.
| Population, 2001 | 44,865 |
| Population Change, 1996–2001 | 4.6% |
| Area (km2) | 81.43 |
| Pop. Density (people per km2) | 551 |
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Its sole MLA was Hon. John van Dongen, a former dairy farmer who was first elected in 1995, representing the British Columbia Liberal Party. Mr. van Dongen was appointed Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries on June 5, 2001.
Electoral history
| 2001 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | John van Dongen | 12,584 | 72.51 | $32,911 | ||||
| New Democratic | Kris Lind | 2,096 | 12.08 | $1,070 | ||||
| Unity | Peter Stiegelmar | 1,751 | 10.09 | $6,073 | ||||
| Marijuana | Don Fulford | 706 | 4.07 | $504 | ||||
| Freedom | Kenneth Montgomery Keillor | 217 | 1.25 | $107 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 17,354 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 154 | 0.89 | ||||||
| Turnout | 17,508 | 71.30 | ||||||
| 2005 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | John van Dongen | 11,047 | 59.95 | |||||
| New Democratic | Michael Nenn | 5,555 | 30.15 | |||||
| Green | Lance Pizzariello | 1,428 | 7.75 | |||||
| Freedom | Kenneth Montgomery Keillor | 199 | 1.08 | |||||
| Marijuana | Iain Gilfillan | 198 | 1.07 | |||||
| Total | 18,427 | 100.00 | ||||||
