Abbotsford-Mount Lehman
Defunct provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
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Abbotsford-Mount Lehman was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, from 2001 to 2009.
 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) | 55,493 |
| Electors (2005) | 34,226 |
| Area (km²) | 160.65 |
| Census division | Fraser Valley Regional District |
| Census subdivision | Abbotsford |
Demographics
| Population, 2001 | 55,493 |
| Population Change, 1996–2001 | 14.5% |
| Area (km2) | 160.65 |
| Pop. Density (people per km2) | 345 |
1999 electoral redistribution
Changes from Matsqui to Abbotsford-Mount Lehman include:
- Removal of the southeastern portion, in the Poplar and Mill Lake area
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Its lone MLA was Hon. Mike de Jong, a former lawyer. He was first elected in 1994. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. Mr. de Jong was appointed Minister of Forests on June 5, 2001, and the Minister of Labour and Citizens' Services on June 16, 2005. He was re-elected in the newly created riding of Abbotsford West during the 2009 general election.
Electoral history
| 2001 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | Mike de Jong | 12,660 | 68.48 | $32,765 | ||||
| New Democratic | Taranjit Purewal | 2,431 | 13.15 | $2,775 | ||||
| Unity | Gloria Cavacece (Ewert) | 1,576 | 8.53 | $2,437 | ||||
| Green | Karl Hann | 1,299 | 7.03 | $223 | ||||
| Marijuana | Brian Carlisle | 451 | 2.44 | $394 | ||||
| People's Front | David MacKay | 46 | 0.25 | – | ||||
| Freedom | Robert Wayne McCulloch | 23 | 0.12 | $100 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 18,486 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 116 | 0.63 | ||||||
| Turnout | 18,602 | 71.44 | ||||||
| 2005 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Mike de Jong | 11,325 | 57.55 | |||||
| New Democratic | Taranjit Purewal | 6,132 | 31.16 | |||||
| Green | Jed Anderson | 1,359 | 6.91 | |||||
| Democratic Reform | Robert Arthur Klassen | 472 | 2.40 | |||||
| Marijuana | Timothy Lee Felger | 392 | 1.99 | |||||
| Total | 19,680 | 100.00 | ||||||
See also
References
External links
- BC Stats - 2001 (pdf)
- Results of 2001 election (pdf)
- 2001 Expenditures (pdf)
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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