Abbotsford (electoral district)
Defunct federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
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Abbotsford is a former federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2025.
 British Columbia electoral district | |
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Boundaries relative to other Lower Mainland ridings | |
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 2003 |
| District abolished | 2023 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2021 |
| District webpage | profile, map |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2016)[1][2] | 101,814 |
| Electors (2019) | 74,814 |
| Area (km²)[1] | 176 |
| Census division | Fraser Valley |
| Census subdivision(s) | Abbotsford, Fraser Valley H Electoral Area, Matsqui Main 2, Upper Sumas 6 |
Demographics
| Panethnic group |
2021[3] | 2016[4] | 2011[5] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||||||
| European[a] | 66,245 | 61.35% | 68,105 | 68.47% | 69,855 | 73.82% | ||||||||
| South Asian | 24,185 | 22.4% | 17,005 | 17.1% | 13,955 | 14.75% | ||||||||
| Indigenous | 5,810 | 5.38% | 5,585 | 5.62% | 3,920 | 4.14% | ||||||||
| East Asian[b] | 3,520 | 3.26% | 3,335 | 3.35% | 3,040 | 3.21% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asian[c] | 3,450 | 3.19% | 2,170 | 2.18% | 1,355 | 1.43% | ||||||||
| African | 1,570 | 1.45% | 1,135 | 1.14% | 825 | 0.87% | ||||||||
| Latin American | 1,170 | 1.08% | 910 | 0.91% | 595 | 0.63% | ||||||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 1,080 | 1% | 480 | 0.48% | 345 | 0.36% | ||||||||
| Other[e] | 960 | 0.89% | 720 | 0.72% | 730 | 0.77% | ||||||||
| Total responses | 107,985 | 97.87% | 99,460 | 97.69% | 94,625 | 97.48% | ||||||||
| Total population | 110,331 | 100% | 101,814 | 100% | 97,076 | 100% | ||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
The riding has the lowest proportion of Catholics in Canada, with just 10.6% of the population adhering to Catholicism.,[6] as well as the highest proportion (9.8%) of "Christian, not included elsewhere" (non-Protestant, non-Catholic, non-Orthodox).[7][8] 12.2% of its population claim Dutch ethnic origin, the highest such figure for any Canadian federal riding.[9]
Geography
As of the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution, the district includes the southeastern portion of the City of Abbotsford and the Upper Sumas 6 Indian reserve.[10]
History
The electoral district was created in 2003. 56.1% of the riding was taken from Fraser Valley riding, and 43.9% from Langley—Abbotsford.
The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Abbotsford should be adjusted, and a modified electoral district of the same name will be contested in future elections.[11] The redefined Abbotsford loses portions of its current territory in the north and west to the new districts of Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon and Langley—Aldergrove. These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[12]
The 2015 Canadian general election marked the first time a Conservative candidate was elected in Abbotsford with less than 50% of the popular vote.
Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be replaced by Abbotsford—South Langley.[13]
Historical boundaries
2003 representation order
2013 representation order
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsford Riding created from Fraser Valley and Langley—Abbotsford |
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| 38th | 2004–2006 | Randy White | Conservative | |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Ed Fast | ||
| 40th | 2008–2011 | |||
| 41st | 2011–2015 | |||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | |||
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 44th | 2021–2025 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Abbotsford—South Langley and Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford |
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Election results
Graph of election results in Abbotsford (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted) View source data.
| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ed Fast | 21,597 | 47.94 | –3.48 | $80,050.56 | |||
| Liberal | Navreen Gill | 10,907 | 24.21 | +2.63 | $59,443.92 | |||
| New Democratic | Dharmasena Yakandawela | 7,729 | 17.16 | +0.28 | $2,346.91 | |||
| People's | Kevin Sinclair | 3,300 | 7.33 | +5.31 | $10,790.83 | |||
| Green | Stephen Fowler | 1,517 | 3.37 | –4.20 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,050 | 99.19 | – | $109,157.15 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 370 | 0.81 | –0.00 | |||||
| Turnout | 45,420 | 59.43 | –5.94 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 76,429 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –3.06 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[14][15] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ed Fast | 25,162 | 51.42 | +3.15 | $69,612.06 | |||
| Liberal | Seamus Heffernan | 10,560 | 21.58 | –11.21 | $22,436.34 | |||
| New Democratic | Madeleine Sauve | 8,257 | 16.87 | +3.17 | $4,143.63 | |||
| Green | Stephen Fowler | 3,702 | 7.57 | +2.55 | $575.00 | |||
| People's | Locke Duncan | 985 | 2.01 | – | $4,252.19 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Aeriol Alderking | 270 | 0.55 | – | $2,409.11 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,936 | 99.18 | – | $105,365.70 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 403 | 0.82 | +0.40 | |||||
| Turnout | 49,339 | 65.37 | –4.36 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,474 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.18 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[16][17] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ed Fast | 23,229 | 48.27 | –18.61 | $76,055.10 | |||
| Liberal | Peter Njenga | 15,777 | 32.78 | +24.08 | $14,078.53 | |||
| New Democratic | Jen Martel | 6,593 | 13.70 | –5.54 | $11,592.31 | |||
| Green | Stephen Fowler | 2,416 | 5.02 | +0.37 | $2,578.52 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | David MacKay | 109 | 0.23 | –0.30 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,124 | 99.58 | – | $202,055.26 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 202 | 0.42 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 48,326 | 69.74 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 69,299 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –21.35 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[18][19] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[20] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 25,060 | 66.88 | |
| New Democratic | 7,209 | 19.24 | |
| Liberal | 3,260 | 8.70 | |
| Green | 1,744 | 4.65 | |
| Marxist-Leninist | 196 | 0.52 | |
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ed Fast | 32,493 | 65.02 | +1.71 | $71,090.29 | |||
| New Democratic | David Alan Murray | 10,089 | 20.19 | +6.96 | $16,401.57 | |||
| Liberal | Madeleine Hardin | 4,968 | 9.94 | –6.34 | $30,054.03 | |||
| Green | Daniel Bryce | 2,138 | 4.28 | –2.17 | $775.01 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | David MacKay | 286 | 0.57 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,974 | 99.55 | – | $90,794.63 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 225 | 0.45 | –0.07 | |||||
| Turnout | 50,199 | 58.96 | –0.54 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 85,143 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –2.64 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[21][22] | ||||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ed Fast | 30,853 | 63.32 | +0.04 | $75,853.02 | |||
| Liberal | Lionel Dominique Traverse | 7,933 | 16.28 | +3.60 | $53,185.63 | |||
| New Democratic | Bonnie Rai | 6,444 | 13.22 | –3.76 | $4,732.22 | |||
| Green | Karen Durant | 3,141 | 6.45 | +0.63 | $833.57 | |||
| Marijuana | Tim Felger | 358 | 0.74 | +0.03 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,729 | 99.48 | – | $86,855.46 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 256 | 0.52 | +0.14 | |||||
| Turnout | 48,985 | 59.50 | –0.84 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,332 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –1.78 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[23][24] | ||||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ed Fast | 29,825 | 63.27 | +1.90 | $68,206.47 | |||
| New Democratic | Jeffrey Hansen-Carlson | 8,004 | 16.98 | +3.34 | $6,955.62 | |||
| Liberal | David Oliver | 5,976 | 12.68 | –7.27 | $22,522.38 | |||
| Green | Stephanie Ashley-Pryce | 2,740 | 5.81 | +2.93 | $320.72 | |||
| Marijuana | Tim Felger | 334 | 0.71 | –0.13 | none listed | |||
| Canadian Action | Richard Gebert | 173 | 0.37 | – | $80.13 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | David MacKay | 86 | 0.18 | +0.08 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,138 | 99.61 | – | $79,106.16 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 183 | 0.39 | +0.01 | |||||
| Turnout | 47,321 | 60.33 | –4.24 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 78,433 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –0.72 | ||||||
| Note: David Oliver was registered as the Liberal candidate, but lost the support of the Liberal Party, and would not have sat with the Liberal caucus had he been he be elected until cleared of allegations made by the NDP candidate. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[25][26] | ||||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Randy White | 29,587 | 61.37 | – | $66,142.97 | |||
| Liberal | Moe Gill | 9,617 | 19.95 | – | $41,240.27 | |||
| New Democratic | Scott Fast | 6,575 | 13.64 | – | $6,979.90 | |||
| Green | Karl Hann | 1,389 | 2.88 | – | $539.80 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Harold J. Ludwig | 585 | 1.21 | – | $2,442.88 | |||
| Marijuana | Tim Felger | 404 | 0.84 | – | $9,999.29 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | David MacKay | 51 | 0.11 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,208 | 99.62 | – | $75,518.93 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 182 | 0.38 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 48,390 | 64.57 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 74,939 | |||||||
| Conservative notional hold | Swing | – | ||||||
| Note: Change based on redistributed results. Conservative change based on combined total of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[27][28] | ||||||||