Abbotsford-Clayburn
Encyclopedia
Abbotsford-Clayburn was a provincial
electoral district
for the Legislative Assembly
of British Columbia
, Canada
from 2001 to 2009.
is Hon. John van Dongen
, a former dairy farmer. He was first elected in 1995. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party
. Mr. van Dongen was appointed Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries on June 5, 2001. He is now running for re-election in the newly created riding of Abbotsford South
.
| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
|John van Dongen
|align="right"|11,047
|align="right"|59.95%
|align="right"|
|-
|NDP
|Michael Nenn
|align="right"|5,555
|align="right"|30.15%
|align="right"|
|Green
|Lance Pizzariello
|align="right"|1,428
|align="right"|7.75%
|align="right"|
|Freedom
|Kenneth Montgomery Keillor
|align="right"|199
|align="right"|1.08%
|align="right"|
|Marijuana
|Iain Gilfillan
|align="right"|198
|align="right"|1.07%
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|18,427
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
|John van Dongen
|align="right"|12,584
|align="right"|72.51%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$32,911
|-
|NDP
|Kris Lind
|align="right"|2,096
|align="right"|12.08%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$1,070
|Unity
|Peter Stiegelmar
|align="right"|1,751
|align="right"|10.09%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$6,073
|Marijuana
|Don Fulford
|align="right"|706
|align="right"|4.07%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$504
|Freedom
|Kenneth Montgomery Keillor
|align="right"|217
|align="right"|1.25%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$107
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|17,354
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|154
!align="right"|0.89%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|17,508
!align="right"|71.30%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
electoral district
Electoral district
An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...
for the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....
of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
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from 2001 to 2009.
Demographics
| Population, 2001 | 44,865 |
| Population Change, 1996–2001 | 4.6% |
| Area (km²) | 81.43 |
| Pop. Density (people per km²) | 551 |
Member of Legislative Assembly
Its MLAMember of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
is Hon. John van Dongen
John van Dongen
John van Dongen is a Member of the Legislative Assembly, representing the riding of Abbotsford South, in the province of British Columbia , Canada. Mr. van Dongen is one of the longest serving BC Liberal MLAs in the BC Legislature...
, a former dairy farmer. He was first elected in 1995. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
. Mr. van Dongen was appointed Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries on June 5, 2001. He is now running for re-election in the newly created riding of Abbotsford South
Abbotsford South
Abbotsford South is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It will come into effect upon the next dissolution of the BC Legislature, currently scheduled for April 2009, and will first be contested in the ensuing election.-...
.
Election results
|-| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|John van Dongen
John van Dongen
John van Dongen is a Member of the Legislative Assembly, representing the riding of Abbotsford South, in the province of British Columbia , Canada. Mr. van Dongen is one of the longest serving BC Liberal MLAs in the BC Legislature...
|align="right"|11,047
|align="right"|59.95%
|align="right"|
|-
|NDP
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
|Michael Nenn
|align="right"|5,555
|align="right"|30.15%
|align="right"|
|Green
Green Party of British Columbia
The Green Party of British Columbia is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. It is led by former Esquimalt municipal councillor, university professor and businessperson Jane Sterk, she was elected by the party in 2007. Penticton realtor and columnist Julius Bloomfield serves as the deputy...
|Lance Pizzariello
|align="right"|1,428
|align="right"|7.75%
|align="right"|
|Freedom
Freedom Party of British Columbia
The Freedom Party of British Columbia is a minor political party in British Columbia, Canada. Several of its policies are based on fundamentalist Christian values....
|Kenneth Montgomery Keillor
|align="right"|199
|align="right"|1.08%
|align="right"|
|Marijuana
British Columbia Marijuana Party
The British Columbia Marijuana Party is a minor political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia that advocates the legalisation of cannabis....
|Iain Gilfillan
|align="right"|198
|align="right"|1.07%
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|18,427
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|John van Dongen
John van Dongen
John van Dongen is a Member of the Legislative Assembly, representing the riding of Abbotsford South, in the province of British Columbia , Canada. Mr. van Dongen is one of the longest serving BC Liberal MLAs in the BC Legislature...
|align="right"|12,584
|align="right"|72.51%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$32,911
|-
|NDP
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
|Kris Lind
|align="right"|2,096
|align="right"|12.08%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$1,070
|Unity
|Peter Stiegelmar
|align="right"|1,751
|align="right"|10.09%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$6,073
|Marijuana
British Columbia Marijuana Party
The British Columbia Marijuana Party is a minor political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia that advocates the legalisation of cannabis....
|Don Fulford
|align="right"|706
|align="right"|4.07%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$504
|Freedom
Freedom Party of British Columbia
The Freedom Party of British Columbia is a minor political party in British Columbia, Canada. Several of its policies are based on fundamentalist Christian values....
|Kenneth Montgomery Keillor
|align="right"|217
|align="right"|1.25%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$107
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|17,354
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|154
!align="right"|0.89%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|17,508
!align="right"|71.30%
!align="right"|
!align="right"|