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Abbotsford-Mount Lehman was a provincial

Provinces and territories of Canada

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electoral district

Electoral district

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for the Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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of British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Canada

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from 2001 to 2009.

Demographics

Population, 2001	55,493
Population Change, 1996–2001	14.5%
Area (km²)	160.65
Pop. Density (people per km²)	345

1999 Redistribution

Changes from Matsqui to Abbotsford-Mount Lehman include:

Removal of the southeastern portion, in the Poplar and Mill Lake area

Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA

Member of the Legislative Assembly

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is Hon. Mike de Jong

Mike de Jong

Mike de Jong, Q.C. is a politician from British Columbia, Canada.-Politics and career:He was appointed Minister of Health Mike de Jong on March 14, 2011. He has previously held the post of Attorney General and Government House Leader, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General and Minister of...

, a former lawyer. He was first elected in 1994. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party

British Columbia Liberal Party

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. 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

Abbotsford West

Abbotsford West 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.-...

during the 2009 general election

British Columbia general election, 2009

The 39th British Columbia general election was held on May 12, 2009 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...

Election results

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| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

|Mike de Jong

Mike de Jong

|align="right"|11,325
|align="right"|57.55%
|align="right"|
|-

|NDP

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

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Green Party of British Columbia

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Democratic Reform British Columbia

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British Columbia Marijuana Party

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British Columbia Liberal Party

|Mike de Jong

Mike de Jong

|align="right"|12,660
|align="right"|68.48%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$32,765
|-

|NDP

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

Green Party of British Columbia

British Columbia Marijuana Party

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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....

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