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Langley—Abbotsford was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

in British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Canada

Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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from 1997 to 2004.

Geography

It consisted of the western part of Central Fraser Valley Regional District and the northwestern part of Langley District Municipality.

History

"Langley—Matsqui" riding was created in 1996 from parts of Fraser Valley East

Fraser Valley East

Fraser Valley East was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from1968 to 1997.This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Fraser Valley, Kamloops and Okanagan Boundary ridings....

, Fraser Valley West

Fraser Valley West

Fraser Valley Westwas a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1997....

and Surrey—White Rock—South Langley

Surrey—White Rock—South Langley

Surrey—White Rock—South Langley was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997.- Geography :...

. The riding was renamed "Langley—Abbotsford" in 1997. It was only used in the 1997

Canadian federal election, 1997

The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...

and 2000

Canadian federal election, 2000

The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....

federal elections. The riding was abolished in 2003, divided between the ridings of Abbotsford

Abbotsford (electoral district)

Abbotsford is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-Demographics:...

and Langley

Langley (electoral district)

Langley is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004...

Member of Parliament

This riding elected only one Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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Randy White
Randy White (politician)
Randy White is an accountant and former Canadian politician.White was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as theReform Party Member of Parliament for...

- Reform Party
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....

, Canadian Alliance
Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...

, Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...

(1993-2005).

Election results

|-

|Canadian Alliance
|Randy White

Randy White (politician)

Randy White is an accountant and former Canadian politician.White was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as theReform Party Member of Parliament for...

|align="right"|38,810
|align="right"|70.11%
|
|align="right"|$56,408

|Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

|Steve Ferguson
|align="right"|9,554
|align="right"|17.25%
|
|align="right"|$14,677
|-

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...

|Paul Latham
|align="right"|2,353
|align="right"|4.25%
|
|align="right"|$1,300

|No Affiliation
|Harold John Ludwig
|align="right"|420
|align="right"|0.75%
|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|55,355
!align="right"|100.00%
!
!
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|186
!align="right"|0.33%
!
!
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|55,541
!align="right"|66.94%
!
!
|}

|-

|Reform

Reform Party of Canada

The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....

|Randy White

Randy White (politician)

Randy White is an accountant and former Canadian politician.White was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as theReform Party Member of Parliament for...

|align="right"|31,664
|align="right"|62.02%
|
|align="right"|$47,566

|Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

|Peter Warkentin
|align="right"|12,733
|align="right"|24.94%
|
|align="right"|$62,704
|-

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

Green Party of Canada

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Christian Heritage Party of Canada

The Christian Heritage Party of Canada, also referred to as CHP Canada, is a federal political party that advocates that Canada be governed according to Biblical principles...

Natural Law Party of Canada

The Natural Law Party of Canada was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party founded in 1992 by a group of educators, business leaders, and lawyers who practiced Transcendental Meditation....

|Meri Papetti
|align="right"|151
|align="right"|0.29%
|
|align="right"|$4
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|51,051
!align="right"|100.00%
!
!
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots
!align="right"|151
!align="right"|0.29%
!
!
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|51,202
!align="right"|67.27%
!
!
|}

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament

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Geography

History

Member of Parliament

Election results

See also

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