Abbotsford (provincial electoral district)

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Abbotsford
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
District created1991
First contested 1991
Last contested 1996
Demographics
Census division(s) Fraser Valley Regional District
Census subdivision(s) Abbotsford, Chilliwack

Abbotsford was a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. It was first contested in the 1991 British Columbia General Election. The riding was formed from an amalgamation of parts of the formerly dual-member Central Fraser Valley and Chilliwack ridings

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History

Abbotsford
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Central Fraser Valley and Chilliwack
35th 1991–1995   Harry de Jong Social Credit
1995–1996   John van Dongen Liberal
36th 1996–2001
Riding dissolved into Abbotsford-Clayburn, Chilliwack-Kent and Chilliwack-Sumas

Results

1996 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John van Dongen 10,99850.25Increase2.svg 7.44
New Democratic Bruce Temple5,40524.69Increase2.svg 15.73
Reform Mark Warawa 4,08618.67Decrease2.svg 21.91
Progressive Democrat Merilyn Anderson1,1265.14Increase2.svg 2.15
Green Geoff Berner2741.25Increase2.svg 0.68
Total valid votes21,889100.00
Total rejected ballots72
Liberal hold Swing +14.68
British Columbia provincial by-election, May 3, 1995
Resignation of Harry de Jong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John van Dongen 5,58842.81Increase2.svg 7.44
Reform Bill Kilpatrick5,29740.58New
New Democratic Rollie Keith1,1708.96Decrease2.svg 19.55
Progressive Democrat Cathy Goodfellow3913.00New
Freedom Kathleen F. Toth2011.54New
Progressive Conservative Kenneth D. Skilnick1711.31New
Social Credit Alan Levinson1611.23Decrease2.svg 34.89
Green Michael Horn750.57New
Total valid votes13,054100.00
Total rejected ballots112
Liberal gain from Social Credit Swing +21.17
Source(s)
[1]
1991 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Social Credit Harry de Jong 6,64736.12
Liberal Calvin Wickham6,50935.37
New Democratic Shirley Cooke5,24628.51
Total valid votes18,402100.00
Total rejected ballots437
Source(s)
[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "1987-2001 Election History" (PDF). Elections British Columbia. 2003. Retrieved 2024-03-15.