Abbotsford South

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Abbotsford South
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
2023 259 Abbotsford South.svg
Location in the Lower Mainland
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Bruce Banman
Conservative
District created2008
First contested 2009
Last contested 2024
Demographics
Population (2021)60,624
Area (km²)174
Pop. density (per km²)348.4
Census division(s) Fraser Valley Regional District
Census subdivision(s) Abbotsford [1]

Abbotsford South is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It came into effect in the 2009 provincial general election.

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Geography

The electoral district comprises the part of the City of Abbotsford (including its city centre, Barrowtown, Poplar and Aberdeen) lying to the east and south of the following line: commencing at Bradner Road and the Canada–United States border, north along said road to Highway 1, thence southeast along said highway to Fishtrap Creek, thence northeast along said creek to Old Yale Road, thence east along said road to Marshall Road, thence north along said road to Whatcom Road, thence north along said road to McKee Road, thence east along said road to Sumas Mountain Road, thence south along said road back to Highway 1, thence northeast along said highway to the eastern limit of said city. [1]

History

This riding has been represented by the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Abbotsford South
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Abbotsford-Clayburn prior to 2009
39th 2009–2012   John van Dongen Liberal
2012–2012   Conservative
2012–2013   Independent
40th 2013–2017   Darryl Plecas Liberal
41st 2017–2017
2017–2020   Independent
42nd 2020–2023   Bruce Banman Liberal
2023–2023   United
2023–2024   Conservative
43rd 2024–Present

Member of the Legislative Assembly

On account of the realignment of electoral boundaries, most incumbents did not represent the entirety of their listed district during the preceding legislative term. John van Dongen, British Columbia Liberal Party was initially elected during a 1995 election to the Abbotsford-Clayburn riding and has represented them until 2013. He unsuccessfully ran for re-election in the newly created riding of Abbotsford South and lost to Darryl Plecas.

Starting in 2012, the riding has established a unique trend of MLAs switching political parties between elections, with John van Dongen, Darryl Plecas, and Bruce Banman all leaving the Liberal Party (now BC United) and either sitting as independents or joining the Conservative Party. Van Dongen lost re-election after leaving the Conservatives in turn, while Plecas did not stand for re-election.

Election results

2024 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Bruce Banman 13,05361.61–
New Democratic Sarah Kooner7,45435.18–0.21
Independent Amandeep Singh6813.21–
Total valid votes/expenses limit21,188100.00–$71,700.08
Total rejected ballots  
Turnout  
Registered voters
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +30.91
Source: Elections BC [2]
2020 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Bruce Banman 9,73044.69−7.79$44,289.90
New Democratic Inder Johal7,70635.39+7.30$729.55
Green Arid Flavelle2,61712.02−2.98$1,251.04
Christian Heritage Laura-Lynn Thompson1,7207.90+3.67$0.00
Total valid votes21,773100.00–
Total rejected ballots2100.96+0.18
Turnout21,98348.46−6.25
Registered voters45,365
Source: Elections BC [3] [4]
2017 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Darryl Plecas 11,68352.48+4.74$64,989
New Democratic Jasleen Arora6,29728.29+7.28$2,892
Green William Aird Flavelle3,33815.00–$1,673
Christian Heritage Ron Gray9424.23–$686
Total valid votes22,260100.00
Total rejected ballots1740.78
Turnout22,43454.71
Liberal hold Swing +5.08
Source: Elections BC [5]
2013 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Darryl Plecas 9,56447.74−10.73
Independent John van Dongen 5,58727.89–30.58
New Democratic Lakhvinder Jhaj4,21021.01–4.64
Marijuana Steve Finlay4172.08–
Excalibur Patricia Smith2561.28–
Total valid votes20,032100.00
Total rejected ballots2021.00
Turnout20,23455.77
Liberal hold Swing
Net change for van Dongen is in comparison to his 2009 vote percentage. Net change for Plecas is in comparison to the 2009 Liberal vote percentage; in other words the same basis as van Dongen.
Source: Elections BC [6]
2009 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal John van Dongen 9,56658.47
New Democratic Bonnie Rai4,19725.65
Green Daniel Bryce1,2447.61
Conservative Gurcharan Dhaliwal1,0196.23
Independent Tim Felger3342.04
Total valid votes16,360100.00
Total rejected ballots2051.25
Turnout16,56548.75
Registered voters33,979
Liberal hold Swing
Source: Elections BC [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Iyer, Nitya (April 3, 2023). "Redistribution Final Report" (PDF). British Columbia Electoral Boundaries Commission. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  2. ↑ "2024 Election Candidate List". Elections BC. September 28, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  6. ↑ "2013 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  7. ↑ "2009 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved March 8, 2024.


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