Abbotsford (provincial electoral district)

For the federal electoral district, see Abbotsford (electoral district).
Abbotsford
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
District created1991
First contested1991
Last contested1996
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

History

Abbotsford
Assembly Years Member Party
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John van Dongen 10,998 50.25 Increase 7.44
New Democratic Bruce Temple 5,405 24.69 Increase 15.73
Reform Mark Warawa 4,086 18.67 Decrease 21.91
Progressive Democrat Merilyn Anderson 1,126 5.14 Increase 2.15
Green Geoff Berner 274 1.25 Increase 0.68
Total valid votes 21,889 100.00
Total rejected ballots 72
Liberal hold Swing +14.68
British Columbia provincial by-election, May 3, 1995
Resignation of Harry de Jong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John van Dongen 5,588 42.81 Increase 7.44
Reform Bill Kilpatrick 5,297 40.58 New
New Democratic Rollie Keith 1,170 8.96 Decrease 19.55
Progressive Democrat Cathy Goodfellow 391 3.00 New
Freedom Kathleen F. Toth 201 1.54 New
Progressive Conservative Kenneth D. Skilnick 171 1.31 New
Social Credit Alan Levinson 161 1.23 Decrease 34.89
Green Michael Horn 75 0.57 New
Total valid votes 13,054 100.00
Total rejected ballots 112
Liberal gain from Social Credit Swing +21.17
Source(s)
[1]
1991 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Social Credit Harry de Jong 6,647 36.12
Liberal Calvin Wickham 6,509 35.37
New Democratic Shirley Cooke 5,246 28.51
Total valid votes 18,402 100.00
Total rejected ballots 437
Source(s)
[1]

References

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


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