Langley—Abbotsford

Federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

Langley—Abbotsford British Columbia electoral district

Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature| House of Commons
District created| 1996
District abolished| 2003
First contested| 1997
Last contested| 2000

Langley—Abbotsford (formerly known as Langley—Matsqui) was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004.

## Geography[edit]

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

## History[edit]

"Langley—Matsqui" riding was created in 1996 from parts of Fraser Valley East, Fraser Valley West and Surrey—White Rock—South Langley. The riding was renamed "Langley—Abbotsford" in 1997. It was only used in the 1997 and 2000 federal elections. The riding was abolished in 2003, divided between the ridings of Abbotsford and Langley.

## Member of Parliament[edit]

This riding elected only one Member of Parliament:

Parliament | Years | Member | Party

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Riding created from Fraser Valley East, Fraser Valley West
and Surrey—White Rock—South Langley
36th |  1997–2000 |  | Randy White | Reform
2000–2000 |  | Alliance
37th |  2000–2003
2003–2004 |  | Conservative
Riding dissolved into Abbotsford and Langley

## Election results[edit]

2000 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Alliance | Randy White | 38,810 | 70.11 | +8.09 | $56,408
| Liberal | Steve Ferguson | 9,554 | 17.25 | -7.69 | $14,677
| Progressive Conservative | Bev Braaten | 4,218 | 7.61 | +4.09 | $6,593
| New Democratic | Paul Latham | 2,353 | 4.25 | -2.44 | $1,300
| No affiliation | Harold John Ludwig | 420 | 0.75 | -0.21 |
Total valid votes  | 55,355 | 100.0
Total rejected ballots  | 186 | 0.33
Turnout  | 55,541 | 66.94
| Alliance hold | Swing | +7.89
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party.
1997 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | Expenditures
| Reform | Randy White | 31,664 | 62.02 | $47,566
| Liberal | Peter Warkentin | 12,733 | 24.94 | $62,704
| New Democratic | Paul Latham | 3,418 | 6.69 | $6,322
| Progressive Conservative | Don Nundal | 1,800 | 3.52 | $4,778
| Green | Doug Warkentin | 790 | 1.54 | $34
| Christian Heritage | Harold John Ludwig | 495 | 0.96 | $1,502
| Natural Law | Meri Papetti | 151 | 0.29 | $4
Total valid votes  | 51,051 | 100.0
Total rejected ballots  | 151 | 0.29
Turnout  | 51,202 | 67.27
This riding was created from parts of Fraser Valley East, Fraser Valley West and Surrey—White Rock—South Langley, all of which elected a Reform candidate in the previous election. Randy White was the incumbent from Fraser Valley West.

## See also[edit]

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

## External links[edit]

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

* Langley—Matsqui
* Langley—Abbotsford
* Expenditures - 2000
* Expenditures – 1997
* Website of the Parliament of Canada