Abbotsford-Clayburn
Abbotsford-Clayburn was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009.
 British Columbia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |
| District created | 1999 |
| District abolished | 2009 |
| First contested | 2001 |
| Last contested | 2005 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2001) | 44,865 |
| Electors (2005) | 31,312 |
| Area (km²) | 81.43 |
| Census division(s) | Fraser Valley Regional District |
| Census subdivision(s) | Abbotsford |
Demographics
| Population, 2001 | 44,865 |
| Population Change, 1996–2001 | 4.6% |
| Area (km²) | 81.43 |
| Pop. Density (people per km²) | 551 |
Geography
1999 Redistribution
Changes from Abbotsford to Abbotsford-Mount Lehman include:
Member of Legislative Assembly
Its MLA is Hon. John van Dongen, a former dairy farmer. He was first elected in 1995. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. Mr. van Dongen was appointed Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries on June 5, 2001. He is now running for re-election in the newly created riding of Abbotsford South.
Election results
| 2001 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | John van Dongen | 12,584 | 72.51 | $32,911 | ||||
| New Democratic | Kris Lind | 2,096 | 12.08 | $1,070 | ||||
| Unity | Peter Stiegelmar | 1,751 | 10.09 | $6,073 | ||||
| Marijuana | Don Fulford | 706 | 4.07 | $504 | ||||
| Freedom | Kenneth Montgomery Keillor | 217 | 1.25 | $107 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 17,354 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 154 | 0.89 | ||||||
| Turnout | 17,508 | 71.30 | ||||||
| 2005 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | John van Dongen | 11,047 | 59.95 | |||||
| New Democratic | Michael Nenn | 5,555 | 30.15 | |||||
| Green | Lance Pizzariello | 1,428 | 7.75 | |||||
| Freedom | Kenneth Montgomery Keillor | 199 | 1.08 | |||||
| Marijuana | Iain Gilfillan | 198 | 1.07 | |||||
| Total | 18,427 | 100.00 | ||||||
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