Langley (provincial electoral district)
Langley is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The riding was first contested in the 1966 general election.
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
New Democratic | ||
| First contested | 1991 | ||
| Last contested | 2020 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2001) | 54,174 | ||
| Area (km²) | 576 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 94.1 | ||
The riding was created out of the Delta constituency in 1966. Until the election of 1991, it was considered a safe seat for the Social Credit Party. Since then, the BC Liberals have won the seat by significant margins in six consecutive elections. It returned one MLA from 1966 to 1986, two MLAs from 1986 to 1991, and one MLA from 1991 to the present day.
Demographics
| Population, 2001 | 54,174 |
| Population Change, 1996–2001 | 6.6% |
| Area (km²) | 94 |
| Pop. Density (people per km²) | 576 |
Member of Legislative Assembly
Its MLA is Mary Polak, a former chair of the Surrey school board. She was first elected in 2005 and was re-elected in 2009 and 2013. She is a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28th | 1966–1969 | Hunter Bertram Vogel | Social Credit | ||||
| 29th | 1969–1972 | ||||||
| 30th | 1972–1975 | Robert Howard McClelland | |||||
| 31st | 1975–1979 | ||||||
| 32nd | 1979-1983 | ||||||
| 33rd | 1983-1986 | ||||||
| 34th | 1986–1991 | ||||||
| Two Member District | |||||||
| 34th | 1986–1991 | Carol Gran | Social Credit | ||||
| Dan Peterson | |||||||
| 35th | 1991–1996 | Lynn Stephens | Liberal | ||||
| 36th | 1996–2001 | ||||||
| 37th | 2001–2005 | ||||||
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Mary Polak | |||||
| 39th | 2009–2013 | ||||||
| 40th | 2013–2017 | ||||||
| 41st | 2017–2020 | ||||||
| 42nd | 2020–present | Andrew Mercier | New Democratic | ||||
Election results
| 2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Andrew Mercier | 11,089 | 47.17 | +12.56 | $28,812.20 | |||
| Liberal | Mary Polak | 8,014 | 34.09 | −10.31 | $41,052.70 | |||
| Green | Bill Masse | 2,469 | 10.50 | −4.77 | $1,354.87 | |||
| Conservative | Shelly Jan | 1,936 | 8.24 | +3.20 | $14,325.84 | |||
| Total valid votes | 23,508 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[1][2] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Mary Polak | 10,755 | 44.40 | −7.04 | $57,403 | |||
| New Democratic | Gail Chaddock-Costello | 8,384 | 34.61 | +7.48 | $9,689 | |||
| Green | Elizabeth Helen Walker | 3,699 | 15.27 | +5.72 | ||||
| Conservative | Justin Greenwood | 1,221 | 5.04 | −6.84 | $171 | |||
| Libertarian | Robert Kerr Pobran | 166 | 0.68 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 24,225 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 128 | 0.53 | ||||||
| Turnout | 24,353 | 59.40 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[3] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Mary Polak | 14,039 | 51.44 | −5.18 | $110,992 | |||
| New Democratic | Andrew Mercier | 7,403 | 27.13 | −8.64 | $57,812 | |||
| Conservative | John Cummins | 3,242 | 11.88 | – | $21,714 | |||
| Green | Wally Martin | 2,608 | 9.55 | +1.95 | $586 | |||
| Total valid votes | 27,292 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 122 | 0.45 | ||||||
| Turnout | 27,414 | 59.06 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[4] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Mary Polak | 13,295 | 56.62% | ||
| NDP | Kathleen Stephany | 8,400 | 35.77% | ||
| Green | Ron Abgrall | 1,788 | 7.61% | – | |
| Total | 23,483 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Mary Polak | 12,877 | 52.18% | ||
| NDP | Dean Morrison | 8,303 | 33.64% | ||
| Green | Kathleen Blanche Stephany | 3,042 | 12.33% | – | |
| Marijuana | Chris Scrimes | 278 | 1.13% | ||
| Platinum | Lee Anthony Davies | 180 | 0.73% | – | |
| Total | 24,680 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Lynn Stephens | 14,564 | 64.85% | $47,825 | ||
| Green | Pat Taylor | 2,847 | 12.68% | – | $492 | |
| NDP | Paul Latham | 2,720 | 12.11% | $1,961 | ||
| Unity | Gordon Nelson | 1,605 | 7.15% | $4,453 | ||
| Marijuana | Mavis Becker | 723 | 3.21% | $721 | ||
| Total valid votes | 22,459 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 66 | 0.29% | ||||
| Turnout | 22,525 | 71.97% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Lynn Stephens | 9,277 | 46.62% | $50,227 | ||
| NDP | Kim Richter | 5,795 | 29.12% | $17,136 | ||
| Reform | Joe Lopushinsky | 3,224 | 16.20% | $33,546 | ||
| Progressive Democrat | Paul MacDonald | 1,195 | 6.00% | – | ||
| Green | Fely Gotia-Walters | 262 | 1.32% | – | $240 | |
| Social Credit | Ian B. Thompson | 148 | 0.74% | – | $5,178 | |
| Total valid votes | 19,901 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 125 | 0.62% | ||||
| Turnout | 20,026 | 73.19% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Lynn Stephens | 7,149 | 38.95% | $5,383 | ||
| NDP | Derrill Thompson | 5,762 | 31.39% | $22,296 | ||
| Social Credit | Carol M. Gran | 5,201 | 28.34% | – | $62,018 | |
| Family Coalition | Barrie O. Norman | 180 | 0.98% | – | $1,323 | |
| Independent | Nora E. Galenzoski | 62 | 0.34% | $120 | ||
| Total valid votes | 18,354 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 354 | 1.89% | ||||
| Turnout | 18,708 | 76.24% | ||||
References
- "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
External links
- BC Stats - 2001 (pdf)
- Results of 2001 election (pdf)
- 2001 Expenditures (pdf)
- Results of 1996 election
- 1996 Expenditures (pdf)
- Results of 1991 election
- 1991 Expenditures
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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