Abbotsford (electoral district)
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Abbotsford is the name of a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. Its population is 116,098. (2001)
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Demographics
| Population, 2001 | 116,098 |
| Electors | 74,939 |
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Geography
The district includes the City of Abbotsford and immediate vicinity.
History
The electoral district was created in 2004 56.1% from Fraser Valley and 43.9% from Langley—Abbotsford. The Abbotsford riding had its first election in June 2004.
Member of Parliament
Its MP is Randy White, a former management accountant. He was first elected in 1993. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. He serves as a member on the 'Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates'.
Election results
Template:Election FPTP begin |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative/row | style="width: 130px" |Conservative |Randy White |align="right"|29,587 |align="right"|61.37% |align="right"| |align="right"|$66,946 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Moe Gill |align="right"|9,617 |align="right"|19.94% |align="right"| |align="right"|$41,240 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |NDP |Scott Fast |align="right"|6,575 |align="right"|13.63% |align="right"| |align="right"|$7,584 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Green/row |Green |Karl Hann |align="right"|1,389 |align="right"|2.88% |align="right"| |align="right"|$539 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Christian Heritage/row |Christian Heritage |Harold J. Ludwig |align="right"|585 |align="right"|1.21% |align="right"| |align="right"|$2,075 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Marijuana/row |Marijuana |Tim Felger |align="right"|404 |align="right"|0.83% |align="right"| |align="right"|$9,999 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Marxist-Leninist/row |Marxist-Leninist |David MacKay |align="right"|51 |align="right"|0.10% |align="right"| |align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes !align="right"|48,208 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots !align="right"|182 !align="right"|0.38% !align="right"| !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|48,390 !align="right"|64.57% !align="right"| !align="right"| |}