Abbotsford (electoral district)
- Abbotsford (electoral district)
Infobox Canada electoral district
name = Abbotsford
province = British Columbia
caption = Abbotsford federal electoral district
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 59001
fed-created = 2003
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 2004
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Ed Fast
fed-rep-link =
fed-rep-party = Conservative
fed-rep-party-link = Conservative Party of Canada
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 124515
demo-electors = 78433
demo-electors-date = 2006
demo-area = 411
demo-cd = Abbotsford
demo-csd = Abbotsford
Abbotsford is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.
Demographics
Geography
The district includes the City of Abbotsford, Fraser Valley H Electoral Area, and the Indian reserves of Matsqui Main 2 and Upper Sumas 6.
History
The electoral district was created in 2003. 56.1% of the riding was taken from Fraser Valley riding, and 43.9% from Langley—Abbotsford.
Member of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Member of Parliament:
# 2004-2006: Randy White - Conservative - He previously represented Langley—Abbotsford and Fraser Valley West.
# 2006-present: Ed Fast - Conservative
Current Member of Parliament
Abbotsford's current MP is Ed Fast. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada and was first elected in 2006. In addition to being a Member of Parliament, he has been an Abbotsford city councillor and has served as deputy mayor. He is also a former lawyer, having earned a law degree at UBC.
Election results
* Oliver was registered as the Liberal candidate, but lost the support of the Liberal Party, and would not have sat with the Liberal caucus had he been he be elected until cleared of allegations made by the NDP candidate.
^ Change based on redistributed results. Conservative change based on combined total of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party.
See also
* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1292 Library of Parliament Riding Profile]
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/webpep/fin/select_election.aspx?entity=1&lang=e Expenditures - 2004]
Sources
* [http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/270/ CBC candidate nomination page]
* [http://www.enr.elections.ca Elections Canada]
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