Abbotsford-Mount Lehman
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 British Columbia electoral district |
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| 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) | 55,493 |
| Electors (2005) | 34,226 |
| Area (km²) | 160.65 |
| Census divisions | Fraser Valley Regional District |
| Census subdivisions | Abbotsford |
Abbotsford-Mount Lehman was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009.
Contents
Demographics
| Population, 2001 | 55,493 |
| Population Change, 1996–2001 | 14.5% |
| Area (km²) | 160.65 |
| Pop. Density (people per km²) | 345 |
Geography
1999 Redistribution
Changes from Matsqui to Abbotsford-Mount Lehman include:
- Removal of the southeastern portion, in the Poplar and Mill Lake area
History
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Member of Legislative Assembly
Its MLA is Hon. Mike de Jong, a former lawyer. He was first elected in 1994. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. Mr. de Jong was appointed Minister of Forests on June 5, 2001 and the Minister of Labour and Citizens' Services on June 16, 2005. He was re-elected in the newly created riding of Abbotsford West during the 2009 general election.
Election results
| British Columbia general election, 2001 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | Mike de Jong | 12,660 | 68.48% | $32,765 | ||||
| New Democratic | Taranjit Purewal | 2,431 | 13.15% | $2,775 | ||||
| Unity | Gloria Cavacece (Ewert) | 1,576 | 8.53% | $2,437 | ||||
| Green | Karl Hann | 1,299 | 7.03% | $223 | ||||
| Marijuana | Brian Carlisle | 451 | 2.44% | $394 | ||||
| People's Front | David MacKay | 46 | 0.25% | – | ||||
| Freedom | Robert Wayne McCulloch | 23 | 0.12% | $100 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 18,486 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 116 | 0.63% | ||||||
| Turnout | 18,602 | 71.44% | ||||||
| British Columbia general election, 2005 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Mike de Jong | 11,325 | 57.55% | |||||
| New Democratic | Taranjit Purewal | 6,132 | 31.16% | |||||
| Green | Jed Anderson | 1,359 | 6.91% | |||||
| Democratic Reform | Robert Arthur Klassen | 472 | 2.40% | |||||
| Marijuana | Timothy Lee Felger | 392 | 1.99% | |||||
| Total | 19,680 | 100.00% | ||||||
