Abbotsford-Mission

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Abbotsford-Mission
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 
 
Pam Alexis
New Democratic
District created2008
First contested2009
Last contested2020
Demographics
Population (2006)49,731
Area (km²)663.16
Pop. density (per km²)75
Census division(s)Fraser Valley Regional District
Census subdivision(s)Abbotsford, Mission

Abbotsford-Mission is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It came into effect upon the dissolution of the 38th BC Parliament in April 2009, and was first contested in the ensuing election.

History[edit]

Assembly Years Member Party
Maple Ridge-Mission prior to 2009
39th 2009–2013 Randy Hawes Liberal
40th 2013–2017 Simon Gibson
41st 2017–2020
41st 2020–present Pam Alexis New Democratic

Member of the Legislative Assembly[edit]

On account of the realignment of electoral boundaries, most incumbents did not represent the entirety of their listed district during the preceding legislative term. Randy Hawes, British Columbia Liberal Party was initially elected during the 2005 election and 2001 election to the Maple Ridge-Mission riding.

Electoral history[edit]

2020 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Pam Alexis 10,364 41.07 +11.90 $22,050.17
Liberal Simon Gibson 9,620 38.12 −13.07 $38,355.28
Green Stephen Fowler 2,667 10.57 −6.51 $1,113.00
Conservative Trevor Hamilton 1,989 7.88 $1,310.44
Christian Heritage Aeriol Alderking 595 2.36 −0.20 $1,305.19
Total valid votes 25,235 100.00
Total rejected ballots    
Turnout    
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[1]
2017 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Simon Gibson 12,879 51.19 +0.52 $50,561
New Democratic Andrew Murray Christie 7,339 29.17 +1.97 $284
Green Jennifer Holmes 4,297 17.08 +8.01 $1,482
Christian Heritage Dan Cameron 644 2.56 $466
Total valid votes 25,159 100.00
Total rejected ballots 135 0.53
Turnout 25,294 59.20
Source: Elections BC[2]
2013 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Simon Gibson 10,417 50.67 −7.7 $61,719
New Democratic Preet Rai 5,591 27.20 −5.37 $51,805
Conservative Don Stahl 1,946 9.47 $5,271
Green Aird Flavelle 1,865 9.07 +0.01 $3,377
Independent Wendy Bales 415 2.02 $2,699
Independent Roman Bojczuk 204 0.99 $2,547
Excalibur Marcus Halliday 119 0.58 $310
Total valid votes 20,557 100.00
Total rejected ballots 117 0.57
Turnout 20,674 56.63
Source: Elections BC[3]
2009 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Liberal Randy Hawes 10,372 58.37 $98,340
New Democratic Lynn Perrin 5,788 32.57 $5,514
Green Bill Walsh 1,611 9.06 $356
Total valid votes 17,771 100.00
Total rejected ballots 160 0.89
Turnout 17,930 52.10

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.