Langley—Aldergrove

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Langley—Aldergrove
British Columbia electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
  
Vacant
District created2013
First contested2015
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]103,084
Electors (2015)80,360
Area (km²)[1]382
Pop. density (per km²)269.9
Census divisionsFraser Valley, Metro Vancouver
Census subdivisionsAbbotsford, Langley (DM)

Langley—Aldergrove is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral districts of Langley and Abbotsford.[2]

Langley—Aldergrove was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, which was held 19 October 2015.[3]

Demographics[edit]

Ethnic groups in Langley Aldergrove (2016)
Source: [1]
Population %
Ethnic group European 84,955 73.7%
South Asian 6,630 5.8%
Aboriginal 5,660 4.9%
Chinese 4,430 3.8%
Korean 3,235 2.8%
Filipino 1,660 1.4%
Southeast Asian 1,600 1.4%
Black 1,215 1.1%
Latin American 1,055 0.9%
Japanese 825 0.7%
Arab 320 0.3%
West Asian 310 0.3%
Multiple minorities 560 0.5%
Visible minority, n.i.e. 95 0.1%
Total population 115,220 100%

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Langley—Aldergrove
Riding created from Abbotsford and Langley
42nd  2015–2019     Mark Warawa Conservative

Election results[edit]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Mark Warawa 27,333 45.63 -20.18 $61,767.47
Liberal Leon Jensen 21,894 36.55 +27.57 $10,415.63
New Democratic Margot Sangster 7,490 12.51 -6.84 $13,300.01
Green Simmi Kaur Dhillon 2,644 4.41 -0.85 $2,699.50
Libertarian Lauren Southern 535 0.89
Total valid votes/Expense limit 59,896 100.00   $217,657.94
Total rejected ballots 204 0.34
Turnout 60,100 73.46
Eligible voters 81,812
Conservative hold Swing -23.88
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2011 federal election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 29,384 65.82
  New Democratic 8,638 19.35
  Liberal 4,009 8.98
  Green 2,349 5.26
  Others 264 0.59

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Final Report – British Columbia
  3. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Langley—Aldergrove, 30 September 2015 Archived 4 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections