Abbotsford-Mount Lehman

Abbotsford-Mount Lehman

British Columbia electoral district
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.

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

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

B.C. General Election 2005: Abbotsford-Mount Lehman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BC Liberal	Mike de Jong	11,325	57.55%
	NDP	Taranjit Purewal	6,132	31.16%
	Green	Jed Anderson	1,359	6.91%
	DRBC	Robert Arthur Klassen	472	2.40%
	Marijuana	Timothy Lee Felger	392	1.99%
Total			19,680	100.00%

B.C. General Election 2001: Abbotsford-Mount Lenham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	BC Liberal	Mike de Jong	12,660	68.48%		$32,765
	NDP	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%

External links

• BC Stats - 2001 (pdf)
• Results of 2001 election (pdf)
• 2001 Expenditures (pdf)
• Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia