Langley (provincial electoral district)

Langley

British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA	Mary Polak Liberal
District created
Demographics
Population (2001)	54,174
Electors
Area (km²)	576
Pop. density (per km²)	94.1
Census divisions
Census subdivisions

Langley is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It should not be confused with the federal electoral district of Langley, which encompasses a somewhat larger area. The riding made its first appearance in the 1966 general election.

Demographics

Population, 2001	54,174
Population Change, 1996–2001	6.6%
Area (km²)	94
Pop. Density (people per km²)	576

Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Mary Polak, a former chair of the Surrey school board. She was first elected in 2005 and was re-elected in 2009. She represents the British Columbia Liberal Party.

Election results

B.C. General Election 2009 Langley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BC Liberal	Mary Polak	13,295
	NDP	Kathleen Stephany	8,400
	Green	Ron Abgrall	1,788
Total

B.C. General Election 2005: Langley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BC Liberal	Mary Polak	12,877	52.18%
	NDP	Dean Morrison	8,303	33.64%
	Green	Kathleen Blanche Stephany	3,042	12.33%
	Marijuana	Chris Scrimes	278	1.13%
	Platinum	Lee Anthony Davies	180	0.73%
Total			24,680	100.00%

B.C. General Election 2001: Langley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	BC Liberal	Lynn Stephens	14,564	64.85%		$47,825
	Green	Pat Taylor	2,847	12.68%		$492
	NDP	Paul Latham	2,720	12.11%		$1,961
	Unity	Gordon Nelson	1,605	7.15%		$4,453
	Marijuana	Mavis Becker	723	3.21%		$721
Total Valid Votes			22,459	100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots			66	0.29%
Turnout			22,525	71.97%

B.C. General Election 1996: Langley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	BC Liberal	Lynn Stephens	9,277	46.62%		$50,227
	NDP	Kim Richter	5,795	29.12%		$17,136
	BC Reform	Joe Lopushinsky	3,224	16.20%		$33,546
	PDA	Paul MacDonald	1,195	6.00%
	Green	Fely Gotia-Walters	262	1.32%		$240
	Social Credit	Ian B. Thompson	148	0.74%		$5,178
Total Valid Votes			19,901	100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots			125	0.62%
Turnout			20,026	73.19%

B.C. General Election 1991: Langley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	BC Liberal	Lynn Stephens	7,149	38.95%		$5,383
	NDP	Derrill Thompson	5,762	31.39%		$22,296
	Social Credit	Carol M. Gran	5,201	28.34%		$62,018
	Family Coalition	Barrie O. Norman	180	0.98%		$1,323
	Independent	Nora E. Galenzoski	62	0.34%		$120
Total Valid Votes			18,354	100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots			354	1.89%
Turnout			18,708	76.24%

External links

• BC Stats - 2001 (pdf)
• Results of 2001 election (pdf)
• 2001 Expenditures (pdf)
• Results of 1996 election
• 1996 Expenditures (pdf)
• Results of 1991 election
• 1991 Expenditures
• Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia