Abbotsford (electoral district)
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Abbotsford is a former federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2025.
Demographics
The riding has the lowest proportion of Catholics in Canada, with just 10.6% of the population adhering to Catholicism.,<ref>Pundit's Guide</ref> as well as the highest proportion (9.8%) of "Christian, not included elsewhere" (non-Protestant, non-Catholic, non-Orthodox).<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref><ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref> 12.2% of its population claim Dutch ethnic origin, the highest such figure for any Canadian federal riding.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Geography
As of the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution, the district includes the southeastern portion of the City of Abbotsford and the Upper Sumas 6 Indian reserve.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
History
The electoral district was created in 2003. 56.1% of the riding was taken from Fraser Valley riding, and 43.9% from Langley—Abbotsford.
The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Abbotsford should be adjusted, and a modified electoral district of the same name will be contested in future elections.<ref name=report>Template:Citation</ref> The redefined Abbotsford loses portions of its current territory in the north and west to the new districts of Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon and Langley—Aldergrove. These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.<ref name=timeline>Template:Citation</ref>
The 2015 Canadian general election marked the first time a Conservative candidate was elected in Abbotsford with less than 50% of the popular vote.
Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be replaced by Abbotsford—South Langley.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Historical boundaries
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
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Election results
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| 2011 federal election redistributed results<ref>Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections</ref> | |||
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| Party | Vote | % | |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Conservative | 25,060 | 66.88 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | New Democratic | 7,209 | 19.24 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Liberal | 3,260 | 8.70 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Green | 1,744 | 4.65 |
| Template:Canadian party colour | | Marxist-Leninist | 196 | 0.52 |
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See also
References
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