Abbotsford South
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
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Interactive map of riding boundaries | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
Independent | ||
| District created | 2008 | ||
| First contested | 2009 | ||
| Last contested | 2024 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021) | 60,624 | ||
| Area (km²) | 174 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 348.4 | ||
| Census division | Fraser Valley Regional District | ||
| Census subdivision | Abbotsford[1] | ||
Abbotsford South is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. Created under the 2008 British Columbia electoral redistribution, it came into effect upon the 2009 British Columbia general election.
Geography
The electoral district comprises the part of the city of Abbotsford (including its city centre, Barrowtown, Poplar, and Aberdeen) lying to the east and south of the following line: commencing at Bradner Road and the Canada–United States border, north along said road to Highway 1, thence southeast along said highway to Fishtrap Creek, thence northeast along said creek to Old Yale Road, thence east along said road to Marshall Road, thence north along said road to Whatcom Road, thence north along said road to McKee Road, thence east along said road to Sumas Mountain Road, thence south along said road back to Highway 1, thence northeast along said highway to the eastern limit of said city.[1]
History
This riding has been represented by the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsford South Riding created from Abbotsford-Clayburn |
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| 39th | 2009–2012 | John van Dongen | Liberal | |
| 2012–2012 | Conservative | |||
| 2012–2013 | Independent | |||
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Darryl Plecas | Liberal | |
| 41st | 2017–2017 | |||
| 2017–2020 | Independent | |||
| 42nd | 2020–2023 | Bruce Banman | Liberal | |
| 2023–2023 | BC United | |||
| 2023–2024 | Conservative | |||
| 43rd | 2024–2026 | |||
| 2026–present | Independent | |||
Member of the Legislative Assembly
On account of the realignment of electoral boundaries, most incumbents did not represent the entirety of their listed district during the preceding legislative term. John van Dongen, British Columbia Liberal Party was initially elected during a 1995 election to the Abbotsford-Clayburn riding and has represented them until 2013. He unsuccessfully ran for re-election in the newly created riding of Abbotsford South and lost to Darryl Plecas.
Starting in 2012, the riding has established a unique trend of MLAs switching political parties between elections, with John van Dongen, Darryl Plecas, and Bruce Banman all leaving the Liberal Party (now BC United) and either sitting as independents or joining the Conservative Party. Van Dongen lost re-election after leaving the Conservatives in turn, while Plecas did not stand for re-election.
Election results
| 2024 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Bruce Banman | 13,053 | 61.61 | +59.2 | $38,201.55 | |||
| New Democratic | Sarah Kooner | 7,454 | 35.18 | +1.0 | $11,353.64 | |||
| Independent | Amandeep Singh | 681 | 3.21 | – | $1,680.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 21,188 | 99.75 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 54 | 0.25 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 21,242 | 51.72 | – | |||||
| Registered voters | 41,068 | |||||||
| Conservative notional gain from BC United | Swing | N/A[n 1] | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[2][3] | ||||||||
- ↑ Swing cannot be calculated as BC United did not run a candidate in this riding.
| 2020 provincial election redistributed results[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | % | ||
| Liberal | 45.1 | ||
| New Democratic | 34.2 | ||
| Green | 11.1 | ||
| Conservative | 2.4 | ||
| 2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Bruce Banman | 9,730 | 44.69 | −7.79 | $44,289.90 | |||
| New Democratic | Inder Johal | 7,706 | 35.39 | +7.30 | $729.55 | |||
| Green | Arid Flavelle | 2,617 | 12.02 | −2.98 | $1,251.04 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Laura-Lynn Thompson | 1,720 | 7.90 | +3.67 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 21,773 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 210 | 0.96 | +0.18 | |||||
| Turnout | 21,983 | 48.46 | −6.25 | |||||
| Registered voters | 45,365 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | −7.55 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC [5] [6] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Darryl Plecas | 11,683 | 52.48 | +4.74 | $64,989 | |||
| New Democratic | Jasleen Arora | 6,297 | 28.29 | +7.28 | $2,892 | |||
| Green | William Aird Flavelle | 3,338 | 15.00 | – | $1,673 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Ron Gray | 942 | 4.23 | – | $686 | |||
| Total valid votes | 22,260 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 174 | 0.78 | ||||||
| Turnout | 22,434 | 54.71 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +5.08 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[7] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Darryl Plecas | 9,564 | 47.74 | −10.73 | ||||
| Independent | John van Dongen | 5,587 | 27.89 | –30.58 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lakhvinder Jhaj | 4,210 | 21.01 | –4.64 | ||||
| Marijuana | Steve Finlay | 417 | 2.08 | – | ||||
| Excalibur | Patricia Smith | 256 | 1.28 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 20,032 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 202 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Turnout | 20,234 | 55.77 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | |||||||
| Net change for van Dongen is in comparison to his 2009 vote percentage. Net change for Plecas is in comparison to the 2009 Liberal vote percentage; in other words the same basis as van Dongen. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[8] | ||||||||
| 2009 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | John van Dongen | 9,566 | 58.47 | |||||
| New Democratic | Bonnie Rai | 4,197 | 25.65 | |||||
| Green | Daniel Bryce | 1,244 | 7.61 | |||||
| Conservative | Gurcharan Dhaliwal | 1,019 | 6.23 | |||||
| Independent | Tim Felger | 334 | 2.04 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 16,360 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 205 | 1.25 | ||||||
| Turnout | 16,565 | 48.75 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 33,979 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[9] | ||||||||
See also
References
- 1 2 Iyer, Nitya (April 3, 2023). "Redistribution Final Report" (PDF). British Columbia Electoral Boundaries Commission. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Statement of Votes – 43rd Provincial General Election – October 19, 2024" (PDF). Elections BC. April 17, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ↑ "2024 Provincial General Election Financing Reports Available". Elections BC. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Abbotsford South". 338Canada. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
- ↑ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ↑ "2013 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ↑ "2009 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
