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Abbotsford
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 278/278 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Ed Fast | 32,293 | 64.84 |
Elected |
| NDP | David Alan Murray | 10,089 | 20.26 |
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| LIB | Madeleine Hardin | 5,000 | 10.04 |
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| GRN | Daniel Bryce | 2,138 | 4.29 |
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| ML | David MacKay | 286 | 0.57 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This riding runs between the Fraser River in the north and the U.S. border in the south. It contains part of the Fraser Valley Regional District, including the city of Abbotsford, and the Matsqui and Upper Sumas reserves.
The Abbotsford riding was created in 2004 by combining nearly equal portions of Fraser Valley and Langley-Abbotsford.
Population: 124,515 (2006 census; an increase of 7.2% since 2001)
Political History
The Tories continued to dominate this riding in 2008. Ed Fast won handily, defeating his next-closest competitor, Liberal Lionel Traverse, by 22,921 votes. In 2006, he won over the NDP's Jeffrey Hansen-Carlson, by more than a four-to-one margin.
In 2004, Conservative Randy White beat Liberal Moe Gill by nearly 20,000 votes. White was first elected as a Reformer in Fraser Valley West in 1993 and re-elected in Langley-Abbotsford in 1997 and 2000.
Bob Wenman held Fraser Valley West for the Progressive Conservatives from 1974 until 1993.
Running under the Reform/Canadian Alliance banner, Chuck Strahl easily carried the former Fraser Valley East in 1993 and Fraser Valley in the next two general elections. In 2000, he won by 29,544 votes.
Prior to Strahl, Tories dominated that riding, beginning in 1972.
Fraser Valley West:
- 1968, 1972 - NDP
- 1974, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1988 - PC
- 1993 - REF
Langley-Abbotsford:
- 1997 - REF
- 2000 - CA
Abbotsford:
- 2004, 2006, 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 38.90% (47,775) |
| French | 8.04% (9,870) |
| Aboriginal | 4.29% (5,270) |
| American | 1.43% (1,760) |
| Canadian | 17.43% (21,405) |
| Caribbean | 0.46% (565) |
| Latin, Central, South | 1.42% (1,740) |
| Western European | 30.47% (37,420) |
| Northern European | 7.24% (8,895) |
| Eastern European | 13.46% (16,535) |
| S European | 4.51% (5,535) |
| Other European | 0.49% (600) |
| Scandinavian | 6.73% (8,270) |
| Baltic | 0.22% (270) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.50% (620) |
| African | 0.63% (770) |
| Arab | 0.18% (215) |
| Maghrebi | 0.01% (10) |
| West Asia | 0.29% (355) |
| South Asia | 19.23% (23,620) |
| East/SE Asia | 5.26% (6,460) |
| Oceania | 0.34% (420) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.09% (105) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 122,800 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 67% (81,515) |
| French | 1% (1,175) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (10) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (10) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (40) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (0) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (10) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 0% (200) |
| Portuguese | 0% (115) |
| Romanian | 0% (135) |
| Spanish | 1% (1,035) |
| Danish | 0% (220) |
| Dutch | 1% (1,680) |
| Flemish | 0% (10) |
| Frisian | 0% (90) |
| German | 6% (6,965) |
| Norwegian | 0% (65) |
| Swedish | 0% (65) |
| Yiddish | 0% (10) |
| Bosnian | 0% (10) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (25) |
| Croatian | 0% (60) |
| Czech | 0% (40) |
| Macedonian | 0% (10) |
| Polish | 0% (265) |
| Russian | 0% (325) |
| Serbian | 0% (20) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (10) |
| Slovak | 0% (30) |
| Slovenian | 0% (30) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (215) |
| Latvian | 0% (0) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (10) |
| Estonian | 0% (10) |
| Finnish | 0% (75) |
| Hungarian | 0% (230) |
| Greek | 0% (60) |
| Armenian | 0% (10) |
| Turkish | 0% (70) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (85) |
| Hebrew | 0% (10) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (10) |
| Gujarati | 0% (30) |
| Hindi | 0% (320) |
| Kurdish | 0% (30) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 17% (20,290) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (125) |
| Sindhi | 0% (40) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (105) |
| Malayalam | 0% (75) |
| Tamil | 0% (10) |
| Telugu | 0% (20) |
| Japanese | 0% (255) |
| Korean | 1% (1,425) |
| Cantonese | 0% (345) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 1% (725) |
| Mandarin | 0% (410) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (165) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (25) |
| Vietnamese | 1% (890) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (20) |
| Ilocano | 0% (30) |
| Malay | 0% (30) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (270) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (140) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 121,170 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 9.41 |
| Mining | 1.64 |
| Utilities | 0.34 |
| Construction | 5.67 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 3.57 |
| Retail | 10.97 |
| Transport | 5.25 |
| Info Culture | 1.50 |
| Finance Insurance | 2.29 |
| Real Estate | 1.11 |
| ProSciTech | 4.30 |
| Management | 0.08 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.10 |
| Education | 7.16 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 9.32 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.59 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.67 |
| Public Admin | 5.39 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 59,745 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 5.5%
6% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 13.93%
14.58%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 25.54%
27.84%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $75,903
$80,511 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 26%
27% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 26.35%
34.30% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
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David Alan Murray | |
| Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: | |
| Marital Status: | Married to Sharon |
| Children: | Two — Ryan and Shannon-Lee |
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