Abbotsford-Mission
| British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Interactive map of riding boundaries | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2008 | ||
| First contested | 2009 | ||
| Last contested | 2024 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021) | 59,296 | ||
| Area (km²) | 88 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 673.8 | ||
| Census division(s) | Fraser Valley Regional District | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Abbotsford, Mission[1] | ||
Abbotsford-Mission is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 2009.
Abbotsford-Mission was established during the 2008 British Columbia electoral redistribution. It came into effect upon the 39th British Columbia general election on May 12, 2009.
Geography
The electoral district is composed of parts of northeastern Abbotsford, including Clayburn and Ridgedale, as well as the city of Mission, encompassing its core and Hatzic.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsford-Mission Riding created from Maple Ridge-Mission, Abbotsford-Clayburn and Chilliwack-Sumas |
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| 39th | 2009–2013 | Randy Hawes | Liberal | |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Simon Gibson | ||
| 41st | 2017–2020 | |||
| 42nd | 2020–2024 | Pam Alexis | New Democratic | |
| 43rd | 2024–present | Reann Gasper | Conservative | |
On account of the realignment of electoral boundaries, most incumbents did not represent the entirety of their listed district during the preceding legislative term. Randy Hawes of the British Columbia Liberal Party was initially elected during the 2005 election and 2001 election to the Maple Ridge-Mission riding.
Electoral history
| 2024 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Reann Gasper | 13,523 | 55.38 | +49.8 | $49,054.04 | |||
| New Democratic | Pam Alexis | 10,894 | 44.62 | −1.8 | $46,363.45 | |||
| Total valid votes/expenses limit | 24,417 | 99.60 | – | $71,700.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 98 | 0.40 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 24,515 | 57.42 | – | |||||
| Registered voters | 42,692 | |||||||
| Conservative notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | +25.8 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[2][3] | ||||||||
| 2020 provincial election redistributed results[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | % | ||
| New Democratic | 46.4 | ||
| Liberal | 35.3 | ||
| Green | 10.9 | ||
| Conservative | 5.6 | ||
| Christian Heritage | 1.8 | ||
| 2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Pam Alexis | 10,364 | 41.07 | +11.90 | $22,050.17 | |||
| Liberal | Simon Gibson | 9,620 | 38.12 | −13.07 | $38,355.28 | |||
| Green | Stephen Fowler | 2,667 | 10.57 | −6.51 | $1,113.00 | |||
| Conservative | Trevor Hamilton | 1,989 | 7.88 | – | $1,310.44 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Aeriol Alderking | 595 | 2.36 | −0.20 | $1,305.19 | |||
| Total valid votes | 25,235 | 99.40 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 152 | 0.60 | +0.07 | |||||
| Turnout | 25,387 | 53.45 | -5.76 | |||||
| Registered voters | 47,500 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +12.48 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Simon Gibson | 12,879 | 51.19 | +0.52 | $50,561 | |||
| New Democratic | Andrew Murray Christie | 7,339 | 29.17 | +1.97 | $284 | |||
| Green | Jennifer Holmes | 4,297 | 17.08 | +8.01 | $1,482 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Dan Cameron | 644 | 2.56 | – | $466 | |||
| Total valid votes | 25,159 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 135 | 0.53 | ||||||
| Turnout | 25,294 | 59.20 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[6] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Simon Gibson | 10,417 | 50.67 | −7.7 | $61,719 | |||
| New Democratic | Preet Rai | 5,591 | 27.20 | −5.37 | $51,805 | |||
| Conservative | Don Stahl | 1,946 | 9.47 | – | $5,271 | |||
| Green | Aird Flavelle | 1,865 | 9.07 | +0.01 | $3,377 | |||
| Independent | Wendy Bales | 415 | 2.02 | – | $2,699 | |||
| Independent | Roman Bojczuk | 204 | 0.99 | – | $2,547 | |||
| Excalibur | Marcus Halliday | 119 | 0.58 | – | $310 | |||
| Total valid votes | 20,557 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 117 | 0.57 | ||||||
| Turnout | 20,674 | 56.63 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[7] | ||||||||
| 2009 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | Randy Hawes | 10,372 | 58.37 | $98,340 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lynn Perrin | 5,788 | 32.57 | $5,514 | ||||
| Green | Bill Walsh | 1,611 | 9.06 | $356 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 17,771 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 160 | 0.89 | ||||||
| Turnout | 17,930 | 52.10 | ||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b Iyer, Nitya (April 3, 2023). "Redistribution Final Report" (PDF). British Columbia Electoral Boundaries Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 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-Mission". 338Canada. Archived from the original on November 22, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ "Appendix C: Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.