Abbotsford-Clayburn

Abbotsford-Clayburn
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
District created	1999
District abolished	2009
First contested	2001
Last contested	2005
Demographics
Population (2001)	44,865
Electors (2005)	31,312
Area (km²)	81.43
Census division(s)	Fraser Valley Regional District
Census subdivision(s)	Abbotsford

Abbotsford-Clayburn was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009.

Demographics

Population, 2001	44,865
Population Change, 1996–2001	4.6%
Area (km²)	81.43
Pop. Density (people per km²)	551

Geography

1999 Redistribution

Changes from Abbotsford to Abbotsford-Mount Lehman include:

Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Hon. John van Dongen, a former dairy farmer. He was first elected in 1995. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. Mr. van Dongen was appointed Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries on June 5, 2001. He is now running for re-election in the newly created riding of Abbotsford South.

Election results

2001 British Columbia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	John van Dongen	12,584	72.51	$32,911
	New Democratic	Kris Lind	2,096	12.08	$1,070
	Unity	Peter Stiegelmar	1,751	10.09	$6,073
	Marijuana	Don Fulford	706	4.07	$504
	Freedom	Kenneth Montgomery Keillor	217	1.25	$107
Total valid votes			17,354	100.00
Total rejected ballots			154	0.89
Turnout			17,508	71.30

2005 British Columbia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	John van Dongen	11,047	59.95
	New Democratic	Michael Nenn	5,555	30.15
	Green	Lance Pizzariello	1,428	7.75
	Freedom	Kenneth Montgomery Keillor	199	1.08
	Marijuana	Iain Gilfillan	198	1.07
Total			18,427	100.00