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Langley—Aldergrove
British Columbia electoral district
Location in the Lower Mainland
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Tako van Popta
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]103,084
Electors (2015)80,360
Area (km²)[1]382
Pop. density (per km²)269.9
Census division(s)Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)Abbotsford, Langley (DM)

Langley—Aldergrove is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral districts of Langley and Abbotsford.[2]

Langley—Aldergrove was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 2015 Canadian federal election, which was held on October 19, 2015.[3]

Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Langley Township—Fraser Heights.[4]

Geography

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Langley and Aldergrove.

Demographics

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Panethnic groups in Langley—Aldergrove (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group 		2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 90,600 69.04% 88,650 76.94% 83,885 82.75%
East Asian[b] 13,175 10.04% 8,490 7.37% 5,940 5.86%
South Asian 10,950 8.34% 6,630 5.75% 3,885 3.83%
Indigenous 5,155 3.93% 4,620 4.01% 3,660 3.61%
Southeast Asian[c] 4,900 3.73% 3,260 2.83% 2,010 1.98%
Latin American 1,715 1.31% 1,055 0.92% 540 0.53%
African 1,525 1.16% 1,215 1.05% 495 0.49%
Middle Eastern[d] 1,455 1.11% 630 0.55% 400 0.39%
Other[e] 1,750 1.33% 655 0.57% 555 0.55%
Total responses 131,220 98.54% 115,220 98.46% 101,370 98.34%
Total population 133,168 100% 117,017 100% 103,084 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Langley—Aldergrove
Riding created from Abbotsford and Langley
42nd  2015–2019     Mark Warawa Conservative
43rd  2019–2021 Tako van Popta
44th  2019–present

Election results

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Graph of election results in Langley—Aldergrove (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

Langley Township—Fraser Heights, 2023 representation order

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2021 federal election redistributed results[8]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 23,223 43.92
  Liberal 15,639 29.58
  New Democratic 10,326 19.53
  People's 2,382 4.50
  Green 1,278 2.42
  Others 27 0.05

Langley—Aldergrove, 2013 representation order

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2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Tako van Popta 28,643 45.7 -1.3 $60,626.81
Liberal Kim Richter 16,565 26.4 +0.8 $81,572.98
New Democratic Michael Chang 12,288 19.6 +2.7 $46,572.61
People's Rayna Boychuk 3,341 5.3 +3.2 $5,255.86
Green Kaija Farstad 1,798 2.9 -4.8 $535.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 62,635 99.5 – $124,019.67
Total rejected ballots 312 0.5
Turnout 62,947 65.0
Eligible voters 96,828
Conservative hold Swing -1.1
Source: Elections Canada[9]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Tako van Popta 29,823 47.00 +1.37 $59,992.85
Liberal Leon Jensen 16,254 25.62 -10.94 $23,481.19
New Democratic Stacey Wakelin 10,690 16.85 +4.34 none listed
Green Kaija Farstad 4,881 7.69 +3.28 none listed
People's Natalie Dipietra-Cudmore 1,305 2.06 - none listed
Libertarian Alex Joehl 499 0.79 -0.11 $549.66
Total valid votes/expense limit 63,452 99.42
Total rejected ballots 373 0.58 +0.24
Turnout 63,825 68.26 -4.09
Eligible voters 93,499
Conservative hold Swing +6.15
Source: Elections Canada[10]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Mark Warawa 27,333 45.63 -20.18 $61,767.47
Liberal Leon Jensen 21,894 36.55 +27.57 $10,415.63
New Democratic Margot Sangster 7,490 12.51 -6.84 $13,300.01
Green Simmi Kaur Dhillon 2,644 4.41 -0.85 $2,699.50
Libertarian Lauren Southern 535 0.89 –
Total valid votes/expense limit 59,896 99.66   $217,657.94
Total rejected ballots 204 0.34 –
Turnout 60,100 72.35 –
Eligible voters 83,065
Conservative hold Swing -23.88
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2011 federal election redistributed results[13]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 29,384 65.8
  New Democratic 8,638 19.4
  Liberal 4,009 9.0
  Green 2,349 5.3
  Others 264 0.6

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

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  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Final Report – British Columbia
  3. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ^ "Langley would share three MPs with Abbotsford, Surrey under new riding plan". Langley Advance Times. July 21, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  8. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  9. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  10. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  11. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Langley—Aldergrove, 30 September 2015 Archived October 4, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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