BC election 2024 results: Abbotsford West
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This riding was represented by BC Liberal Party MLA Michael de Jong who first took office in a 1994 by-election. De Jong collected 8,880 votes, winning 45.51 per cent of the vote.
Abbotsford West is a provincial riding located in the Maple Ridge and Fraser Valley region.
This riding was represented by BC Liberal Party MLA Michael de Jong who first took office in a 1994 by-election. De Jong collected 8,880 votes, winning 45.51 per cent of the vote in the 2020 B.C. provincial election.
De Jong did not run in the 2024 provincial election.
For many voters, their riding changed in this upcoming provincial election.
Following the 2020 provincial election, the Electoral Boundaries Commission was required to complete a redistribution of seats.
After the final report was released, an act was passed in 2023 to increase seats in the B.C. legislature from 87 to 93. This includes four new ridings in the Lower Mainland, one on Vancouver Island, and one in the Interior.
In addition, 72 ridings had their boundaries adjusted. Forty-one ridings had their names changed.
Voters will decide who will represent Abbotsford West during the upcoming B.C. provincial election on Oct. 19, 2024.
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