Langley East is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, that was created in the 2015 redistribution from parts of Fort Langley-Aldergrove and Langley. It was first contested in the 2017 election.

Langley East
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 
 
Megan Dykeman
New Democratic
District created2015
First contested2017
Last contested2020
Demographics
Population (2014)[1]61,576
Area (km²)[1]186
Pop. density (per km²)331.1

Under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Langley-Walnut Grove.[2]

History edit

Assembly Years Member Party
Fort Langley-Aldergrove
35th 1991–1996 Gary Farrell-Collins Liberal
36th 1996–2001 Rich Coleman
37th 2001–2005
38th 2005–2009
39th 2009–2013
40th 2013–2017
Langley East
41st 2017–2020 Rich Coleman Liberal
42nd 2020–current Megan Dykeman New Democratic

Election results edit

2020 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Megan Dykeman 13,169 42.56 +14.42 $22,513.09
Liberal Margaret Kunst 10,385 33.56 −19.89 $48,700.86
Green Cheryl Wiens 3,533 11.42 −4.82 $8,175.10
Conservative Ryan Warawa 3,428 11.08 $6,882.48
Libertarian Alex Joehl 231 0.75 −0.72 $403.05
Independent Tara Reeve 195 0.63 $940.54
Total valid votes 30,941 100.00
Total rejected ballots    
Turnout    
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[3][4]
2017 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Liberal Rich Coleman 16,348 53.45 $58,649
New Democratic Inder Johal 7,817 28.14 $7,046
Green Bill Masse 4,968 16.24 $587
Libertarian Alex Joehl 448 1.47 $39
Total valid votes 30,584 100.00
Total rejected ballots 223 0.72
Turnout 30,807 64.54
Registered voters 47,730
Source: Elections BC[5]

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b http://bc-ebc.ca/docs/BC-EBC[permanent dead link] Population of Proposed Electoral Districts.pdf
  2. ^ "Langley residents express concerns about electoral boundaries shift". Aldergrove Star. November 7, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.