Langley (provincial electoral district)

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Langley is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It should not be confused with the federal electoral district of Langley, which encompasses a somewhat larger area. The riding made its first appearance in the 1966 general election.

1 Demographics
2 Geography
3 History
4 Member of Legislative Assembly
5 Election results
6 External links

[edit] Demographics

Population, 2001	54,174
Population Change, 1996-2001	6.6%
Area (km²)	94
Pop. Density (people per km²)	576

[edit] Geography

[edit] History

[edit] Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Mary Polak, a former Surrey city councillor. She was first elected in 2005. She represents the British Columbia Liberal Party.

[edit] Election results

B.C. General Election 2005: Langley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BC Liberal	Mary Polak	12,877	52.18%
	NDP	Dean Morrison	8,303	33.64%
	Green	Kathleen Blanche Stephany	3,042	12.33%
	Marijuana	Chris Scrimes	278	1.13%
	Platinum	Lee Anthony Davies	180	0.73%
Total			24,680	100.00%

B.C. General Election 2001: Langley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	BC Liberal	Lynn Stephens	14,564	64.85%		$47,825
	Green	Pat Taylor	2,847	12.68%		$492
	NDP	Paul Latham	2,720	12.11%		$1,961
	Unity	Gordon Nelson	1,605	7.15%		$4,453
	Marijuana	Mavis Becker	723	3.21%		$721
Total Valid Votes			22,459	100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots			66	0.29%
Turnout			22,525	71.97%

B.C. General Election 1996: Langley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	BC Liberal	Lynn Stephens	9,277	46.62%		$50,227
	NDP	Kim Richter	5,795	29.12%		$17,136
	BC Reform	Joe Lopushinsky	3,224	16.20%		$33,546
	PDA	Paul MacDonald	1,195	6.00%
	Green	Fely Gotia-Walters	262	1.32%		$240
	Social Credit	Ian B. Thompson	148	0.74%		$5,178
Total Valid Votes			19,901	100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots			125	0.62%
Turnout			20,026	73.19%

B.C. General Election 1991: Langley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	BC Liberal	Lynn Stephens	7,149	38.95%		$5,383
	NDP	Derrill Thompson	5,762	31.39%		$22,296
	Social Credit	Carol M. Gran	5,201	28.34%		$62,018
	Family Coalition	Barrie O. Norman	180	0.98%		$1,323
	Independent	Nora E. Galenzoski	62	0.34%		$120
Total Valid Votes			18,354	100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots			354	1.89%
Turnout			18,708	76.24%

[edit] External links

British Columbia provincial electoral districts

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