# Abbotsford (electoral district)

Abbotsford is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

## Demographics

Panethnic groups in Abbotsford (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 66,245 | 61.35% | 68,105 | 68.47% | 69,855 | 73.82% |
| South Asian | 24,185 | 22.4% | 17,005 | 17.1% | 13,955 | 14.75% |
| Indigenous | 5,810 | 5.38% | 5,585 | 5.62% | 3,920 | 4.14% |
| East Asian | 3,520 | 3.26% | 3,335 | 3.35% | 3,040 | 3.21% |
| Southeast Asian | 3,450 | 3.19% | 2,170 | 2.18% | 1,355 | 1.43% |
| African | 1,570 | 1.45% | 1,135 | 1.14% | 825 | 0.87% |
| Latin American | 1,170 | 1.08% | 910 | 0.91% | 595 | 0.63% |
| Middle Eastern | 1,080 | 1% | 480 | 0.48% | 345 | 0.36% |
| Other | 960 | 0.89% | 720 | 0.72% | 730 | 0.77% |
| Total responses | 107,985 | 97.87% | 99,460 | 97.69% | 94,625 | 97.48% |
| Total population | 110,331 | 100% | 101,814 | 100% | 97,076 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||
The riding has the lowest proportion of Catholics in Canada, with just 10.6% of the population adhering to Catholicism., as well as the highest proportion (9.8%) of "Christian, not included elsewhere" (non-Protestant, non-Catholic, non-Orthodox). 12.2% of its population claim Dutch ethnic origin, the highest such figure for any Canadian federal riding.

## Geography

As of the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution, the district includes the southeastern portion of the City of Abbotsford and the Upper Sumas 6 Indian reserve.

## History

The electoral district was created in 2003. 56.1% of the riding was taken from Fraser Valley riding, and 43.9% from Langley—Abbotsford.
The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Abbotsford should be adjusted, and a modified electoral district of the same name will be contested in future elections. The redefined Abbotsford loses portions of its current territory in the north and west to the new districts of Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon and Langley—Aldergrove. These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.
The 2015 Canadian general election marked the first time a Conservative candidate was elected in Abbotsford with less than 50% of the popular vote.
Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be replaced by Abbotsford—South Langley.

### Historical boundaries

* 2003 representation order
* 2013 representation order

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Abbotsford Riding created from Fraser Valley and Langley—Abbotsford |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Randy White | Conservative |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Ed Fast | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Ed Fast | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Ed Fast | Conservative |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Ed Fast | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Ed Fast | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Ed Fast | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Abbotsford—South Langley and Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford |||||

### Current member of Parliament

Abbotsford's MP is Ed Fast. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada and was first elected in the 2006 election. He is a former Abbotsford city councillor and has worked as a lawyer, having earned a law degree at University of British Columbia. During the 40th Parliament, since January 2009, he was the chair of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights and a member of the Liaison Committee.

## Election results

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Ed Fast | 21,597 | 47.94 | –3.46 | $74,941.12 |
| | Liberal | Navreen Gill | 10,907 | 24.21 | +2.61 | $59,443.92 |
| | New Democratic | Dharmasena Yakandawela | 7,729 | 17.16 | +0.26 | $2,346.91 |
| | People's | Kevin Sinclair | 3,300 | 7.33 | +5.33 | $10,790.83 |
| | Green | Stephen Fowler | 1,517 | 3.37 | –4.23 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,050 | 100.00 | – | $109,157.15 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 370 | 0.81 | –0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,420 | 59.62 | –6.28 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 76,186 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | –3.04 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Ed Fast | 25,162 | 51.4 | +3.13 | $70,532.49 |
| | Liberal | Seamus Heffernan | 10,560 | 21.6 | −11.46 | $22,436.34 |
| | New Democratic | Madeleine Sauve | 8,257 | 16.9 | +3.29 | none listed |
| | Green | Stephen Fowler | 3,702 | 7.6 | +3.32 | $575.00 |
| | People's | Locke Duncan | 985 | 2.0 | – | $4,252.19 |
| | Christian Heritage | Aeriol Alderking | 270 | 0.6 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,936 | 100.0 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 403 | 0.82 | +0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,339 | 65.9 | −3.84 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 74,814 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +7.29 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Ed Fast | 23,229 | 48.27 | -18.61 | $76,055.10 |
| | Liberal | Peter Njenga | 15,777 | 32.78 | +24.08 | $14,078.53 |
| | New Democratic | Jen Martel | 6,593 | 13.70 | -5.54 | $11,592.31 |
| | Green | Stephen Fowler | 2,416 | 5.02 | +0.37 | $2,578.52 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | David MacKay | 109 | 0.23 | -0.30 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,124 | 100.00 | | $202,055.26 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 202 | 0.42 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,326 | 69.74 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 69,299 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -21.35 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 25,060 | 66.88 |
| New Democratic | 7,209 | 19.24 |
| Liberal | 3,260 | 8.70 |
| Green | 1,744 | 4.65 |
| Marxist-Leninist | 196 | 0.52 |
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ed Fast | 32,493 | 65.02 | +1.70 |
| | New Democratic | David Murray | 10,089 | 20.19 | +6.97 |
| | Liberal | Madeleine Hardin | 4,968 | 9.94 | -6.34 |
| | Green | Daniel Bryce | 2,138 | 4.28 | -2.17 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | David MacKay | 286 | 0.57 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,974 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 225 | 0.45 | -0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,199 | 59.67 | +1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -2.64 |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Ed Fast | 30,853 | 63.32 | +0.05 | $79,097 |
| | Liberal | Lionel Traverse | 7,933 | 16.28 | +3.61 | $63,013 |
| | New Democratic | Bonnie Rai | 6,444 | 13.22 | -3.75 | $4,907 |
| | Green | Karen Durant | 3,141 | 6.45 | +0.64 | $833 |
| | Marijuana | Tim Felger | 358 | 0.73 | +0.03 | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 48,729 | 100.0 | | $86,855 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 256 | 0.52 | +0.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,985 | 59 | -2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -1.78 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Ed Fast | 29,825 | 63.27 | +1.90 | $68,269 |
| | New Democratic | Jeffrey Hansen-Carlson | 8,004 | 16.97 | +3.34 | $6,955 |
| | Liberal | David Oliver | 5,976 | 12.67 | -7.27 | $22,258 |
| | Green | Stephanie Ashley-Pryce | 2,740 | 5.81 | +2.93 | |
| | Marijuana | Tim Felger | 334 | 0.70 | -0.13 | |
| | Canadian Action | Richard Gebert | 173 | 0.36 | – | $80 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | David S. MacKay | 86 | 0.18 | +0.08 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,138 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 183 | 0.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,321 | 60.69 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -0.72 |
| David Oliver was registered as the Liberal candidate, but lost the support of the Liberal Party, and would not have sat with the Liberal caucus had he been he be elected until cleared of allegations made by the NDP candidate. |||||||
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Randy White | 29,587 | 61.37 | -14.8 | $66,946 |
| | Liberal | Moe Gill | 9,617 | 19.94 | +2.3 | $41,240 |
| | New Democratic | Scott Fast | 6,575 | 13.63 | +9.7 | $7,584 |
| | Green | Karl Hann | 1,389 | 2.88 | – | $539 |
| | Christian Heritage | Harold J. Ludwig | 585 | 1.21 | – | $2,075 |
| | Marijuana | Tim Felger | 404 | 0.83 | – | $9,999 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | David S. MacKay | 51 | 0.10 | – | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,208 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 182 | 0.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,390 | 64.57 |
| | Conservative notional hold | Conservative notional hold | Swing | Swing | -9 |
| Change based on redistributed results. Conservative change based on combined total of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party. |||||||