# Abbotsford South

Abbotsford South is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It came into effect in the 2009 provincial general election.

## Geography

The electoral district comprises the part of the City of Abbotsford (including its city centre, Barrowtown, Poplar and Aberdeen) lying to the east and south of the following line: commencing at Bradner Road and the Canada–United States border, north along said road to Highway 1, thence southeast along said highway to Fishtrap Creek, thence northeast along said creek to Old Yale Road, thence east along said road to Marshall Road, thence north along said road to Whatcom Road, thence north along said road to McKee Road, thence east along said road to Sumas Mountain Road, thence south along said road back to Highway 1, thence northeast along said highway to the eastern limit of said city.

## History

This riding has been represented by the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Abbotsford South :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Abbotsford-Clayburn prior to 2009 |||||
| 39th | 2009–2012 | John van Dongen | Liberal |
| 39th | 2012–2012 | John van Dongen | Conservative |
| 39th | 2012–2013 | John van Dongen | Independent |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Darryl Plecas | Liberal |
| 41st | 2017–2017 | Darryl Plecas | Liberal |
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Darryl Plecas | Independent |
| 42nd | 2020–2023 | Bruce Banman | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2023–2023 | Bruce Banman | United |
| 42nd | 2023–2024 | Bruce Banman | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2024–Present | Bruce Banman | Conservative |

## Member of the Legislative Assembly

On account of the realignment of electoral boundaries, most incumbents did not represent the entirety of their listed district during the preceding legislative term. John van Dongen, British Columbia Liberal Party was initially elected during a 1995 election to the Abbotsford-Clayburn riding and has represented them until 2013. He unsuccessfully ran for re-election in the newly created riding of Abbotsford South and lost to Darryl Plecas.
Starting in 2012, the riding has established a unique trend of MLAs switching political parties between elections, with John van Dongen, Darryl Plecas, and Bruce Banman all leaving the Liberal Party (now BC United) and either sitting as independents or joining the Conservative Party. Van Dongen lost re-election after leaving the Conservatives in turn, while Plecas did not stand for re-election.

## Election results

vte2024 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Bruce Banman | 13,053 | 61.61 | +16.92 | |
| | New Democratic | Sarah Kooner | 7,454 | 35.18 | –0.21 | |
| | Independent | Amandeep Singh | 681 | 3.21 | – | |
| Total valid votes/expenses limit | Total valid votes/expenses limit | Total valid votes/expenses limit | 21,188 | 100.00 | – | $71,700.08 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +30.91 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2020 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Bruce Banman | 9,730 | 44.69 | −7.79 | $44,289.90 |
| | New Democratic | Inder Johal | 7,706 | 35.39 | +7.30 | $729.55 |
| | Green | Arid Flavelle | 2,617 | 12.02 | −2.98 | $1,251.04 |
| | Christian Heritage | Laura-Lynn Thompson | 1,720 | 7.90 | +3.67 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,773 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 210 | 0.96 | +0.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,983 | 48.46 | −6.25 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 45,365 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2017 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Darryl Plecas | 11,683 | 52.48 | +4.74 | $64,989 |
| | New Democratic | Jasleen Arora | 6,297 | 28.29 | +7.28 | $2,892 |
| | Green | William Aird Flavelle | 3,338 | 15.00 | – | $1,673 |
| | Christian Heritage | Ron Gray | 942 | 4.23 | – | $686 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,260 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 174 | 0.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,434 | 54.71 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +5.08 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2013 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Darryl Plecas | 9,564 | 47.74 | −10.73 |
| | Independent | John van Dongen | 5,587 | 27.89 | –30.58 |
| | New Democratic | Lakhvinder Jhaj | 4,210 | 21.01 | –4.64 |
| | Marijuana | Steve Finlay | 417 | 2.08 | – |
| | Excalibur | Patricia Smith | 256 | 1.28 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,032 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 202 | 1.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,234 | 55.77 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | |
| Net change for van Dongen is in comparison to his 2009 vote percentage. Net change for Plecas is in comparison to the 2009 Liberal vote percentage; in other words the same basis as van Dongen. |||||||
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2009 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John van Dongen | 9,566 | 58.47 |
| | New Democratic | Bonnie Rai | 4,197 | 25.65 |
| | Green | Daniel Bryce | 1,244 | 7.61 |
| | Conservative | Gurcharan Dhaliwal | 1,019 | 6.23 |
| | Independent | Tim Felger | 334 | 2.04 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,360 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 205 | 1.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,565 | 48.75 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 33,979 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||