Langley—Aldergrove

Langley—Aldergrove is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral districts of Langley and Abbotsford.[2]

Not to be confused with Fort Langley-Aldergrove.

Langley—Aldergrove
British Columbia electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Tako van Popta
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]103,084
Electors (2015)80,360
Area (km²)[1]382
Pop. density (per km²)269.9
Census division(s)Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)Abbotsford, Langley (DM)

Langley—Aldergrove was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 2015 Canadian federal election, which was held on October 19, 2015.[3]

Geography

Langley and Aldergrove.

Demographics
Panethnic groups in Langley—Aldergrove (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group		 2021[4] 2016[5] 2011[6]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[lower-alpha 1] 90,600 69.04% 88,650 76.94% 83,885 82.75%
East Asian[lower-alpha 2] 13,175 10.04% 8,490 7.37% 5,940 5.86%
South Asian 10,950 8.34% 6,630 5.75% 3,885 3.83%
Indigenous 5,155 3.93% 4,620 4.01% 3,660 3.61%
Southeast Asian[lower-alpha 3] 4,900 3.73% 3,260 2.83% 2,010 1.98%
Latin American 1,715 1.31% 1,055 0.92% 540 0.53%
African 1,525 1.16% 1,215 1.05% 495 0.49%
Middle Eastern[lower-alpha 4] 1,455 1.11% 630 0.55% 400 0.39%
Other[lower-alpha 5] 1,750 1.33% 655 0.57% 555 0.55%
Total responses 131,220 98.54% 115,220 98.46% 101,370 98.34%
Total population 133,168 100% 117,017 100% 103,084 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Langley—Aldergrove
Riding created from Abbotsford and Langley
42nd  2015–2019     Mark Warawa Conservative
43rd  2019–2021 Tako van Popta
44th  2019–present

Election results
Graph of election results in Langley—Aldergrove (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeTako van Popta28,64345.7-1.3
LiberalKim Richter16,56526.4+0.8
New DemocraticMichael Chang12,28819.6+2.7
People'sRayna Boychuk3,3415.3+3.2
GreenKaija Farstad1,7982.9-4.8
Total valid votes 62,63599.5
Total rejected ballots 3120.5
Turnout 62,94765.0
Eligible voters 96,828
Conservative hold Swing -1.1
Source: Elections Canada[7]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeTako van Popta29,82347.00+1.37$59,992.85
LiberalLeon Jensen16,25425.62-10.94$23,481.19
New DemocraticStacey Wakelin10,69016.85+4.34none listed
GreenKaija Farstad4,8817.69+3.28none listed
People'sNatalie Dipietra-Cudmore1,3052.06-none listed
LibertarianAlex Joehl4990.79-0.11$549.66
Total valid votes/expense limit 63,45299.42
Total rejected ballots 3730.58+0.24
Turnout 63,82568.26-4.09
Eligible voters 93,499
Conservative hold Swing +6.15
Source: Elections Canada[8]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMark Warawa27,33345.63-20.18$61,767.47
LiberalLeon Jensen21,89436.55+27.57$10,415.63
New DemocraticMargot Sangster7,49012.51-6.84$13,300.01
GreenSimmi Kaur Dhillon2,6444.41-0.85$2,699.50
LibertarianLauren Southern5350.89–
Total valid votes/expense limit 59,89699.66 $217,657.94
Total rejected ballots 2040.34–
Turnout 60,10072.35–
Eligible voters 83,065
Conservative hold Swing -23.88
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2011 federal election redistributed results[11]
Party Vote  %
  Conservative29,38465.8
  New Democratic8,63819.4
  Liberal4,0099.0
  Green2,3495.3
  Others2640.6

Notes
  1. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  3. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  4. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References
  1. Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. Final Report – British Columbia
  3. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  5. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  6. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  7. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  8. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  9. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Langley—Aldergrove, 30 September 2015 Archived October 4, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  10. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  11. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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