Cloverdale—Langley City

Cloverdale—Langley City
British Columbia electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
John Aldag
Liberal
District created 2013
First contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1] 117,640
Electors (2015) 75,076
Area (km²)[2] 59.47
Pop. density (per km²) 1,978.1
Census divisions Metro Vancouver
Census subdivisions Langley, Langley (DM), Surrey

Cloverdale—Langley City is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of B.C. previously included in the electoral districts of Langley, South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale and Fleetwood—Port Kells.[3]

Cloverdale—Langley City 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 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[4]

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation[5][6]

Ethnic groups: 76.1% White, 10.4% South Asian, 3.4% Aboriginal, 3.2% Filipino, 3.0% Chinese, 2.0% Southeast Asian, 1.3% Korean
Languages: 78.2% English, 6.2% Punjabi, 2.0% Chinese, 1.5% Tagalog, 1.4% Korean, 1.3% German, 1.2% French, 1.2% Spanish
Religions: 48.4% Christian (14.8% Catholic, 4.6% United Church, 3.6% Anglican, 2.6% Pentecostal, 2.4% Baptist, 2.2% Lutheran, 1.2% Presbyterian, 16.9% Other), 7.4% Sikh, 1.5% Buddhist, 1.2% Muslim, 1.1% Hindu, 39.8% No religion
Median income (2010): $34,719
Average income (2010): $40,984

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Cloverdale—Langley City
Riding created from Fleetwood—Port Kells,
Langley and South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale
42nd  2015–Present     John Aldag Liberal

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJohn Aldag24,61745.52+33.72$48,139.65
ConservativeDean Drysdale18,80034.77-22.61$164,422.49
New DemocraticRebecca Smith8,46315.65-9.03$12,325.60
GreenScott Anderson2,1954.06-0.55$5,846.04
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,075100.00 $209,882.99
Total rejected ballots 1860.34
Turnout 54,26169.40
Eligible voters 78,189
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +28.16
Source: Elections Canada[7][8][9]
2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  Conservative21,59557.37
  New Democratic9,28924.68
  Liberal4,44211.80
  Green1,7354.61
  Other5781.54

References

  1. Statistics Canada: 2016
  2. Statistics Canada: 2016
  3. Final Report – British Columbia
  4. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  5. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=59007&Data=Count&SearchText=Cloverdale&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
  6. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=59007&Data=Count&SearchText=Cloverdale&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1#tabs2
  7. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Cloverdale—Langley City, 30 September 2015
  8. Official Voting Results - Cloverdale—Langley City
  9. "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
  10. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

Coordinates: 49°07′38″N 122°43′32″W / 49.1271°N 122.7256°W / 49.1271; -122.7256

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