Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon

Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon
British Columbia electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Brad Vis
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]90,871
Electors (2019)69,190
Area (km²)[1]21,769
Pop. density (per km²)4.2
Census division(s)Fraser Valley, Squamish-Lillooet
Census subdivision(s)Abbotsford, Kent, Lillooet, Mission

Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon is a federal electoral district located in Fraser Valley of British Columbia.

Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon 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, which occurred on October 19, 2015.[2] It was created out of the electoral districts of Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission, Abbotsford and Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon.[3]

Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford.[4][5]

Demographics

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Panethnic groups in Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group
2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 58,855 59.32% 58,205 63.08% 58,880 66.28%
South Asian 22,795 22.98% 19,115 20.72% 16,890 19.01%
Indigenous 11,225 11.31% 10,650 11.54% 9,610 10.82%
Southeast Asian[b] 2,105 2.12% 1,150 1.25% 665 0.75%
East Asian[c] 1,785 1.8% 1,495 1.62% 1,295 1.46%
Latin American 695 0.7% 580 0.63% 365 0.41%
African 745 0.75% 515 0.56% 645 0.73%
Middle Eastern[d] 380 0.38% 140 0.15% 165 0.19%
Other[e] 630 0.63% 405 0.44% 305 0.34%
Total responses 99,215 98.02% 92,265 97.3% 88,840 98.04%
Total population 101,216 100% 94,825 100% 90,616 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon
Riding created from Abbotsford, Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon
and Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission
42nd  2015–2019     Jati Sidhu Liberal
43rd  2019–2021     Brad Vis Conservative
44th  2021–present

Election results

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Graph of election results in Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford, 2023 representation order

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2021 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 24,310 47.12
  Liberal 12,493 24.22
  New Democratic 9,279 17.99
  People's 3,594 6.97
  Green 1,915 3.71

Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon, 2013 representation order

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2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Brad Vis 18,908 43.8 +1.4 $110,332.40
Liberal Geet Grewal 10,598 24.5 -2.2 $93,378.54
New Democratic Lynn Perrin 8,709 20.2 +2.6 $11,489.62
People's Tyler Niles 3,073 7.1 +4.8 $9,186.28
Green Nicole Bellay 1,887 4.4 -6.5 $11,177.38
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,175 99.3 $116,997.79
Total rejected ballots 302 0.7
Turnout 43,477 61.5
Eligible voters 70,677
Conservative hold Swing +1.8
Source: Elections Canada[10]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Brad Vis 19,535 42.4 +7.49 $79,505.40
Liberal Jati Sidhu 12,299 26.7 -10.53 $106,930.28
New Democratic Michael Nenn 8,089 17.6 -2.95 $2,936.51
Green John Kidder 5,019 10.9 +5.75 $22,090.21
People's Julius Nick Csaszar 1,055 2.3 - none listed
Marxist–Leninist Elaine Wismer 69 0.1 -0.03 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 46,066 100.0
Total rejected ballots 439
Turnout 46,505 67.2
Eligible voters 69,190
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +9.01
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Jati Sidhu 16,625 37.23 +28.84 $101,945.63
Conservative Brad Vis 15,587 34.91 -19.58 $97,837.00
New Democratic Dennis Adamson 9,174 20.55 -11.48
Green Arthur Alexander Green 2,293 5.15 +0.50 $13,329.06
Independent Wyatt Scott 914 2.05
Marxist–Leninist Elaine Wismer 58 0.13
Total valid votes/expense limit 44,651 100.00   $217,198.40
Total rejected ballots 209 0.47
Turnout 44,860 71.79
Eligible voters 62,486
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +24.21
Source: Elections Canada[13][14][15]
2011 federal election redistributed results[16]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 18,328 54.49
  New Democratic 10,771 32.02
  Liberal 2,824 8.40
  Green 1,560 4.64
  Others 152 0.45

Notes

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  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 "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" 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

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  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  3. ^ Final Report – British Columbia
  4. ^ "Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford | 338Canada". 338canada.com. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford–Final boundaries". FEDERAL ELECTORAL DISTRICTS REDISTRIBUTION 2022.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  8. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  9. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  10. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  11. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  12. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  13. ^ elections.ca/Scripts/vis/candidates?L=e&ED=59017&EV=41&EV_TYPE=1&PC=&PROV=BC&PROVID=59&MAPID=&QID=8&PAGEID=17&TPAGEID=&PD=&STAT_CODE_ID=-1 Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon, 30 September 2015 Archived 20 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ [1]
  16. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections