Abbotsford South

MLA before the election: Bruce Banman, Conservative
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2026 results

Elections BC, initial count, not verified · 75 of 75 ballot boxes · Nov 5 15:20 PT

Bruce Banman leading by 5,822 votes (33.5 points) · all ballot boxes counted

Bruce Banman
Conservative
11,023
63.5%
Leah Ballantyne
BC NDP
5,201
29.9%
Robin Roy
OneBC
1,145
6.6%

2024: Conservative. Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026. All 93 ridings

Past results

5 general elections since 2009
2024General election, October 19Conservative gain from BC UnitedSwing 29.1 points to Conservative
CandidateVotesShare±Spent
Bruce BanmanConservative · elected · $38,202 spent13,05361.6%+59.2$38,202$2.93 a vote
Sarah KoonerBC NDP · $11,354 spent7,45435.2%+1.0$11,354$1.52 a vote
Amandeep SinghIndependent · $1,680 spent6813.2%$1,680$2.47 a vote
Margin5,599votes, 26.4 points
Turnout51.7%+3.3 points
Ballots21,24254 rejected
Registered41,068voters

± and swing against 338Canada’s estimate of the 2020 vote on the 2024 boundaries. Spending limit $71,700 a candidate.

2020General election, October 24BC Liberal holdSwing 7.4 points to BC NDP
CandidateVotesShare±Spent
Bruce BanmanBC Liberal · elected · $44,290 spent9,73044.7%−7.8$44,290$4.55 a vote
Inder JohalBC NDP · $730 spent7,70635.4%+7.1$730$0.09 a vote
Arid FlavelleBC Green · $1,251 spent2,61712.0%−3.0$1,251$0.48 a vote
Laura-Lynn ThompsonChristian Heritage1,7207.9%+3.7$0
Margin2,024votes, 9.3 points
Turnout48.5%−6.3 points
Ballots21,983210 rejected
Registered45,365voters

± and swing against the 2017 election.

2017General election, May 9BC Liberal holdSwing 1.3 points to BC NDP
CandidateVotesShare±Spent
Darryl PlecasBC Liberal · elected · $64,989 spent11,68352.5%+4.8$64,989$5.56 a vote
Jasleen AroraBC NDP · $2,892 spent6,29728.3%+7.3$2,892$0.46 a vote
William Aird FlavelleBC Green · $1,673 spent3,33815.0%new$1,673$0.50 a vote
Ron GrayChristian Heritage · $686 spent9424.2%new$686$0.73 a vote
Margin5,386votes, 24.2 points
Turnout54.7%−1.1 points
Ballots22,434174 rejected
Registered41,002voters

± and swing against the 2013 election.

2013General election, May 14BC Liberal hold
CandidateVotesShare±Spent
Darryl PlecasBC Liberal · elected9,56347.7%−10.8–
John van DongenIndependent5,58627.9%–
Lakhvinder JhajBC NDP4,21021.0%−4.7–
Steve FinlayMarijuana4172.1%new–
Patricia SmithExcalibur2561.3%new–
Margin3,977votes, 19.8 points
Turnout55.8%+7.0 points
Ballots20,234202 rejected
Registered36,280voters

± and swing against the 2009 election. Spending: not on Wikipedia for this contest.

2009General election, May 12BC Liberal, the seat’s first election
CandidateVotesShare±Spent
John van DongenBC Liberal · elected9,56658.5%–
Bonnie RaiBC NDP4,19725.7%–
Daniel BryceBC Green1,2447.6%–
Gurcharan DhaliwalConservative1,0196.2%–
Tim FelgerIndependent3342.0%–
Margin5,369votes, 32.8 points
Turnout48.8% 
Ballots16,565205 rejected
Registered33,979voters

Spending: not on Wikipedia for this contest.

Held by
2009now
3 members since 2009
  1. 2009–2012John van DongenBC Liberal
  2. 2012John van DongenConservative
  3. 2012–2013John van DongenIndependent
  4. 2013–2017Darryl PlecasBC Liberal
  5. 2017–2020Darryl PlecasIndependent
  6. 2020–2023Bruce BanmanBC Liberal
  7. 2023Bruce BanmanBC United
  8. 2023–Bruce BanmanConservative · Independent, August 27 to September 18, 2026 · CentreBC, September 18 to 22, 2026

Created from Abbotsford-Clayburn.

Votes, ballots and registered voters: Elections BC. Spending and members before 2024: Wikipedia’s Abbotsford South article. Members since 2024: the tracker’s record. 2020 on the 2024 boundaries: 338Canada.

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Who won Abbotsford South in the 2026 BC election?

On Elections BC's initial count (75 of 75 ballot boxes, as of November 5 at 3:20 p.m. Pacific time), Bruce Banman (Conservative) leads Abbotsford South with 11,023 votes (63.5%), 5,822 ahead of Leah Ballantyne (BC NDP). Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026.

Who won Abbotsford South in 2024?

The Conservative candidate won Abbotsford South in the 2024 BC election with 61.6% of the vote, a margin of 5,599 votes (26.4%).

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