British Columbia electoral district | |||
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
MLA |
Liberal |
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Demographics | |||
Population (2001) | 54,174 | ||
Area (km²) | 576 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 94.1 |
Langley is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The riding first appeared in the 1966 general election.
The riding was created out of the Delta constituency in 1966. Until the election of 1991, it was considered a safe seat for Social Credit. Since then, the Liberals have won the seat by significant margins in six consecutive elections. It returned one MLA from 1966 to 1986, two MLAs from 1986 to 1991, and one MLA from 1991 to the present day.
Its MLA is Mary Polak, a former chair of the Surrey school board. She was first elected in 2005 and was re-elected in 2009 and 2013. She is a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.