Cloverdale—Langley City (British Columbia) 70/338

 Cloverdale—Langley City (British Columbia)

Today we're in a riding very close to me, Cloverdale—Langley City!

Cloverdale—Langley City has existed since the 2012 redistribution, created from Langley, South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale, and Fleetwood—Port Kells. The population was 117,640 in 2016. The population centers are Langley City (25,888 in 2016), and Surrey (517,887 in 2016, shared with four other ridings). This riding grew 17.3% between 2011 and 2016, 3x higher than the provincial average.

Politically, this riding has swung the past three elections between the Liberals and the Conservatives. In 2015, the Liberals took it with an 11% margin over the Conservatives. By the time 2019 came around, the Conservatives took the riding by a 2.5% margin. This past election, the Liberals took the riding back with a 3% margin. This riding will be represented by Liberal MP John Aldag.

This riding can't be mentioned without discussing the former MP of Tamara Jansen. In 2019, five Liberal incumbents in the Lower Mainland were defeated by Conservatives, Tamara Jansen being one of the new MP's. Around April 2021, she sparked controversy around her statements in reference to the conversion therapy bill, specifically using the term "unclean" in reference to LGBTQ+ folks. In 2019, this riding was 4/42 in British Columbia and 22/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 9.5/10 - This name is pretty simple and easy, differentiating between the two main centers. As new communities emerge, it would be nice to incorporate them too. 

Shape: 7.4/10 - I guess the main issue is with whoever drew the municipal boundaries between Langley City and Langley Township.

Individuality: 8.6/10 - This seat swung by 34 points towards the Liberals in 2015, the most in all of the Lower Mainland in 2015. The flipping has also made it very interesting.

Total: 25.5/30 (85%)

Tomorrow we're in another 2021 flip seat, Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame!