Langley—Aldergrove

Langley—Aldergrove covers the Township of Langley in Metro Vancouver’s eastern reaches, taking in the communities of Aldergrove, Walnut Grove, Willoughby, Fort Langley, Brookswood, Murrayville, and Bradner-Mount Lehman. The riding is Metro Vancouver’s most rural federal district, blending suburban growth centres with significant agricultural land.

Candidates

Mark Warawa (Conservative) — The incumbent MP since 2004, Warawa had previously served as a city councillor in Abbotsford from 1990 to 2004. During his time in Parliament, he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment from 2006 to 2011.

Leon Jensen (Liberal), Margot Sangster (NDP), and Simmi Saminder Kaur Dhillon (Green Party) also sought the seat.

Lauren Southern (Libertarian) ran on the Libertarian Party ticket. She was a 20-year-old political commentator and media personality at the time of the election.

About the Riding

Langley—Aldergrove had been one of the most reliably conservative ridings in British Columbia, with right-leaning candidates winning the seat at every federal and provincial election for more than 40 years heading into 2015. The Township of Langley was one of the fastest-growing municipalities in Metro Vancouver, with major residential development in the Willoughby and Walnut Grove neighbourhoods transforming formerly rural land. Agriculture remains central to the riding’s identity, with berry farms, nurseries, dairy operations, and equestrian properties throughout the area. Fort Langley, a heritage village at the site of the original Hudson’s Bay Company trading post, is a popular tourist destination. The riding is home to the Langley campus of Trinity Western University. In 2015, key local issues included transportation infrastructure—particularly the lack of rapid transit connections to the rest of Metro Vancouver—agricultural land protection, and managing growth pressures on community services.