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Richmond East is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.
[edit] Demographics
| Population, 2001 |
55,576 |
| Population Change, 1996-2001 |
7.9% |
| Area (km2) |
82.64 |
| Pop. Density (people per km2) |
673 |
[edit] Geography
[edit] History
[edit] Member of Legislative Assembly
Its MLA is Hon. Linda Reid, a former teacher. She was first elected in 1991 and represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. Ms. Reid was appointed Minister of State for Early Childhood Development on June 5, 2001.
[edit] Election results
| B.C. General Election 2005 Richmond East |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
| |
BC Liberal |
Linda Reid |
11,652 |
57.48% |
|
| |
NDP |
Gian Sihota |
6,692 |
33.01% |
|
| |
Green |
Michael Anthony Wolfe |
1,530 |
7.55% |
|
| |
Independent |
Mohamud Ali Farah |
207 |
1.02% |
|
| |
Marijuana |
Heidi Farnola |
191 |
0.94% |
|
| Total |
20,272 |
100.00% |
|
| B.C. General Election 2001: Richmond East |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
BC Liberal |
Linda Reid |
12,498 |
69.18% |
|
$49,998 |
| |
NDP |
Willy Nasgowitz |
2,550 |
14.11% |
|
$2,541 |
| |
Green |
Stephen Kronstein |
1,802 |
9.97% |
|
$1,389 |
| |
Unity |
Joe Pal |
599 |
3.32% |
|
$1,274 |
| |
Marijuana |
John Shavluk |
445 |
2.46% |
|
$1,875 |
| |
Independent |
Mohamud Ali Farah |
173 |
0.96% |
|
$440 |
| Total Valid Votes |
18,067 |
100.00% |
|
| Total Rejected Ballots |
78 |
0.43% |
|
| Turnout |
18,145 |
70.59% |
|
| B.C. General Election 1996: Richmond East |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
BC Liberal |
Linda Reid |
10,205 |
55.60% |
|
$36,939 |
| |
NDP |
Balwant Sanghera |
5,763 |
31.40% |
|
$20,448 |
| |
PDA |
Marc G. Schaper |
1,093 |
5.96% |
|
$900 |
| |
BC Reform |
Paula Peterson |
792 |
4.32% |
|
$4,067 |
| |
Green |
Kevan Eric Hudson |
235 |
1.28% |
|
$100 |
| |
Social Credit |
Chris O'Toole |
139 |
0.76% |
|
$8,250 |
| |
Conservative |
Donald Veld |
83 |
0.45% |
|
$850 |
| |
Natural Law |
Carina Shelly |
43 |
0.23% |
|
$100 |
| Total Valid Votes |
18,353 |
100.00% |
|
| Total Rejected Ballots |
140 |
0.76% |
|
| Turnout |
18,493 |
71.62% |
|
| B.C. General Election 1991: Richmond East |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
BC Liberal |
Linda Reid |
6,870 |
40.91% |
|
$21,108 |
| |
NDP |
Ron Fontaine |
6,096 |
36.31% |
|
$24,505 |
| |
Social Credit |
Larry Blaschuk |
3,703 |
22.05% |
|
$33,882 |
| |
Green |
Douglas Dunn |
123 |
0.73% |
|
|
| Total Valid Votes |
16,792 |
100.00% |
|
| Total Rejected Ballots |
494 |
2.86% |
|
| Turnout |
17,286 |
75.79% |
|
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