Delta—Richmond East

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Delta—Richmond East

British Columbia electoral district
Delta—Richmond East in relation to other federal electoral districts in Vancouver
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		John Cummins Conservative
District created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006)	106,103
Electors (2006)	76,200
Area (km²)	278
Pop. density (per km²)	381.7
Census divisions
Census subdivisions	Richmond Delta

Delta—Richmond East is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Member of Parliament 4 Election results 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Geography

It is located in the Greater Vancouver Regional District, and consists of:

• the south east part of the City of Richmond,
• the west part of the Corporation of Delta,
• Musqueam Indian Reserve No. 4, and
• Tsawwassen Indian Reserve.

[edit] History

The electoral district was created in 2003 from Delta—South Richmond and Richmond ridings.

[edit] Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is John Cummins, a former commercial fisherman and teacher. He was first elected in the 1993 election. He previously represented Delta and Delta—South Richmond ridings. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. He was fired as a member on the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans by Conservative Whip Jay Hill for refusing to vote the party line on issues concerning the aboriginal fishery.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Cummins	23,595	48.4%		$56,094.48
	Liberal	Patricia Whittaker	15,527	31.9%		$29,342.45
	New Democrat	William Jonsson	7176	14.7%		$2,682.05
	Green	Jean-Philippe Laflamme	2414	5.0%
Total valid votes			48,712	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			156
Turnout			48,868

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Cummins	21,308	45.60%		$70,602
	Liberal	Shelley Leonhardt	15,515	33.20%		$64,818
	New Democratic Party	Itrath Syed	6,838	14.63%		$10,645
	Green	Dana L. Miller	3,066	6.56%		$2,005
Total valid votes			46,727	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			163	0.35%
Turnout			46,890	63.97%

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External links

• Website of the Parliament of Canada

v • d • e Federal ridings in the Fraser Valley and Southern Lower Mainland Conservative Abbotsford • Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon • Delta—Richmond East • Fleetwood—Port Kells • Langley • Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission • South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale Liberal Newton—North Delta • Richmond New Democratic Surrey North

v • d • e Federal ridings in British Columbia British Columbia Interior British Columbia Southern Interior • Cariboo—Prince George • Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo • Kelowna—Lake Country • Kootenay—Columbia • Okanagan—Coquihalla • Okanagan—Shuswap • Prince George—Peace River • Skeena—Bulkley Valley Fraser Valley and the Southern Lower Mainland Abbotsford • Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon • Delta—Richmond East • Fleetwood—Port Kells • Langley • Newton—North Delta • Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission • Richmond • South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale • Surrey North Vancouver and the Northern Lower Mainland Burnaby—Douglas • Burnaby—New Westminster • New Westminster—Coquitlam • North Vancouver • Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam • Vancouver Centre • Vancouver East • Vancouver Kingsway • Vancouver Quadra • Vancouver South • West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country Vancouver Island Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca • Nanaimo—Alberni • Nanaimo—Cowichan • Saanich—Gulf Islands • Vancouver Island North • Victoria