Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows

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Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

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[edit] Demographics

Population, 2001 56,272
Population Change, 1996-2001 8.2%
Area (km²) 112.75
Pop. Density (people per km²) 499

[edit] Geography

[edit] 1999 Redistribution

Changes from Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows to Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows include:

  • Removal of the majority of land in the District of Maple Ridge
  • Removal of Douglas Island

[edit] History

[edit] Member of Legislative Assembly

Its MLA is Michael Sather. He was first elected in 2005. He represents the New Democratic Party of British Columbia.

[edit] Election results

B.C. General Election 2005: Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     NDP Michael Sather 11,786 46.38%
     BC Liberal Ken Stewart 10,861 42.74%
     Green Mike Gildersleeve 1,869 7.36%
     DRBC Rick Butler 534 2.10%
     Marijuana Denise Briere-Smart 360 1.42%
Total 25,410 100.00%
B.C. General Election 2001: Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     BC Liberal Ken Stewart 12,235 52.96% $39,898
     NDP Bill Hartley 5,764 24.95% $22,812
     Green Mike Gildersleeve 3,069 13.29% $2,437
     Unity Dave Hensman 1,220 5.28% $7,515
     Marijuana Rick Cameron 716 3.10% $394
     Action Michael Felgner 97 0.42% $300
Total Valid Votes 23,101 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 77 0.33%
Turnout 23,178 72.90%
B.C. General Election 1996: Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     NDP Bill Hartley 12,946 46.07% $34,860
     BC Liberal Ken Stewart 10,960 39.00% $52,898
     PDA Peter Neufeld 2,011 7.16% $412
     BC Reform Nick Walsh 1,470 5.23%
     Green Richard Hennick 464 1.65% $100
     Libertarian Lewis Clarke Dahlby 158 0.56%
     Natural Law Matt Deacon 90 0.32% $118
Total Valid Votes 28,099 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 137 0.49%
Turnout 28,236 73.30%
B.C. General Election 1991: Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     NDP Bill Hartley 11,591 45.16% $28,734
     BC Liberal Steve Gilmore 8,786 34.23% $5,377
     Social Credit Roman Evancic 4,986 19.42% $26,959
     Green David B. Pehota 305 1.19% $310
Total Valid Votes 25,668 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 335 1.29%
Turnout 26,003 77.02%

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