Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission

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**Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission**
British Columbia electoral district

Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Randy Kamp Conservative
District created	1996
First contested	1997
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006)	120,662
Electors (2006)	81,461
Area (km²)	2,758
Pop. density (per km²)	43.7
Census divisions
Census subdivisions	Maple Ridge, Mission, Pitt Meadows

Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission (formerly Dewdney—Alouette) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.

1 Demographics
2 Geography
3 History
- 3.1 Members of Parliament
- 3.2 Current Member of Parliament
4 Election results
- 4.1 Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission
- 4.2 Dewdney—Alouette
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Demographics

Population, 2001	110,577
Electors	77,280
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

[edit] Geography

The district includes the northwestern quarter of the Fraser Valley Regional District (which includes Mission, Kent, Nicomen Island, and Lake Erock), and the District Municipalities of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows and their vicinities.

[edit] History

The electoral district was created in 1996 as "Dewdney—Alouette" riding from parts of Fraser Valley East and Mission—Coquitlam ridings. Its name was changed in 2004 to "Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission" in 2004.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Grant McNally, Reform/Canadian Alliance (1997-2004)
Randy Kamp, Conservative (2004-present)

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

The Member of Parliament is Randy Kamp, former linguist and academic Kamp was the Executive Assistant to Grant McNally, the former MP, for 7 years prior to becoming the MP. Kamp has also been a retail store manager and a clergyperson. He was first elected in 2004. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. After his re-election in 2006 Kamp was named the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and he serves as a member on the 'Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans'.

[edit] Election results

[edit] Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Randy Kamp	20,946	40.18%	+1.68	$76,400.47
	New Democratic Party	Mike Bocking	18,225	34.96%	+2.28	$62,086.56
	Liberal	Keith Henry	10,556	20.25%	-1.61	$42,446.84
	Green	Robert Hornsey	1,694	3.25%	-2.02
	Marijuana	Dan Banov	327	0.62%
	Independent	Erin Knipstrom	277	0.53%
	Marxist-Leninist	Frank Martin	95	0.18%
Total valid votes			52,120	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			128
Turnout			52,248	64.1%

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Randy Kamp	18,490	38.50%		$51,279
	New Democratic Party	Mike Bocking	15,693	32.68%		$34,357
	Liberal	Blanche Juneau	10,500	21.86%		$14,179
	Green	Tammy Lea Meyer	2,535	5.27%		$1,789
	No affiliation	Scott Etches	1,156	1.66%		$707
Total valid votes			48,016	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			125	0.26%
Turnout			48,141	62.29%

[edit] Dewdney—Alouette

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Canadian Alliance	Grant McNally	28,181	58.42%		$32,313
	Liberal	Jatinder Sidhu	8,717	18.07%		$37,270
	Progressive Conservative	Gord Kehler	5,804	12.03%		$8,033
	New Democratic Party	Malcolm James Crockett	5,535	11.47%		$15,196
Total valid votes			48,237	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			210	0.43%
Turnout			48,447	63.38%

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Reform	Grant McNally	20,446	47.25%		$28,213
	Liberal	Lorne Riding	10,861	25.10%		$32,253
	New Democratic Party	Malcolm James Crockett	8,296	19.17%		$31,458
	Progressive Conservative	Jon Harris	2,619	6.05%		$14,410
	Green	Elizabeth Nolan	634	1.46%
	Christian Heritage	Harry Hannis	215	0.49%		$440
	Natural Law	William Alexander Cameron	195	0.45%
Total valid votes			43,266	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			132	0.30%
Turnout			43,398	63.01%

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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