Delta—Richmond East

Delta—Richmond East
British Columbia electoral district
Delta—Richmond East in relation to other federal electoral districts in Vancouver
District created	2003
District abolished	2013
First contested	2004
Last contested	2011
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)^[1]	111,411
Electors (2011)	78,706
Area (km²)^[2]	246.69
Census subdivisions	Richmond, Delta

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

Geography

It is located in the Metro Vancouver, and consists of:

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

Demographics

This riding's population is 38% immigrants. About 20% is Chinese-Canadian. The service sector, retail trade, construction, and manufacturing are the major sources of employment in this riding. The average family income is almost $90,000. Unemployment is around 4.8%.^[3]

History

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

Members of Parliament

Parliament	Years		Party
Delta—Richmond East Riding created from Delta—South Richmond and Richmond
38th	2004–2006	John Cummins	Conservative
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–Present	Kerry-Lynne Findlay	Conservative

Its Member of Parliament is Kerry-Lynne Findlay. She was first elected in the 2011 federal election, and is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Kerry-Lynne Findlay	26,059	54.24	-1.51
	New Democratic	Nic Slater	11,181	23.27	+8.82
	Liberal	Alan Beesley	8,112	16.88	-5.14
	Green	Duane Laird	2,324	4.84	-2.94
	Independent	John Shavluk	220	0.46	–
	Libertarian	Jeff Monds	147	0.31	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			48,043	100.00
Total rejected ballots			168	0.35	-0.03
Turnout			48,211	60.39	+0.39
Eligible voters			79,831	–	–

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Cummins	26,252	55.75	+7.31	$29,991
	Liberal	Dana L. Miller	10,371	22.02	-9.86	$16,071
	New Democratic	Szilvia Barna	6,803	14.45	-0.28	$2,821
	Green	Matthew Laine	3,663	7.78	+2.82	$308
Total valid votes/Expense limit			47,089	100.00	$84,246
Total rejected ballots			180	0.38	+0.06
Turnout			47,269	60	-4

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Cummins	23,595	48.44	+2.84	$56,094
	Liberal	Patricia Whittaker	15,527	31.88	-1.32	$29,342
	New Democratic	William Jonsson	7,176	14.73	+0.10	$2,682
	Green	Jean-Philippe Laflamme	2,414	4.96	-1.60	$4
Total valid votes			48,712	100.00
Total rejected ballots			156	0.32	-0.03
Turnout			48,868	64	–

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	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	64

References

"(Code 59006) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
Expenditures - 2008 from Elections Canada website
Election results from Parliament of Canada website

Notes

External links

Website of the Parliament of Canada

Federal ridings in the Fraser Valley

Liberal	Cloverdale—Langley City Delta Fleetwood—Port Kells Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge Steveston—Richmond East Surrey Centre Surrey—Newton

Conservative	Abbotsford Chilliwack—Hope Langley—Aldergrove Richmond Centre South Surrey—White Rock

Federal ridings in British Columbia

British Columbia Interior	Cariboo—Prince George Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo Kelowna—Lake Country Kootenay—Columbia North Okanagan—Shuswap Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies Skeena—Bulkley Valley South Okanagan—West Kootenay

Fraser Valley and the Southern Lower Mainland	Abbotsford Chilliwack—Hope Cloverdale—Langley City Delta Fleetwood—Port Kells Langley—Aldergrove Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge Richmond Centre South Surrey—White Rock Steveston—Richmond East Surrey Centre Surrey—Newton

Vancouver and the Northern Lower Mainland	Burnaby North—Seymour Burnaby South Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam New Westminster—Burnaby North Vancouver Port Moody—Coquitlam Vancouver Centre Vancouver East Vancouver Granville Vancouver Kingsway Vancouver Quadra Vancouver South West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country

Vancouver Island	Courtenay—Alberni Cowichan—Malahat—Langford Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke Nanaimo—Ladysmith North Island—Powell River Saanich—Gulf Islands Victoria

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