Delta—Richmond East
British Columbia electoral district | |
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Delta—Richmond East in relation to other federal electoral districts in Vancouver | |
Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
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 was 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. It was dissolved in 2011 into Delta and Steveston—Richmond East.
Members of Parliament
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Delta—Richmond East Riding created from Delta—South Richmond and Richmond |
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38th | 2004–2006 | John Cummins | Conservative | |
39th | 2006–2008 | |||
40th | 2008–2011 | |||
41st | 2011–2015 | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | Conservative | |
Riding dissolved into Delta and Steveston—Richmond East |
Election results
Canadian federal election, 2011 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 |
See also
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
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 2012
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 2012
- ↑ Richmond-Delta East, CBC.ca, 2008.
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