This article is for the Canadian federal electoral district formerly named Dewdney—Alouette. For the former regional district by that name, see Dewdney-Alouette Regional District .
Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission (formerly Dewdney—Alouette ) was a federal electoral district in British Columbia , Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015.
Demographics [ ]
Population, 2001
110,577
Electors
77,280
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)
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.
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.
The 2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding split into Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge and Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon for the 2015 election , the former Conservative MP Randy Kemp retired, with the Liberal Party picking up both new ridings.
Members of Parliament [ ]
Election results [ ]
Pitt Meadows–Maple Ridge–Mission [ ]
2008 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative
Randy Kamp
26,512
51.81
+11.63
$86,100
New Democratic
Mike Bocking
16,894
33.01
-1.95
$52,669
Green
Mike Gildersleeve
3,833
7.49
+4.24
$665
Liberal
Dan Olson
3,394
6.63
-13.62
$6,665
Libertarian
Jeff Monds
300
0.59
–
Independent
Evans Nicholson
137
0.27
–
$1,941
Independent
Chum Richardson
101
0.20
–
Total valid votes/Expense limit
51,171
100.0
$88,209
Total rejected ballots
137
0.27
+0.03
Turnout
51,308
60
-4
Conservative hold
Swing
+6.79
2004 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative
Randy Kamp
18,490
38.50
-31.95
$51,279
New Democratic
Mike Bocking
15,693
32.68
+21.21
$34,357
Liberal
Blanche Juneau
10,500
21.86
+3.79
$14,179
Green
Tammy Lea Meyer
2,535
5.27
–
$1,789
Independent
Scott Etches
1,156
1.66
–
$707
Total valid votes
48,016
100.0
Total rejected ballots
125
0.26
-0.15
Turnout
48,141
62
-1
Conservative hold
Swing
-26.58
Change for the Conservatives is based on the totals for the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives.
Dewdney—Alouette [ ]
2000 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Alliance
Grant McNally
28,181
58.42
+11.17
$32,313
Liberal
Jati Sidhu
8,717
18.07
-7.03
$37,270
Progressive Conservative
Gord Kehler
5,804
12.03
+5.98
$8,033
New Democratic
Malcolm James Crockett
5,535
11.47
-7.70
$15,196
Total valid votes
48,237
100.0
Total rejected ballots
210
0.43
+0.13
Turnout
48,447
63.38
+0.37
Alliance hold
Swing
+9.10
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party.
1997 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Reform
Grant McNally
20,446
47.25
$28,213
Liberal
Lorne Riding
10,861
25.10
$32,253
New Democratic
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
100.0
Total rejected ballots
132
0.30
Turnout
43,398
63.01
This riding was created from parts of Fraser Valley East and Mission—Coquitlam , both of which elected a Reform candidate in the previous election.
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Coordinates : 49°13′55″N 122°42′50″W / 49.232°N 122.714°W / 49.232; -122.714