Richmond-Queensborough
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![]() Location in Richmond | |||
Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
MLA |
New Democratic | ||
District created | 2015 | ||
First contested | 2017 | ||
Last contested | 2020 | ||
Demographics | |||
Census division(s) | Metro Vancouver | ||
Census subdivision(s) | New Westminster, Richmond |
Richmond-Queensborough is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada that was created in the 2015 redistribution from parts of Richmond East and New Westminster. It was first contested in the 2017 election.
Demographics[1][]
Population, 2014 | 55,627 |
Area (km2) | 92 |
History[]
This riding has elected the following Members of Legislative Assembly:
Richmond-Queensborough | ||||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
Richmond East and New Westminster prior to 2017 | ||||
41st | 2017–2020 | Jas Johal | Liberal | |
42nd | 2020–present | Aman Singh | New Democratic |
Election results[]
Graph of election results in Richmond—Queensborough (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Aman Singh | 9,406 | 47.65 | +6.90 | $50,855.54 | |||
Liberal | Jas Johal | 7,728 | 39.15 | −2.28 | $59,892.51 | |||
Green | Earl Einarson | 1,496 | 7.58 | −5.14 | $2,311.39 | |||
Conservative | Kay Hale | 1,108 | 5.61 | +2.11 | $6,570.00 | |||
Total valid votes | 19,738 | 100.00 | – | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 154 | 0.77 | ||||||
Turnout | 19,892 | 49.56 | −6.22 | |||||
Registered voters | 40,138 | |||||||
New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.59 | ||||||
Source: Elections BC[2][3] |
2018 British Columbia electoral reform referendum | |||
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Side | Votes | % | |
First Past the Post | 8,787 | 69.93 | |
Proportional representation | 3,779 | 30.07 | |
Total valid votes | 12,566 | 100.0 | |
Total rejected ballots | 97 | 0.77 | |
Source: Elections BC[4] |
2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
Liberal | Jas Johal | 8,218 | 41.43 | $67,089 | ||||
New Democratic | Aman Singh | 8,084 | 40.75 | $30,369 | ||||
Green | Michael Wolfe | 2,524 | 12.72 | $400 | ||||
Conservative | Kay Khilvinder Hale | 694 | 3.50 | $1,279 | ||||
New Republican | Lawrence Chen | 318 | 1.60 | $0 | ||||
Total valid votes | 19,838 | 100.00 | – | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 194 | 0.97 | ||||||
Turnout | 20,032 | 55.78 | ||||||
Registered voters | 35,911 | |||||||
Source: Elections BC[5][6] |
Student Vote results[]
Student Vote Canada is a non-partisan program in Canada that holds mock elections in elementary and high schools alongside general elections (with the same candidates and same electoral system).
2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Aman Singh | 336 | 49.19 | +5.34 | ||||
Green | Earl Einarson | 166 | 24.3 | -0.28 | ||||
Liberal | Jas Johal | 136 | 19.91 | -6.44 | ||||
Conservative | Kay Khilvinder Hale | 45 | 6.59 | +3.67 | ||||
Total Valid Votes | 683 | 100.0 | – | |||||
Source: Student Vote Canada[7] |
2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
New Democratic | Aman Singh | 496 | 43.85 | |||||
Liberal | Jas Johal | 298 | 26.35 | |||||
Green | Michael Wolfe | 278 | 24.58 | |||||
Conservative | Kay Khilvinder Hale | 33 | 2.92 | |||||
New Republican | Lawrence Chen | 26 | 2.3 | |||||
Total Valid Votes | 1,131 | 100.0 | ||||||
Source: Student Vote Canada[8] |
External links[]
References[]
- ^ http://bc-ebc.ca/docs/BC-EBC[permanent dead link] Population of Proposed Electoral Districts.pdf
- ^ "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer - 2018 Referendum on Electoral Reform" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Student Vote British Columbia 2020". Student Vote British Columbia 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ^ "Student Vote BC 2017". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
Categories:
- British Columbia provincial electoral districts
- Politics of Richmond, British Columbia
- New Westminster
- Provincial electoral districts in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley
- British Columbia geography stubs