Richmond South Centre
British Columbia electoral district | |||
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Coordinates: | 49°09′57″N 123°06′15″W / 49.1658°N 123.1041°WCoordinates: 49°09′57″N 123°06′15″W / 49.1658°N 123.1041°W | ||
Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
MLA |
New Democratic | ||
District created | 2015 | ||
First contested | 2017 | ||
Last contested | 2020 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011) | 47,010 | ||
Electors (2017) | 30,094 |
Richmond South Centre is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada that was created in the 2015 redistribution from parts of Richmond Centre, Richmond East and Richmond-Steveston. It was first contested in the 2017 election.
Demographics[1][]
Population, 2014 | 50,101 |
Area (km2) | 7 |
History[]
This riding has elected the following Members of Legislative Assembly:
Richmond South Centre | ||||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
Richmond East prior to 2017 | ||||
41st | 2017–2020 | Linda Reid | Liberal | |
42nd | 2020–present | Henry Yao | New Democratic |
Election results[]
2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Henry Yao | 6,743 | 50.67 | +10.39 | $37,030.55 | |||
Liberal | Alexa Loo | 6,564 | 49.33 | +0.61 | $50,107.69 | |||
Total valid votes | 13,307 | 100.00 | – | |||||
Rejected ballots | 207 | 1.53 | +0.34 | |||||
Turnout | 13,514 | 40.12 | −6.58 | |||||
Registered voters | 33,685 | |||||||
New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.89 | ||||||
Source: Elections BC[2][3] |
2018 British Columbia electoral reform referendum | |||
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Side | Votes | % | |
First Past the Post | 7,663 | 74.29 | |
Proportional Representation | 2,652 | 25.71 | |
Total valid votes | 10,315 | 100.00 | |
Total rejected ballots | 54 | 0.52 | |
Source: Elections BC[4] |
2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
Liberal | Linda Reid | 6,914 | 48.72 | $68,363 | ||||
New Democratic | Chak Au | 5,716 | 40.28 | $71,475 | ||||
Green | Greg Powell | 1,561 | 11.00 | $379 | ||||
Total valid votes | 14,191 | 100.00 | – | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 171 | 1.19 | ||||||
Turnout | 14,362 | 46.70 | ||||||
Registered voters | 30,753 | |||||||
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 | Henry Yao | 666 | 62.3 | +17.99 | ||||
Liberal | Alexa Loo | 403 | 37.7 | +8.51 | ||||
Total valid votes | 1,069 | 100.0 | – | |||||
Source: Student Vote Canada[7] |
2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
New Democratic | Chak Au | 935 | 44.31 | |||||
Liberal | Linda Reid | 616 | 29.19 | |||||
Green | Greg Powell | 559 | 26.49 | |||||
Total Valid Votes | 2,110 | 100.0 | ||||||
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External links[]
References[]
- ^ http://bc-ebc.ca 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" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 2, 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 British Columbia Election 2017". Elections BC. Archived from the original on May 15, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
Categories:
- British Columbia provincial electoral districts
- Politics of Richmond, British Columbia
- Provincial electoral districts in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley
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