Defunct provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
Richmond East was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was replaced by the Richmond-Queensborough electoral district after the British Columbia electoral redistribution, 2015.
Demographics
Population, 2001 | 55,576 |
Population Change, 1996–2001 | 7.9% |
Area (km2) | 82.64 |
Pop. Density (people per km2) | 673 |
Geography
History
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Its only MLA was Hon. Linda Reid, a former teacher. She was first elected in 1991 and represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. Ms. Reid was appointed Minister of State for Early Childhood Development on June 5, 2001.
Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
35th | 1991–1996 | | Linda Reid | Liberal |
36th | 1996–2001 |
37th | 2001-2005 |
38th | 2005–2009 |
39th | 2009–2013 |
40th | 2013–2017 |
Riding dissolved into Richmond-Queensborough |
Election results
2013 British Columbia general election |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| Liberal | Linda Reid | 11,592 | 54.68 | -4.05 | $113,202 |
| New Democratic | Gian Sihota | 6,047 | 28.52 | -3.93 | $18,837 |
| Conservative | Nathaniel Lim | 1,827 | 8.62 | - | $4,529 |
| Green | Doug Perry | 1,178 | 5.56 | -0.99 | $388 |
| Independent | Lloyd Chen | 247 | 1.17 | - | $250 |
| Excalibur | Ping Chan | 175 | 0.82 | - | $2,417 |
| Independent | Cliff Wei | 133 | 0.63 | - | $250 |
Total valid votes | 21,199 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots | 233 | 1.09 |
Turnout | 21,432 | 47.58 |
Source: Elections BC[1] |
2009 British Columbia general election |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| Liberal | Linda Reid | 10,853 | 58.73% | $101,928 |
| New Democratic | Shawkat Hasan | 5,998 | 32.45% | $16,464 |
| Green | Stephen Rees | 1,211 | 6.55% | $2,500 |
| Nation Alliance | Wei Ping Chen | 419 | 2.27% | $250 |
Total Valid Votes | 18,481 |
Total Rejected Ballots | 184 | 0.99% |
Turnout | 18,665 | 45.16% |
B.C. General Election 2005 Richmond East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| Liberal | Linda Reid | 11,652 | 57.48% | | $79,453 |
| NDP | Gian Sihota | 6,692 | 33.01% | | $16,623 |
| Green | Michael Anthony Wolfe | 1,530 | 7.55% | – | $867 |
| Independent | Mohamud Ali Farah | 207 | 1.02% | | $651 |
| Marijuana | Heidi Farnola | 191 | 0.94% | | $100 |
Total Valid Votes | 20,272 | 100% | |
Total Rejected Ballots | 182 | 0.90% | |
Turnout | 20,454 | 53.01% | |
B.C. General Election 2001: Richmond East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| Liberal | Linda Reid | 12,498 | 69.18% | | $49,998 |
| NDP | Willy Nasgowitz | 2,550 | 14.11% | | $2,541 |
| Green | Stephen Kronstein | 1,802 | 9.97% | – | $1,389 |
| Unity | Joe Pal | 599 | 3.32% | | $1,274 |
| Marijuana | John Shavluk | 445 | 2.46% | | $1,875 |
| Independent | Mohamud Ali Farah | 173 | 0.96% | | $440 |
Total Valid Votes | 18,067 | 100.00% | |
Total Rejected Ballots | 78 | 0.43% | |
Turnout | 18,145 | 70.59% | |
B.C. General Election 1991: Richmond East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| Liberal | Linda Reid | 6,870 | 40.91% | | $21,108 |
| NDP | Ron Fontaine | 6,096 | 36.31% | | $24,505 |
| Social Credit | Larry Blaschuk | 3,703 | 22.05% | – | $33,882 |
| Green | Douglas Dunn | 123 | 0.73% | – | |
Total Valid Votes | 16,792 | 100.00% | |
Total Rejected Ballots | 494 | 2.86% | |
Turnout | 17,286 | 75.79% | |
External links
- Result of 1991 election
- 2009 Official Election Results by Candidate
- Result of 2001 election (pdf)
- 2001 Expenditures (pdf)
- Result of 1996 election
- 1996 Expenditures
- 1991 Expenditures
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
- BC Stats Profile - 2001 (pdf)
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- ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.