Richmond Centre (federal electoral district)

Not to be confused with Richmond Centre (provincial electoral district).

Richmond Centre
British Columbia electoral district
Richmond Centre and vicinity (2013 boundaries)
Coordinates:49°10′08″N 123°09′36″W / 49.169°N 123.160°W / 49.169; -123.160
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Wilson Miao
Liberal
District created1987
First contested1988
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]107,707
Electors (2021)74,640
Area (km²)[2]43
Pop. density (per km²)2,504.8
Census division(s)Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)Richmond

Richmond Centre (French: Richmond-Centre; formerly Richmond) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988.

Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Richmond Centre—Marpole.[3] It will gain much of the Marpole area from Vancouver Granville and Vancouver Quadra and lose the area south of Williams Road to Richmond East—Steveston.[4]

Geography

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The electoral district comprises the part of the City of Richmond (including Sea Island, Brighouse, and Terra Nova) to the west and north of the following boundary: commencing at the northern limit of said city with the Oak Street Bridge, thence southeasterly along said bridge and BC-99 to Cambie Road, thence west along said road to No. 4 Road, thence south along said road to Westminster Highway, thence west on said highway to No. 3 Road, thence south along said road to Steveston Highway, thence west along said highway to the western limit of the city.[5]

Demographics

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Panethnic groups in Richmond Centre (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group 		2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
East Asian[a] 67,130 62.92% 59,875 61.48% 50,315 54%
European[b] 18,355 17.2% 20,905 21.46% 26,680 28.64%
Southeast Asian[c] 7,875 7.38% 6,775 6.96% 6,405 6.87%
South Asian 5,240 4.91% 4,190 4.3% 4,380 4.7%
Middle Eastern[d] 1,950 1.83% 1,235 1.27% 925 0.99%
Latin American 1,150 1.08% 720 0.74% 870 0.93%
Indigenous 820 0.77% 685 0.7% 940 1.01%
African 780 0.73% 585 0.6% 625 0.67%
Other[e] 3,380 3.17% 2,430 2.49% 2,025 2.17%
Total responses 106,690 99.06% 97,395 98.98% 93,170 99.26%
Total population 107,707 100% 98,396 100% 93,863 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.
According to the 2021 Canadian census[9]

Ethnic groups: 60.1% Chinese, 17.2% White, 6.1% Filipino, 4.9% South Asian, 1.8% Japanese, 1.3% Southeast Asian, 1.1% Latin American, 1% Korean, 1% Arab
Languages: 28.5% English, 25.4% Mandarin, 22.5% Yue, 3.2% Tagalog, 1.3% Min Nan, 1.1% Japanese, 1% Russian, 1% Punjabi
Religions: 56.3% No Religion, 30% Christian (12.5% Catholic, 1.2% Anglican, 1.1% Baptist, 1.1% United Church), 5.7% Buddhist, 3.3% Muslim, 1.6% Sikh, 1.3% Jewish, 1% Hindu
Median income: $32,800 (2020)
Average income: $45,480 (2020)

Retail trade and the service sector (professional, scientific, technical services) are the major sources of employment in Richmond. 44% of residents over the age of 15 years have obtained a university certificate or degree. The average family income is over $112,200. Unemployment is around 10.8%.[10] This riding is home to many Asian-themed malls and other businesses, such as River Rock Casino Resort, Aberdeen Centre, Parker Place, Lansdowne Centre, CF Richmond Centre, McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Vancouver Airport and is also home to the Vancouver International Airport.

History

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The district was created in 1987 from parts of Richmond—South Delta. In 2003, more parts of Delta—South Richmond were added to it.

The 2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding renamed Richmond Centre and lost territory to Steveston—Richmond East for the 2015 election.

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Richmond
Riding created from Richmond—South Delta
34th  1988–1993     Tom Siddon Progressive Conservative
35th  1993–1997     Raymond Chan Liberal
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2002     Joe Peschisolido Alliance
 2002–2004     Liberal
38th  2004–2006 Raymond Chan
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011     Alice Wong Conservative
41st  2011–2015
Richmond Centre
42nd  2015–2019     Alice Wong Conservative
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present     Wilson Miao Liberal

Election results

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Graph of election results in Richmond Centre (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

Richmond Centre—Marpole, 2023 Representation Order

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2021 federal election redistributed results[11]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 14,375 38.58
  Conservative 13,211 35.45
  New Democratic 7,593 20.38
  Green 1,167 3.13
  People's 918 2.46

Richmond Centre, 2015–present

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2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Wilson Miao 13,440 39.34 +10.87 $46,560.77
Conservative Alice Wong 12,668 37.08 –11.56 $106,375.38
New Democratic Sandra Nixon 6,196 18.14 +3.67 $7,576.20
Green Laura Gillanders 1,109 3.25 –2.87 $3,975.22
People's James Hinton 748 2.19 +0.80 None listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 34,161 100.00 – $108,507.63
Total rejected ballots 340 0.99 +0.04
Turnout 34,501 46.22 –6.75
Eligible voters 74,640
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +11.22
Source: Elections Canada[12][13][14]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Alice Wong 19,037 49.04 +4.84 $101,329.13
Liberal Steven Kou 11,052 28.47 -12.89 $86,522.82
New Democratic Dustin Innes 5,617 14.47 +2.97 $0.00
Green Françoise Raunet 2,376 6.12 +3.23 $2,308.51
People's Ivan Pak 538 1.39 – $5,776.08
Independent Zhe Zhang 197 0.51 – $184.60
Total valid votes/expense limit 38,817 99.05   $102,820.08
Total rejected ballots 371 0.95 +0.38
Turnout 39,188 52.97 -4.56
Eligible voters 73,975
Conservative hold Swing +8.86
Source: Elections Canada[15][16]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Alice Wong 17,622 44.21 -13.86 $154,059.88
Liberal Lawrence Woo 16,486 41.36 +22.61 $110,802.58
New Democratic Jack Trovato 4,602 11.54 -6.66 $11,679.42
Green Vincent Chiu 1,152 2.89 -2.10 $2,372.74
Total valid votes/expense limit 39,862 99.43   $202,743.02
Total rejected ballots 227 0.57 –
Turnout 40,089 57.53 –
Eligible voters 69,678
Conservative hold Swing -18.23
Source: Elections Canada[17][18]
2011 federal election redistributed results[19]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 19,789 58.06
  Liberal 6,391 18.75
  New Democratic 6,203 18.20
  Green 1,699 4.99

Richmond, 1988–2015

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2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Alice Wong 25,109 58.36 +8.59 $89,330.05
Liberal Joe Peschisolido 8,027 18.66 -12.19 $54,757.85
New Democratic Dale Jackaman 7,860 18.27 +6.46 $9,038.79
Green Michael Wolfe 2,032 4.72 -1.71 $2,933.09
Total valid votes/expense limit 43,028 100.0     $91,788.64
Total rejected ballots 220 0.51 +0.06
Turnout 43,248 50.97 +1
Eligible voters 84,855
Conservative hold Swing +10.39


2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Alice Wong 21,329 49.77 +11.08 $79,037
Liberal Raymond Chan 13,221 30.85 -11.98 $78,275
New Democratic Dale Jackaman 5,059 11.81 -2.17 $14,221
Green Michael Wolfe 2,754 6.43 +1.93 $1,900
Independent Wei Ping Chen 397 0.93 – $6,851
Independent Dobie Yiu-Chung To 93 0.22 – $1,813
Total valid votes/expense limit 42,878 100.0     $86,879
Total rejected ballots 192 0.45 0.01
Turnout 43,070 52 -4
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +11.53
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Raymond Chan 18,712 42.83 -1.65 $68,055
Conservative Darrel Reid 16,904 38.69 +3.37 $73,990
New Democratic Neil Smith 6,106 13.98 -1.02 $12,724
Green Richard Gordon Mathias 1,967 4.50 +0.25 $2,850
Total valid votes 43,689 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 194 0.44 -0.11
Turnout 43,883 56 -6
Liberal hold Swing -2.51
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Raymond Chan 18,204 44.48 +2.44 $64,433
Conservative Alice Wong 14,457 35.32 -14.51 $71,614
New Democratic Dale Jackaman 6,142 15.00 +9.32 $11,072
Green Stephen H.F. Kronstein 1,743 4.25 +2.36 $160
Canadian Action Allan Warnke 376 0.91 – $625
Total valid votes 40,922 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 226 0.55 +0.08
Turnout 41,148 62.29 +0.59
Liberal hold Swing +8.48
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Alliance Joe Peschisolido 21,064 44.40 +8.44 $58,128
Liberal Raymond Chan 19,940 42.04 -1.77 $63,896
New Democratic Gail Paquette 2,695 5.68 -3.88 $10,941
Progressive Conservative Frank Peter Tofin 2,578 5.43 -2.85 $4,329
Green Kevan Hudson 897 1.89 +0.53 $61
Natural Law Kathy McClement 164 0.34 -0.05
Marxist–Leninist Edith Petersen 93 0.19 -0.02 $10
Total valid votes 47,431 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 218 0.47 -0.03
Turnout 47,649 61.70 -3.19
Alliance gain from Liberal Swing +5.10
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Raymond Chan 18,165 43.81 +6.81 $53,959
Reform Adrian Wade 14,912 35.96 +5.07 $36,549
New Democratic Sylvia Surette 3,964 9.56 +3.31 $13,680
Progressive Conservative Larry Blaschuk 3,435 8.28 -10.72 $21,581
Green Kevan Hudson 565 1.36 +0.78 $19
Christian Heritage Randy Cliff 167 0.40 -0.09
Natural Law Mark McCooey 164 0.39 –
Marxist–Leninist Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell 90 0.21 – $225
Total valid votes 41,462 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 210 0.50
Turnout 41,672 64.89
Liberal hold Swing +0.87
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Raymond Chan 21,442 37.00 +14.20
Reform Nick Loenen 17,791 30.89 +27.56
Progressive Conservative Tom Siddon 11,013 19.00 -25.04
New Democratic Sylvia Surette 3,623 6.25 -20.96
National Fred Pawluk 2,263 3.91 –
Green Kevan Hudson 337 0.58 +0.15
Natural Law Kathy McClement 333 0.57 –
Independent Judith Campbell 315 0.54 –
Christian Heritage Clyde E. Vint 282 0.49 -0.74
Independent Jerry Haldeman 254 0.44 –
Libertarian Kerry Daniel Pearson 159 0.27 -0.49
Independent John Edgar Square-Briggs 29 0.05 –
Total valid votes 57,950 100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -6.68
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Tom Siddon 25,559 44.05
New Democratic Tom Beardsley 15,787 27.21
Liberal Floyd Sully 13,231 22.80
Reform Stuart Gilbertson 1,929 3.32
Christian Heritage Brian Wilson 712 1.23
Libertarian David W. Crawford 441 0.76
Green Bryan Wagman 253 0.44
Communist Homer Stevens 113 0.19
Total valid votes 58,025 100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Richmond—South Delta, which elected Progressive Conservative candidate Tom Siddon in the previous election.

Student vote results

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A student vote is when schools participate and hold mock elections alongside federal elections.

Graph of student vote election results in Richmond Centre (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2021

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2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wilson Miao 440 27.26 +9.36
New Democratic Sandra Nixon 407 25.22 –3.47
Conservative Alice Wong 406 25.15 –3.12
Green Laura Gillanders 280 17.35 –0.89
People's James Hinton 81 5.02 +0.42
Total valid votes 1,614 100.00 –
Source: Student Vote Canada[20]

2019

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2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Dustin Innes 755 28.69 +6.93
Conservative Alice Wong 744 28.27 -0.32
Green Françoise Raunet 480 18.24 +6.19
Liberal Steven Kou 471 17.90 -19.20
People's Ivan Pak 121 4.60 New
Independent Zhe Zhang 61 2.32 New
Total valid votes 2,632 100.00 –
Source: Student Vote Canada[21]

2015, Richmond Centre

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2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lawerence Woo 1,023 37.16 +11.14
Conservative Alice Wong 787 28.59 -3.4
New Democratic Jack Trovato 599 21.76 -3.81
Green Vincent Chiu 344 12.05 -4.35
Total valid votes 2,753 100.00 –
Source: Student Vote Canada[22]

2011, Richmond

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2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Alice Wong 429 31.99
Liberal Joe Peschisolido 349 26.02
New Democratic Dale Jackaman 343 25.57
Green Michael Wolfe 220 16.40
Total valid votes 1,341 100.00
Source: Student Vote Canada[23]

See also

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References

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  • "Richmond Centre (federal electoral district) (Code 59023) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  • Library of Parliament Riding Profile
  • Expenditures – 2004
  • Expenditures – 2000
  • Expenditures – 1997

Notes

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  1. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  2. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2022
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2022
  3. ^ "Maps: Here's how (almost) all of Vancouver's federal ridings are changing". Vancouver Is Awesome. March 3, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  4. ^ "Richmond Centre—Marpole". FEDERAL ELECTORAL DISTRICTS REDISTRIBUTION 2022.
  5. ^ "2013 Representation Order Boundary Description". Elections Canada. 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  8. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  9. ^ "Statistics Canada: 2021 National Household Survey Profile". December 15, 2022.
  10. ^ [1], Census, 2021.
  11. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  12. ^ "Election Night Results — Elections Canada". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  13. ^ "Final Election Expenses Limits for Candidates — 44th Canadian Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  14. ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns – 44th Canadian Election". ELections Canada. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  15. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  16. ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns — Richmond Centre". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  17. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Richmond Centre, 30 September 2015
  18. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  19. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
  20. ^ "Student Vote Canada 2021 Results — Richmond Centre". Student Vote. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  21. ^ "Student Vote Canada 2019 Results — Richmond Centre". Student Vote. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  22. ^ "Student Vote Canada 2015 Results — Richmond Centre". Student Vote. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  23. ^ "Student Vote Canada 2011 Results — Richmond Centre". Student Vote. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
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