Richmond South Centre
 British Columbia electoral district | |
|---|---|
 Location in Richmond, British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: | 49°09′57″N 123°06′15″W / 49.1658°N 123.1041°W |
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |
| District created | 2015 |
| District abolished | 2022 |
| First contested | 2017 |
| Last contested | 2020 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2011) | 47,010 |
| Electors (2017) | 30,094 |
Richmond South Centre is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada in use from 2017 to 2024.
The riding was created with territory taken from Richmond Centre, Richmond East and Richmond-Steveston in the 2015 electoral redistribution. It was first contested in the general election of 2017. Following the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution, which took effect via the 2024 eleection, the riding was redistributed into Richmond Centre, Richmond-Steveston and Richmond-Queensborough.[1]
Demographics[2]
| Population, 2014 | 50,101 |
| Area (km2) | 7 |
History
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Richmond South Centre | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Richmond Centre, Richmond East and Richmond-Steveston prior to 2017 |
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| 41st | 2017–2020 | Linda Reid | Liberal | |
| 42nd | 2020–present | Henry Yao | New Democratic | |
| Dissolved into Richmond Centre | ||||
Election results
| 2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[3][4] | ||||||||
| 2018 British Columbia electoral reform referendum | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[5] | |||
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[6][7] | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[8] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
| [9] | ||||||||
External links
References
- ^ Rantanen, Maria (August 24, 2023). "BC United names candidate to Richmond riding". Richmond News.
- ^ 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.
