Richmond Centre (provincial electoral district)

Richmond Centre was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was replaced by the Richmond North Centre district after the British Columbia electoral redistribution, 2015.

Not to be confused with Richmond Centre (federal electoral district).
Richmond Centre
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Teresa Wat
Liberal
District created1988
First contested1991
Last contested2013
Demographics
Population (2011)66,035
Area (km²)39.287
Pop. density (per km²)1,680.8
Census division(s)Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)Richmond

History

MLAs
Assembly Years Member Party
35th 1991–1996     Doug Symons Liberal
36th 1996–2001 Doug Symons
37th 2001–2005 Greg Halsey-Brandt
38th 2005–2009 Olga Ilich
39th 2009–2013 Rob Howard
40th 2013–2017 Teresa Wat
Dissolved into Richmond North Centre

Election results
Graph of provincial election results in Richmond Centre (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted, from 2013 on, it is dessolved)


2013 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalTeresa Wat9,46249.83-11.68$153,452
New DemocraticFrank Yunrong Huang4,43623.36-5.68$43,408
GreenMichael Wolfe1,6788.84+1.72$754
IndependentGary Law1,6178.51-$103,415
ConservativeLawrence Chen9615.06-$5,393
IndependentRichard Lee7543.97-$9,808
UnpartyChanel Donovan820.43-$1,055
Total valid votes 18,99099.06
Total rejected ballots 1800.94
Turnout 19,17043.65
Source: Elections BC[1]
2011 Sales Tax Referendum
Side Votes %
Yes 12,922 63.77%
No 7,347 36.23%
B.C. General Election 2009 Richmond Centre
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
LiberalRob Howard10,48361.51%$112,387
New DemocraticKam Brar4,94929.04%$16,638
GreenMichael Wolfe1,2137.12%–$350
Nation AllianceKang Chen3992.33%$258
Total Valid Votes 17,044 100%
Total Rejected Ballots 166 0.96%
Turnout 17,210 40.97%
2009 Electoral Reform Ref.
Option Votes %
FPTP 10,892 67.01
BC-STV 5,362 32.99
[2]

*FPTP = First Past The Post, BC-STV = Single Transferable Vote

B.C. General Election 2005: Richmond Centre
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
LiberalOlga Ilich10,90858.56%$128,747
  NDP Dale Jackaman 6,051 32.49% $11,266
GreenChris Segers1,4367.71%–$200
MarijuanaMatthew Thomas Healy2311.24%$100
Total Valid Votes 18,626 100%
Total Rejected Ballots 193 1.04%
Turnout 18,819 49.42%
2005 Electoral Reform Ref.
Side Vote %
Yes 9,362 52.45
No 8,486 47.55
[3]


B.C. General Election 2001: Richmond Centre
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
LiberalGreg Halsey-Brandt12,06171.86%$36,519
  NDP Jaana Grant 2,206 13.14% $3,250
GreenBruce Marshall1,6159.62%–$144
UnityJim Hessels3812.27%$610
MarijuanaAlice Kan-Halford3572.13%$556
  Conservative Frank Peter Tofin 165 0.98% $100
Total Valid Votes 16,785 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 140 0.83%
Turnout 16,925 69.10%
B.C. General Election 1996: Richmond Centre
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
LiberalDoug Symons9,92555.52%$29,312
  NDP Doug Black 5,723 32.01% $26,329
Progressive DemocratRob Oey9965.57%–$100
ReformShamim Akbar6143.43%$2,755
GreenManoa Friedson2351.31%–$160
Social CreditAndrew Biernat1540.86%–
LibertarianKerry Pearson1260.70%
  Independent Joseph Gaudet 65 0.36%
  Natural Law Mark McCooey 38 0.21% $100
Total Valid Votes 17,876 100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots 144 0.80%
Turnout 18,020 68.67%
B.C. General Election 1991: Richmond Centre
Party Candidate Votes  % ± Expenditures
LiberalDouglas Symons7,80642.44%$3,895
  NDP Brian Collins 6,522 35.46% $34,977
Social CreditSheila Page3,88921.14%–$39,533
GreenMichael Airton1080.59%–$30
LibertarianKerry Pearson680.37%$33
Total Valid Votes 18,393
Total Rejected Ballots 390 2.08%
Turnout 18,783 74.42%

Student Vote Results

A student vote is a mock election held alongside BC general elections in schools, the purpose, is to educate persons under legal age about government and elections.

2013 British Columbia Student Vote
2013 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalTeresa Wat6534.95+5.33
GreenMichael Wolfe5730.65+15.27
New DemocraticFrank Yunrong Huang2513.44-42.37
ConservativeLawrence Chen147.53New
IndependentGary Law136.99New
IndependentRichard Lee73.76New
UnpartyChanel Donovan52.69New
Total Valid Votes 186100.0–
[4]

2009 British Columbia Student Vote
2009 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticKam Brar34155.81+26.53
LiberalRob Howard18129.62-16.9
GreenMichael Wolfe9415.38+2.55
National AllianceKang Chen589.49New
Total Valid Votes 611100.0–
Total rejected/spoiled votes 223.16–
Total Turnout 696––
[5]

2009 British Columbia Electoral Reform Referendum (Student)
2009 Electoral Reform Ref.
Option Votes %
FPTP 283 51.08
BC-STV 271 48.91
[6]

*FPTP = First Past the Post, BC-STV = Single Transferable Vote

2005 British Columbia Student Vote
2005 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalOlga Ilich47546.52
New DemocraticDale Jackaman29929.28
GreenChris Segers13112.83
MarijuanaMatthew Thomas Healy11611.36
Total Valid Votes 1,021100.0
[7]

2005 British Columbia Electoral Reform Referendum (Student)
2005 Electoral Reform Ref.
Side Votes %
Yes 499 75
No 165 25
[8]

References
  1. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  2. "Results by riding" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. "Report of the chief electoral officer-2005 Ref. on electoral reform" (PDF). Elections BC.
  4. "Results". Student Vote. June 4, 2015. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  5. "Student Vote". Student Vote. May 6, 2015. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  6. "Student Vote BC". Student Vote. May 6, 2015. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  7. "Individual Riding Results". Student Vote. Archived from the original on August 2, 2005. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  8. "Results By Riding". Student Vote. May 8, 2006. Archived from the original on May 8, 2006. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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