Richmond Centre (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Not to be confused with Richmond Centre (provincial electoral district).
Quick Facts British Columbia electoral district, Coordinates: ...
British Columbia electoral district | |||
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Coordinates: | 49.169°N 123.160°W / 49.169; -123.160 | ||
Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Liberal | ||
District created | 1987 | ||
First contested | 1988 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
District webpage | profile, 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 |
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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]