Richmond South Centre

Richmond South Centre is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada in use from 2017 to 2024.

Richmond South Centre

British Columbia electoral district
Location in Richmond, British Columbia
Coordinates:	49.1658°N 123.1041°W / 49.1658; -123.1041
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA	Henry Yao New Democratic
District created	2015
First contested	2017
Last contested	2020
Demographics
Population (2011)	47,010
Electors (2017)	30,094

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 East prior to 2017
41st	2017–2020		Linda Reid	Liberal
42nd	2020–present		Henry Yao	New Democratic

Election results

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

v t e 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]

v t e 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

• Hi-Res Map (pdf)

References

1. Rantanen, Maria (August 24, 2023). "BC United names candidate to Richmond riding". Richmond News.
2. http://bc-ebc.ca Population of Proposed Electoral Districts.pdf
3. "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
4. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
5. "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer - 2018 Referendum" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
6. "2017 Provincial General Election Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
7. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
8. "Student Vote British Columbia 2020". Student Vote British Columbia 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
9. "Student Vote British Columbia Election 2017". Elections BC. Archived from the original on May 15, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2020.