Delta—Richmond East

Delta—Richmond East was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 until 2013.

Delta—Richmond East

British Columbia electoral district
Delta—Richmond East in relation to other federal electoral districts in Vancouver
Coordinates:	49.128°N 123.048°W / 49.128; -123.048
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	2003
District abolished	2013
First contested	2004
Last contested	2011
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]	111,411
Electors (2011)	78,706
Area (km²)[2]	246.69
Census subdivision(s)	Richmond, Delta

Geography

It was located in the Metro Vancouver, and consisted of:

• the south east part of the City of Richmond,
• the village of Steveston in Richmond,
• the west part of the Corporation of Delta,
• Musqueam Indian Reserve No. 4, and
• Tsawwassen Indian Reserve.

Demographics

This riding's population was 38% immigrants, about 20% of which were Chinese-Canadian. The service sector, retail trade, construction, and manufacturing were the major sources of employment in this riding. The average family income was almost $90,000. Unemployment was around 4.8%.^[3]

History

The electoral district was created in 2003 from Delta—South Richmond and Richmond ridings. It was dissolved in 2011 into Delta and Steveston—Richmond East.

Members of Parliament

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Delta—Richmond East Riding created from Delta—South Richmond and Richmond
38th	2004–2006		John Cummins	Conservative
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–2015		Kerry-Lynne Findlay
Riding dissolved into Delta and Steveston—Richmond East

Election results

2011 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Kerry-Lynne Findlay	26,059	54.24	-1.51
	New Democratic	Nic Slater	11,181	23.27	+8.82
	Liberal	Alan Beesley	8,112	16.88	-5.14
	Green	Duane Laird	2,324	4.84	-2.94
	Independent	John Shavluk	220	0.46	–
	Libertarian	Jeff Monds	147	0.31	–
Total valid votes/expense limit			48,043	100.00
Total rejected ballots			168	0.35	-0.03
Turnout			48,211	60.39	+0.39
Eligible voters			79,831	–	–

2008 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Cummins	26,252	55.75	+7.31	$29,991
	Liberal	Dana L. Miller	10,371	22.02	-9.86	$16,071
	New Democratic	Szilvia Barna	6,803	14.45	-0.28	$2,821
	Green	Matthew Laine	3,663	7.78	+2.82	$308
Total valid votes/expense limit			47,089	100.00	$84,246
Total rejected ballots			180	0.38	+0.06
Turnout			47,269	60	-4

2006 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Cummins	23,595	48.44	+2.84	$56,094
	Liberal	Patricia Whittaker	15,527	31.88	-1.32	$29,342
	New Democratic	William Jonsson	7,176	14.73	+0.10	$2,682
	Green	Jean-Philippe Laflamme	2,414	4.96	-1.60	$4
Total valid votes			48,712	100.00
Total rejected ballots			156	0.32	-0.03
Turnout			48,868	64	–

2004 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Cummins	21,308	45.60	–	$70,602
	Liberal	Shelley Leonhardt	15,515	33.20	–	$64,818
	New Democratic	Itrath Syed	6,838	14.63	–	$10,645
	Green	Dana L. Miller	3,066	6.56	–	$2,005
Total valid votes			46,727	100.00
Total rejected ballots			163	0.35
Turnout			46,890	64

See also

• List of Canadian electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada