Delta—Richmond East

Delta—Richmond East

British Columbia electoral district
Delta—Richmond East in relation to other federal electoral districts in Vancouver
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Kerry-Lynne Findlay Conservative
District created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2011
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006)	106,103
Electors (2011)	78,706
Area (km²)	278
Pop. density (per km²)	381.7
Census divisions
Census subdivisions	Richmond, Delta

Delta—Richmond East is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.

Geography

It is located in the Metro Vancouver, and consists 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 is 38% immigrants. About 20% is Chinese-Canadian. The service sector, retail trade, construction, and manufacturing are the major sources of employment in this riding. The average family income is almost $90,000. Unemployment is around 4.8%.

History

The electoral district was created in 2003 from Delta—South Richmond and Richmond ridings.

Members of Parliament

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
38th	2004–2006		John Cummins	Conservative
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–present		Kerry-Lynne Findlay	Conservative

Its Member of Parliament is Kerry-Lynne Findlay. She was first elected in the 2011 federal election, and is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	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	–	–

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	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

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	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	–

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	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 federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

Sources

• Expenditures - 2008 from Elections Canada website
• Election results from Parliament of Canada website

External links

• Website of the Parliament of Canada