Richmond Centre (provincial electoral district)

Richmond Centre is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, represented in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 2017 and since 2024.

Located in the central portion of the city of Richmond, the riding was first created in 1988. It was split into Richmond North Centre and Richmond South Centre after the 2015 electoral redistribution, and was re-created from those same ridings after the 2021 electoral redistribution.

Demographics Population, 202154,474Area (km2)7Pop. Density (people per km2)7,782Source: BC Electoral Boundaries Commission

Geography The electoral district comprises the part of the city of Richmond (including Brighouse and the downtown core of said city) within the following boundary: commencing at the intersection of Westminster Highway and No. 2 Road, thence east along said highway to No. 3 Road, thence north along said road to Alderbridge Way, thence east along said way to No. 4 Road, thence south along said road to Blundell Road, thence west along said road to No. 2 Road, thence north along said road to the point of origin.

Members of the Legislative Assembly This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Election results

2020 general election redistributed results Party % New Democratic 52.5 Liberal 45.6 Green 2.0

Electoral history 1991–2017

2011 Sales Tax ReferendumSideVotes%Yes12,92263.77%No7,34736.23%

2009 Electoral Reform Ref.OptionVotes% FPTP 10,892 67.01 BC-STV 5,362 32.99 *FPTP = First Past The Post, BC-STV = Single Transferable Vote

|NDP |Dale Jackaman |align="right"|6,051 |align="right"|32.49% |align="right"| |align="right"|$11,266

|- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes !align="right"|18,626 !align="right"|100% !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots !align="right"|193 !align="right"|1.04% !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|18,819 !align="right"|49.42% !align="right"| |} 2005 Electoral Reform Ref.SideVote% Yes 9,362 52.45 No 8,486 47.55

|NDP |Jaana Grant |align="right"|2,206 |align="right"|13.14% |align="right"| |align="right"|$3,250

|NDP |Doug Black |align="right"|5,723 |align="right"|32.01% |align="right"| |align="right"|$26,329

|NDP |Brian Collins |align="right"|6,522 |align="right"|35.46% |align="right"| |align="right"|$34,977

Richmond Centre had the second lowest turnout (40.97%) in British Columbia at the 2009 provincial election, and the lowest turnout (43.65%) at the 2013 election. During this period, it was considered a safe seat for the British Columbia Liberal Party.

Student vote results A student vote is a mock election held alongside BC general elections in schools, with the purpose of educating persons under legal age about government and elections.

2024

2013

2009

2009 2009 Electoral Reform Ref.OptionVotes% FPTP 283 51.08BC-STV27148.91 *FPTP = First Past the Post, BC-STV = Single Transferable Vote

2005

2005 2005 Electoral Reform Ref.SideVotes%Yes49975 No 165 25

See also List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts

References

External links Results of 2001 election (pdf) 2001 Expenditures (pdf) Results of 1996 election 1996 Expenditures Results of 1991 election 1991 Expenditures Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia BC Stats Profile

Richmond Centre (provincial electoral district)

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