Steveston—Richmond East

Steveston—Richmond East
British Columbia electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 

Joe Peschisolido
Liberal

District created 2013
First contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 96,610
Electors (2015) 70,676
Area (km²)[1] 102
Pop. density (per km²) 947.2
Census divisions Metro Vancouver
Census subdivisions Richmond

Steveston—Richmond East (French: Steveston—Richmond-Est) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral districts of Delta—Richmond East and Richmond.[2]

The riding consists of the eastern part of Richmond, British Columbia.

Steveston—Richmond East was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[3]

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Steveston—Richmond East
Riding created from Delta—Richmond East and Richmond
42nd  2015–Present     Joe Peschisolido Liberal

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalJoe Peschisolido 19,486 45.08 +26.48
ConservativeKenny Chiu 16,630 38.47 -15.44
New DemocraticScott Stewart 5,248 12.14 -10.68
GreenLaura-Leah Shaw 1,587 3.67 -0.46
LibertarianMatthew Swanston 274 0.63
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,225100.00 $203,894.63
Total rejected ballots 2870.66
Turnout 43,51260.83
Eligible voters 71,526
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +20.96
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2011 federal election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 18,224 53.92
  New Democratic 7,714 22.82
  Liberal 6,287 18.60
  Green 1,399 4.14

References

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