Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge

Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral district of Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission.[3]

This article is about the federal electoral district. For the provincial electoral district of a similar name, see Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows.

Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge
British Columbia electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Marc Dalton
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]94,111
Electors (2015)70,289
Area (km²)[2]2,141
Pop. density (per km²)44
Census divisionsFraser Valley, Metro Vancouver
Census subdivisionsMaple Ridge, Mission, Pitt Meadows

Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge 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, which took place in October 2015.[4]

Demographics
Ethnic groups in Pitt Meadows Maple Ridge (2016)
Source: 		Population%
Ethnic groupEuropean76,24576.5%
Aboriginal5,2855.3%
South Asian3,3103.3%
Chinese2,9152.9%
Filipino2,4852.5%
Black1,1451.1%
Korean1,1101.1%
Latin American1,0701.1%
West Asian8950.9%
Southeast Asian8650.9%
Japanese6850.7%
Arab2350.2%
Multiple minorities6500.7%
Visible minority, n.i.e.2300.2%
Total population99,670100%

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge
Riding created from Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission
42nd  2015–2019     Dan Ruimy Liberal
43rd  2019–present     Marc Dalton Conservative

Election results
Graph of election results in Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

Pitt Meadows–Maple Ridge–Mission
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMarc Dalton19,65036.2+4.8
LiberalDan Ruimy16,12529.7-4.19
New DemocraticJohn Mogk12,95823.9-5.73
GreenAriane Jaschke4,3328.0+3.78
People'sBryton Cherrier6981.3–
IndependentSteve Ranta4680.90.03
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,23199.4
Total rejected ballots 2980.5
Turnout 54,52968.2
Eligible voters 79,960
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +4.8
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalDan Ruimy17,67333.89+28.51$19,154.65
ConservativeMike Murray16,37331.40-23.45$104,478.03
New DemocraticBob D'Eith15,45029.63-5.26$52,306.94
GreenPeter Tam2,2024.22-0.66$5,078.59
IndependentSteve Ranta2520.87–$1,613.03
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,150100.00 $204,873.50
Total rejected ballots 1210.23–
Turnout 52,27172.92–
Eligible voters 71,682
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +25.98
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote %
  Conservative21,06954.84
  New Democratic13,40434.89
  Liberal2,0685.38
  Green1,8774.89

References
  1. Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. Final Report – British Columbia
  4. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  5. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  6. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  7. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge, 30 September 2015
  8. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  9. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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