Steveston—Richmond East

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]

Steveston—Richmond East
British Columbia electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Kenny Chiu
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]99,913
Electors (2015)70,676
Area (km²)[1]102
Pop. density (per km²)979.5
Census divisionsMetro Vancouver
Census subdivisionsRichmond

The riding consists of the eastern part of Richmond, British Columbia and the western part of Richmond south of Steveston Highway, including Steveston.

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]

Demographics
Ethnic groups in Steveston Richmond East (2016)
Source: 		Population%
Ethnic groupChinese46,70047%
European26,51026.7%
South Asian10,17510.3%
Filipino7,6557.7%
Japanese2,2602.3%
Aboriginal1,1101.1%
Southeast Asian1,0901.1%
Latin American8600.9%
Arab7800.8%
West Asian6950.7%
Black6850.7%
Korean5850.6%
Multiple minorities2,5002.5%
Visible minority, n.i.e.2250.2%
Total population99,265100%

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  2015–2019     Joe Peschisolido Liberal
43rd  2019–present     Kenny Chiu Conservative

Election results
Graph of election results in Steveston—Richmond East (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeKenny Chiu17,47841.7+3.3
LiberalJoe Peschisolido14,73135.1-9.9
New DemocraticJaeden Dela Torre6,32115.1+3.0
GreenNicole Iaci2,9727.1+3.5
IndependentPing Chan4491.1––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,951100.0 – 105,107.07
Total rejected ballots 4311.0–
Turnout 42,38257.4–
Eligible voters 73,840
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing –
Source: Elections Canada[4][5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJoe Peschisolido19,48645.08+26.48$76,684.16
ConservativeKenny Chiu16,63038.47-15.44$152,116.66
New DemocraticScott Stewart5,24812.14-10.68$12,292.51
GreenLaura-Leah Shaw1,5873.67-0.46$1,891.69
LibertarianMatthew Swanston2740.63––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,225100.00 $204,726.35
Total rejected ballots 2870.66–
Turnout 43,51260.83–
Eligible voters 71,526
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +20.96
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote %
  Conservative18,22453.92
  New Democratic7,71422.82
  Liberal6,28718.60
  Green1,3994.14

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


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