Richmond South Centre

Richmond South Centre is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada that was created in the 2015 redistribution from parts of Richmond Centre, Richmond East and Richmond-Steveston. It was first contested in the 2017 election.

Richmond South Centre
British Columbia electoral district
Location in Richmond, British Columbia
Coordinates:49.1658°N 123.1041°W / 49.1658; -123.1041
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Henry Yao
New Democratic
District created2015
First contested2017
Last contested2020
Demographics
Population (2011)47,010
Electors (2017)30,094

Demographics[1]
Population, 2014 50,101
Area (km2) 7

History

This riding has elected the following Members of Legislative Assembly:

Richmond South Centre
Assembly Years Member Party
Richmond East prior to 2017
41st 2017–2020     Linda Reid Liberal
42nd 2020–present     Henry Yao New Democratic

Election results
Graph of the election results in Richmond South Centre (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2020 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticHenry Yao6,74350.67+10.39$37,030.55
LiberalAlexa Loo6,56449.33+0.61$50,107.69
Total valid votes 13,307100.00–
Rejected ballots 2071.53+0.34
Turnout 13,51440.12−6.58
Registered voters 33,685
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +4.89
Source: Elections BC[2][3]
2018 British Columbia electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 7,663 74.29
Proportional Representation 2,652 25.71
Total valid votes 10,315 100.00
Total rejected ballots 54 0.52
Source: Elections BC[4]
2017 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalLinda Reid6,91448.72$68,363
New DemocraticChak Au5,71640.28$71,475
GreenGreg Powell1,56111.00$379
Total valid votes 14,191100.00–
Total rejected ballots 1711.19
Turnout 14,36246.70
Registered voters 30,753
Source: Elections BC[5][6]

Student Vote results

Student Vote Canada is a non-partisan program in Canada that holds mock elections in elementary and high schools alongside general elections (with the same candidates and same electoral system).

2020 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticHenry Yao66662.3+17.99
LiberalAlexa Loo40337.7+8.51
Total valid votes 1,069100.0–
Source: Student Vote Canada[7]
2017 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticChak Au93544.31
LiberalLinda Reid61629.19
GreenGreg Powell55926.49
Total Valid Votes 2,110100.0
[8]

References
  1. http://bc-ebc.ca Population of Proposed Electoral Districts.pdf
  2. "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 6, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  4. "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer - 2018 Referendum" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 2, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "2017 Provincial General Election Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  6. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  7. "Student Vote British Columbia 2020". Student Vote British Columbia 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  8. "Student Vote British Columbia Election 2017". Elections BC. Archived from the original on May 15, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2020.


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