Delta—Richmond East was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 until 2013.
Delta—Richmond East in relation to other federal electoral districts in Vancouver | |
| Coordinates: | 49.128°N 123.048°W / 49.128; -123.048 |
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 2003 |
| District abolished | 2013 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2011 |
| District webpage | profile, map |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2011)[1] | 111,411 |
| Electors (2011) | 78,706 |
| Area (km²)[2] | 246.69 |
| Census subdivision(s) | Richmond, Delta |
It was located in the Metro Vancouver, and consisted of:
This riding's population is 38% immigrants. About 20% is Chinese-Canadian. The service sector, retail trade, construction, and manufacturing are the major sources of employment in this riding. The average family income is almost $90,000. Unemployment is around 4.8%.[3]
The electoral district was created in 2003 from Delta—South Richmond and Richmond ridings. It was dissolved in 2011 into Delta and Steveston—Richmond East.
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Delta—Richmond East Riding created from Delta—South Richmond and Richmond |
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| 38th | 2004–2006 | John Cummins | Conservative | |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | |||
| 40th | 2008–2011 | |||
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | ||
| Riding dissolved into Delta and Steveston—Richmond East | ||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | 26,059 | 54.24 | -1.51 | ||||
| New Democratic | Nic Slater | 11,181 | 23.27 | +8.82 | ||||
| Liberal | Alan Beesley | 8,112 | 16.88 | -5.14 | ||||
| Green | Duane Laird | 2,324 | 4.84 | -2.94 | ||||
| Independent | John Shavluk | 220 | 0.46 | – | ||||
| Libertarian | Jeff Monds | 147 | 0.31 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 48,043 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 168 | 0.35 | -0.03 | |||||
| Turnout | 48,211 | 60.39 | +0.39 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 79,831 | – | – | |||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | John Cummins | 26,252 | 55.75 | +7.31 | $29,991 | |||
| Liberal | Dana L. Miller | 10,371 | 22.02 | -9.86 | $16,071 | |||
| New Democratic | Szilvia Barna | 6,803 | 14.45 | -0.28 | $2,821 | |||
| Green | Matthew Laine | 3,663 | 7.78 | +2.82 | $308 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,089 | 100.00 | $84,246 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 180 | 0.38 | +0.06 | |||||
| Turnout | 47,269 | 60 | -4 | |||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | John Cummins | 23,595 | 48.44 | +2.84 | $56,094 | |||
| Liberal | Patricia Whittaker | 15,527 | 31.88 | -1.32 | $29,342 | |||
| New Democratic | William Jonsson | 7,176 | 14.73 | +0.10 | $2,682 | |||
| Green | Jean-Philippe Laflamme | 2,414 | 4.96 | -1.60 | $4 | |||
| Total valid votes | 48,712 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 156 | 0.32 | -0.03 | |||||
| Turnout | 48,868 | 64 | – | |||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | John Cummins | 21,308 | 45.60 | – | $70,602 | |||
| Liberal | Shelley Leonhardt | 15,515 | 33.20 | – | $64,818 | |||
| New Democratic | Itrath Syed | 6,838 | 14.63 | – | $10,645 | |||
| Green | Dana L. Miller | 3,066 | 6.56 | – | $2,005 | |||
| Total valid votes | 46,727 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 163 | 0.35 | ||||||
| Turnout | 46,890 | 64 | ||||||
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