Richmond Centre (federal electoral district) explained

Province:British Columbia
Coordinates:49.169°N -123.16°W
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:59025
Fed-Created:1987
Fed-Election-First:1988
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Wilson Miao
Fed-Rep-Party:Liberal
Fed-Rep-Party-Link:Liberal Party of Canada
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Area-Ref:[2]
Demo-Census-Date:2021
Demo-Pop:107707
Demo-Electors:74640
Demo-Electors-Date:2021
Demo-Area:43
Demo-Cd:Metro Vancouver
Demo-Csd:Richmond

Richmond Centre (French: '''Richmond-Centre'''; formerly Richmond) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988.

Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Richmond Centre—Marpole.[3] It will gain much of the Marpole area from Vancouver Granville and Vancouver Quadra and lose the area south of Williams Road to Richmond East—Steveston.[4]

Geography

The electoral district comprises the part of the City of Richmond (including Sea Island, Brighouse, and Terra Nova) to the west and north of the following boundary: commencing at the northern limit of said city with the Oak Street Bridge, thence southeasterly along said bridge and BC-99 to Cambie Road, thence west along said road to No. 4 Road, thence south along said road to Westminster Highway, thence west on said highway to No. 3 Road, thence south along said road to Steveston Highway, thence west along said highway to the western limit of the city.[5]

Demographics

Panethnic
group! colspan="2"
2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8]
East Asian67,13059,87550,315
European18,35520,90526,680
Southeast Asian7,8756,7756,405
South Asian5,2404,1904,380
Middle Eastern1,9501,235925
Latin American1,150720870
Indigenous820685940
African780585625
Other3,3802,4302,025
Total responses106,69097,39593,170
Total population107,70798,39693,863

According to the 2021 Canadian census[9]

Ethnic groups: 60.1% Chinese, 17.2% White, 6.1% Filipino, 4.9% South Asian, 1.8% Japanese, 1.3% Southeast Asian, 1.1% Latin American, 1% Korean, 1% Arab
Languages: 28.5% English, 25.4% Mandarin, 22.5% Yue, 3.2% Tagalog, 1.3% Min Nan, 1.1% Japanese, 1% Russian, 1% Punjabi
Religions: 56.3% No Religion, 30% Christian (12.5% Catholic, 1.2% Anglican, 1.1% Baptist, 1.1% United Church), 5.7% Buddhist, 3.3% Muslim, 1.6% Sikh, 1.3% Jewish, 1% Hindu
Median income: $32,800 (2020)
Average income: $45,480 (2020)

Retail trade and the service sector (professional, scientific, technical services) are the major sources of employment in Richmond. 44% of residents over the age of 15 years have obtained a university certificate or degree. The average family income is over $112,200. Unemployment is around 10.8%.[10] This riding is home to many Asian-themed malls and other businesses, such as River Rock Casino Resort, Aberdeen Centre, Parker Place, Lansdowne Centre, CF Richmond Centre, McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Vancouver Airport and is also home to the Vancouver International Airport.

History

The district was created in 1987 from parts of Richmond—South Delta. In 2003, more parts of Delta—South Richmond were added to it.

The 2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding renamed Richmond Centre and lost territory to Steveston—Richmond East for the 2015 election.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Richmond Centre—Marpole, 2023 Representation Order

2021 federal election redistributed results[11]
PartyVote%
 14,375 38.58
 13,211 35.45
 7,593 20.38
 1,167 3.13
 918 2.46

Richmond Centre, 2015–present

2011 federal election redistributed results[12]
PartyVote%
 19,789 58.06
 6,391 18.75
 6,203 18.20
 1,699 4.99

Richmond, 1988–2015

Student vote results

A student vote is when schools participate and hold mock elections alongside federal elections.

2011, Richmond

See also

References

Notes

External links

Notes and References

  1. [#2021fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. [#2021fed|Statistics Canada]
  3. Web site: 2023-03-03 . Maps: Here's how (almost) all of Vancouver's federal ridings are changing . 2024-04-23 . Vancouver Is Awesome . en.
  4. Web site: Richmond Centre—Marpole . FEDERAL ELECTORAL DISTRICTS REDISTRIBUTION 2022.
  5. Web site: 2013 . 2013 Representation Order Boundary Description . live . July 6, 2024 . Elections Canada.
  6. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-10-26 . Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population . 2023-02-15 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  7. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2021-10-27 . Census Profile, 2016 Census . 2023-02-15 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  8. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2015-11-27 . NHS Profile . 2023-02-15 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  9. Web site: Statistics Canada: 2021 National Household Survey Profile. 15 December 2022.
  10. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Richmond%20centre&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2013A000459025
  11. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.
  12. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=2154 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections