Richmond South Centre | |
Province: | British Columbia |
Coordinates: | 49.1658°N -123.1041°W |
Prov-Status: | defunct |
Prov-Created: | 2015 |
Prov-Abolished: | 2022 |
Prov-Election-First: | 2017 |
Prov-Election-Last: | 2020 |
Demo-Census-Date: | 2011 |
Demo-Pop: | 47,010 |
Demo-Electors: | 30,094 |
Demo-Electors-Date: | 2017 |
Richmond South Centre is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada in use from 2017 to 2024.
The riding was created with territory taken from Richmond Centre, Richmond East and Richmond-Steveston in the 2015 electoral redistribution. It was first contested in the general election of 2017. Following the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution, which took effect via the 2024 eleection, the riding was redistributed into Richmond Centre, Richmond-Steveston and Richmond-Queensborough.[1]
Population, 2014 | 50,101 | |
Area (km2) | 7 |
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
2018 British Columbia electoral reform referendum | ||||
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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[3] |
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