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Maple Ridge-Mission is a newly formed provincial

Provinces and territories of Canada

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electoral district

Electoral district

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for the Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....

of British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

.

The riding's name was resurrected from a former riding in the same area, with similar but not identical boundaries (see History section).

Redistribution

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The 2008 re-distribution is an amalgamation of the old Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadow riding with an addition of a small portion of the old Maple Ridge-Mission.- Demographics :-1999...

and Mission-Kent were created from Dewdney

Dewdney

Dewdney may refer to:* Dewdney, British Columbia, an unincorporated community, formerly a district municipality, in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia* Dewdney , a former electoral district in British Columbia, Canada...

during the 1989 redistribution. Whereas later in 2000, Mission-Kent and Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows

were used to create Maple Ridge-Mission. Finally in the latest redistribution, 2008, just over half of the original riding remain and to it was added a fraction of Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows

History

Its MLA

Member of the Legislative Assembly

A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....

was Randy Hawes

Randy Hawes

Randy Hawes is a Canadian politician from British Columbia. Hawes is currently serving as a Member of Legislative Assembly of British Columbia representing the provincial riding of Abbotsford-Mission. On March 14, 2011 he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Resource perations Review...

under the former boundary system. He is a former mayor

Mayor

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of the District of Mission

Mission, British Columbia

Mission, the core of which was formerly known as Mission City, is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the north bank of the Fraser River overlooking the City of Abbotsford and with that city is part of the Central Fraser Valley. Mission is the...

. He was first elected in 2001. He represents the British Columbia Liberal Party

British Columbia Liberal Party

The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...

. He successful ran again in the Abbotsford-Mission

Abbotsford-Mission

Abbotsford-Mission is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It will come into effect upon the next dissolution of the BC Legislature, currently scheduled for April 2009, and will first be contested in the ensuing election.-...

riding for the 2009 election

British Columbia general election, 2009

The 39th British Columbia general election was held on May 12, 2009 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...

Population, 2001	56,951
Population Change, 1996–2001	6.9%
Area (km²)	3,909.22
Pop. Density (people per km²)	14.6

Member of Legislative Assembly

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	Member	Party	Term
Marc Dalton Marc Dalton Marc Dalton is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Maple Ridge-Mission. He formerly worked as a long-time teacher in the Maple Ridge School District at both the...	Liberal	2009–present
Randy Hawes Randy Hawes Randy Hawes is a Canadian politician from British Columbia. Hawes is currently serving as a Member of Legislative Assembly of British Columbia representing the provincial riding of Abbotsford-Mission. On March 14, 2011 he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Resource perations Review...	Liberal	2001–2009

Electoral history post 2008

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| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

|Marc Dalton

Marc Dalton

Marc Dalton is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Maple Ridge-Mission. He formerly worked as a long-time teacher in the Maple Ridge School District at both the...

|align="right"|8,802
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|NDP

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...

Green Party of British Columbia

The Green Party of British Columbia is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. It is led by former Esquimalt municipal councillor, university professor and businessperson Jane Sterk, she was elected by the party in 2007. Penticton realtor and columnist Julius Bloomfield serves as the deputy...

Reform Party of British Columbia

The Reform Party of British Columbia is a populist right wing political party in British Columbia, Canada. Although its name is similar to the defunct Reform Party of Canada, the provincial party was founded before the federal party was and it did not have any formal association with...

|Ian Vaughan
|align="right"|325
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!align="left" colspan=3|Total
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Election history prior to 2008

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| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

|Randy Hawes

Randy Hawes

|align="right"|12,095
|align="right"|44.30%
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|NDP

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

Green Party of British Columbia

British Columbia Marijuana Party

The British Columbia Marijuana Party is a minor political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia that advocates the legalisation of cannabis....

Platinum Party of Employers Who Think and Act to Increase Awareness

The Platinum Party of Employers Who Think and Act to Increase Awareness, also known as the Platinum Party, is a minor political party in the Province of British Columbia, Canada....

|Keith Smith
|align="right"|53
|align="right"|0.19%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|26,080
!align="right"|100.00%
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|}

|-

| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

|Randy Hawes

Randy Hawes

|align="right"|12,920
|align="right"|56.67%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$36,054
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|NDP

New Democratic Party of British Columbia

Green Party of British Columbia

British Columbia Marijuana Party

The British Columbia Marijuana Party is a minor political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia that advocates the legalisation of cannabis....

|Denise Briere-Smart
|align="right"|908
|align="right"|3.98%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$394

|Independent
|Dale Randall
|align="right"|252
|align="right"|1.11%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$4,144

|Independent
|Chum Richardson
|align="right"|81
|align="right"|0.49%
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|align="right"|$103
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!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|22,800
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|127
!align="right"|0.56%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|22,927
!align="right"|70.87%
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