Richmond Centre
Encyclopedia
Richmond Centre is a provincial
electoral district
for the Legislative Assembly
of British Columbia
, Canada
.
| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
|Rob Howard
|align="right"|10,483
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|New Democrat
|Kam Brar
|align="right"|4,949
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|Green
|Michael Wolfe
|align="right"|1,213
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|Nation Alliance
|Kang Chen
|align="right"|409
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total valid votes
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| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
|Olga Ilich
|align="right"|10,908
|align="right"|58.56%
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|NDP
|Dale Jackaman
|align="right"|6,051
|align="right"|32.49%
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|Green
|Chris Segers
|align="right"|1,436
|align="right"|7.71%
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|Marijuana
|Matthew Thomas Healy
|align="right"|231
|align="right"|1.24%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|18,626
!align="right"|100.00%
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|-
| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
|Greg Halsey-Brandt
|align="right"|12,061
|align="right"|71.86%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$36,519
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|NDP
|Jaana Grant
|align="right"|2,206
|align="right"|13.14%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$3,250
|Green
|Bruce Marshall
|align="right"|1,615
|align="right"|9.62%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$144
|Unity
|Jim Hessels
|align="right"|381
|align="right"|2.27%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$610
|Marijuana
|Alice Kan-Halford
|align="right"|357
|align="right"|2.13%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$556
|Conservative
|Frank Peter Tofin
|align="right"|165
|align="right"|0.98%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$100
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|16,785
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|140
!align="right"|0.83%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|16,925
!align="right"|69.10%
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|}
|-
| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
|Doug Symons
|align="right"|9,925
|align="right"|55.52%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$29,312
|-
|NDP
|Doug Black
|align="right"|5,723
|align="right"|32.01%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$26,329
|PDA
|Rob Oey
|align="right"|996
|align="right"|5.57%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$100
|BC Reform
|Shamim Akbar
|align="right"|614
|align="right"|3.43%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$2,755
|Green
|Manoa Friedson
|align="right"|235
|align="right"|1.31%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$160
|Social Credit
|Andrew Biernat
|align="right"|154
|align="right"|0.86%
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|Libertarian
|Kerry Pearson
|align="right"|126
|align="right"|0.70%
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|Independent
|Joseph Gaudet
|align="right"|65
|align="right"|0.36%
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|Natural Law
|Mark McCooey
|align="right"|38
|align="right"|0.21%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$100
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|17,876
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|144
!align="right"|0.80%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|18,020
!align="right"|68.67%
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|}
|-
| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
|Douglas Symons
|align="right"|7,806
|align="right"|42.44%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$3,895
|NDP
|Brian Collins
|align="right"|6,522
|align="right"|35.46%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$34,977
|-
|Social Credit
|Sheila Page
|align="right"|3,889
|align="right"|21.14%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$39,533
|Green
|Michael Airton
|align="right"|108
|align="right"|0.59%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$30
|Libertarian
|Kerry Pearson
|align="right"|68
|align="right"|0.37%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$33
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|18,393
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|390
!align="right"|2.08%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|18,783
!align="right"|74.42%
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Provinces and territories of Canada
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electoral district
Electoral district
An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...
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...
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MLAs
- Doug SymonsDoug SymonsDoug Symons is a former Canadian politician, who served as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 2001, representing the riding of Richmond Centre.-References:...
, Liberal (1991-2001) - Greg Halsey-BrandtGreg Halsey-BrandtGreg Halsey-Brandt is a Canadian politician, who served as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005, representing the riding of Richmond Centre...
, Liberal (2001-2005) - Olga IlichOlga IlichOlga Ilich is Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Richmond Centre in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2005 to 2009. She is a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party....
, Liberal (2005-2009) - Rob HowardRob HowardRob Howard 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 Richmond Centre...
, Liberal (2009-present)
Election results
|-| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
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...
|Rob Howard
|align="right"|10,483
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|New Democrat
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...
|Kam Brar
|align="right"|4,949
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|Green
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...
|Michael Wolfe
|align="right"|1,213
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|Nation Alliance
Nation Alliance Party
The Nation Alliance Party is a minor political party in British Columbia, Canada. Currently led by Wei Ping Chen, the party was recognized by Elections BC in 2007....
|Kang Chen
|align="right"|409
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total valid votes
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|-
| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
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...
|Olga Ilich
|align="right"|10,908
|align="right"|58.56%
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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...
|Dale Jackaman
|align="right"|6,051
|align="right"|32.49%
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|Green
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...
|Chris Segers
|align="right"|1,436
|align="right"|7.71%
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|Marijuana
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....
|Matthew Thomas Healy
|align="right"|231
|align="right"|1.24%
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|18,626
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|}
|-
| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
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...
|Greg Halsey-Brandt
|align="right"|12,061
|align="right"|71.86%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$36,519
|-
|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...
|Jaana Grant
|align="right"|2,206
|align="right"|13.14%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$3,250
|Green
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...
|Bruce Marshall
|align="right"|1,615
|align="right"|9.62%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$144
|Unity
|Jim Hessels
|align="right"|381
|align="right"|2.27%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$610
|Marijuana
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....
|Alice Kan-Halford
|align="right"|357
|align="right"|2.13%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$556
|Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
|Frank Peter Tofin
|align="right"|165
|align="right"|0.98%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$100
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|16,785
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|140
!align="right"|0.83%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|16,925
!align="right"|69.10%
!align="right"|
|}
|-
| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
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...
|Doug Symons
|align="right"|9,925
|align="right"|55.52%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$29,312
|-
|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...
|Doug Black
|align="right"|5,723
|align="right"|32.01%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$26,329
|PDA
Progressive Democratic Alliance
The Progressive Democratic Alliance was a centrist political party in British Columbia, Canada founded by Gordon Wilson, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Powell River—Sunshine Coast....
|Rob Oey
|align="right"|996
|align="right"|5.57%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$100
|BC Reform
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...
|Shamim Akbar
|align="right"|614
|align="right"|3.43%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$2,755
|Green
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...
|Manoa Friedson
|align="right"|235
|align="right"|1.31%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$160
|Social Credit
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
|Andrew Biernat
|align="right"|154
|align="right"|0.86%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|Libertarian
British Columbia Libertarian Party
The British Columbia Libertarian Party is a libertarian political party in British Columbia, Canada.It first nominated candidates in the 1986 provincial election...
|Kerry Pearson
|align="right"|126
|align="right"|0.70%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|Independent
|Joseph Gaudet
|align="right"|65
|align="right"|0.36%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|Natural Law
Natural Law Party of Canada
The Natural Law Party of Canada was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party founded in 1992 by a group of educators, business leaders, and lawyers who practiced Transcendental Meditation....
|Mark McCooey
|align="right"|38
|align="right"|0.21%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$100
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|17,876
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|144
!align="right"|0.80%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|18,020
!align="right"|68.67%
!align="right"|
|}
|-
| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
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...
|Douglas Symons
|align="right"|7,806
|align="right"|42.44%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$3,895
|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...
|Brian Collins
|align="right"|6,522
|align="right"|35.46%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$34,977
|-
|Social Credit
British Columbia Social Credit Party
The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for more than 30 years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election...
|Sheila Page
|align="right"|3,889
|align="right"|21.14%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$39,533
|Green
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...
|Michael Airton
|align="right"|108
|align="right"|0.59%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$30
|Libertarian
British Columbia Libertarian Party
The British Columbia Libertarian Party is a libertarian political party in British Columbia, Canada.It first nominated candidates in the 1986 provincial election...
|Kerry Pearson
|align="right"|68
|align="right"|0.37%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|$33
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|18,393
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|390
!align="right"|2.08%
!align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
!align="right"|18,783
!align="right"|74.42%
!align="right"|
|}