Richmond-Queensborough

Richmond-Queensborough is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada that was created in the 2015 redistribution from parts of Richmond East and New Westminster. It was first contested in the 2017 election.

Richmond-Queensborough
British Columbia electoral district
Location in Richmond
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 		 
Aman Singh
New Democratic
District created2015
First contested2017
Last contested2020
Demographics
Census division(s)Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)New Westminster, Richmond

Demographics[1]
Population, 2014 55,627
Area (km2) 92

History

This riding has elected the following Members of Legislative Assembly:

Richmond-Queensborough
Assembly Years Member Party
Richmond East and New Westminster prior to 2017
41st 2017–2020     Jas Johal Liberal
42nd 2020–present     Aman Singh New Democratic

Election results
Graph of election results in Richmond—Queensborough (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2020 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticAman Singh9,40647.65+6.90$50,855.54
LiberalJas Johal7,72839.15−2.28$59,892.51
GreenEarl Einarson1,4967.58−5.14$2,311.39
ConservativeKay Hale1,1085.61+2.11$6,570.00
Total valid votes 19,738100.00–
Total rejected ballots 1540.77 
Turnout 19,89249.56−6.22
Registered voters 40,138
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +4.59
Source: Elections BC[2][3]
2018 British Columbia electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 8,787 69.93
Proportional representation 3,779 30.07
Total valid votes 12,566 100.0
Total rejected ballots 97 0.77
Source: Elections BC[4]
2017 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalJas Johal8,21841.43$67,089
New DemocraticAman Singh8,08440.75$30,369
GreenMichael Wolfe2,52412.72$400
ConservativeKay Khilvinder Hale6943.50$1,279
New RepublicanLawrence Chen3181.60$0
Total valid votes 19,838100.00–
Total rejected ballots 1940.97
Turnout 20,03255.78
Registered voters 35,911
Source: Elections BC[5][6]

Student vote results

Student Vote Canada is a non-partisan program in Canada that holds mock elections in elementary and high schools alongside general elections (with the same candidates and same electoral system).

2020 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticAman Singh33649.19+5.34
GreenEarl Einarson16624.3-0.28
LiberalJas Johal13619.91-6.44
ConservativeKay Khilvinder Hale456.59+3.67
Total valid votes 683100.0–
Source: Student Vote Canada[7]
2017 British Columbia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticAman Singh49643.85
LiberalJas Johal29826.35
GreenMichael Wolfe27824.58
ConservativeKay Khilvinder Hale332.92
New RepublicanLawrence Chen262.3
Total valid votes 1,131100.0
Source: Student Vote Canada[8]

References
  1. http://bc-ebc.ca/docs/BC-EBC%5B%5D Population of Proposed Electoral Districts.pdf
  2. "Statement of Votes — 42nd Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  3. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  4. "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer - 2018 Referendum on Electoral Reform" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 17, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  6. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  7. "Student Vote British Columbia 2020". Student Vote British Columbia 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  8. "Student Vote BC 2017". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2020.


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