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]
Panethnic groups in Richmond Centre (2011−2021)
Panethnic 2021[ 6]
2016[ 7]
2011[ 8]
Pop. %
Pop.
%
Pop.
%
East Asian [ a] 67,130
59,875
50,315
European [ b] 18,355
20,905
26,680
Southeast Asian [ c] 7,875
6,775
6,405
South Asian
5,240
4,190
4,380
Middle Eastern [ d] 1,950
1,235
925
Latin American
1,150
720
870
Indigenous
820
685
940
African
780
585
625
Other[ e]
3,380
2,430
2,025
Total responses
106,690
97,395
93,170
Total population
107,707
98,396
93,863
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.
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% ArabLanguages: 28.5% English, 25.4% Mandarin, 22.5% Yue, 3.2% Tagalog, 1.3% Min Nan, 1.1% Japanese, 1% Russian, 1% PunjabiReligions: 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% HinduMedian 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] 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 .
Members of Parliament
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Graph of election results in Richmond Centre (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
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2021 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Wilson Miao 13,440
39.34
+10.87
$46,560.77
Conservative Alice Wong 12,668
37.08
–11.56
$106,375.38
New Democratic Sandra Nixon
6,196
18.14
+3.67
$7,576.20
Green Laura Gillanders
1,109
3.25
–2.87
$3,975.22
People's James Hinton
748
2.19
+0.80
None listed
Total valid votes/expense limit
34,161 100.00 – $108,507.63
Total rejected ballots
340 0.99 +0.04
Turnout
34,501 46.22 –6.75
Eligible voters
74,640
Liberal gain from Conservative
Swing
+11.22
Source: Elections Canada [ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative Alice Wong 19,037
49.04
+4.84
$101,329.13
Liberal Steven Kou
11,052
28.47
-12.89
$86,522.82
New Democratic Dustin Innes
5,617
14.47
+2.97
$0.00
Green Françoise Raunet
2,376
6.12
+3.23
$2,308.51
People's Ivan Pak
538
1.39
–
$5,776.08
Independent Zhe Zhang
197
0.51
–
$184.60
Total valid votes/expense limit
38,817 99.05 $102,820.08
Total rejected ballots
371 0.95 +0.38
Turnout
39,188 52.97 -4.56
Eligible voters
73,975
Conservative hold
Swing
+8.86
Source: Elections Canada [ 15] [ 16]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative Alice Wong 17,622
44.21
-13.86
$154,059.88
Liberal Lawrence Woo
16,486
41.36
+22.61
$110,802.58
New Democratic Jack Trovato
4,602
11.54
-6.66
$11,679.42
Green Vincent Chiu
1,152
2.89
-2.10
$2,372.74
Total valid votes/expense limit
39,862 99.43 $202,743.02
Total rejected ballots
227 0.57 –
Turnout
40,089 57.53 –
Eligible voters
69,678
Conservative hold
Swing
-18.23
Source: Elections Canada [ 17] [ 18]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative Alice Wong 25,109
58.36
+8.59
$89,330.05
Liberal Joe Peschisolido 8,027
18.66
-12.19
$54,757.85
New Democratic Dale Jackaman 7,860
18.27
+6.46
$9,038.79
Green Michael Wolfe
2,032
4.72
-1.71
$2,933.09
Total valid votes/expense limit
43,028 100.0 $91,788.64
Total rejected ballots
220 0.51 +0.06
Turnout
43,248 50.97 +1
Eligible voters
84,855
Conservative hold
Swing
+10.39
2008 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative Alice Wong 21,329
49.77
+11.08
$79,037
Liberal Raymond Chan 13,221
30.85
-11.98
$78,275
New Democratic Dale Jackaman 5,059
11.81
-2.17
$14,221
Green Michael Wolfe
2,754
6.43
+1.93
$1,900
Independent Wei Ping Chen
397
0.93
–
$6,851
Independent Dobie Yiu-Chung To
93
0.22
–
$1,813
Total valid votes/expense limit
42,878 100.0 $86,879
Total rejected ballots
192 0.45 0.01
Turnout
43,070 52 -4
Conservative gain from Liberal
Swing
+11.53
2006 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Raymond Chan 18,712
42.83
-1.65
$68,055
Conservative Darrel Reid 16,904
38.69
+3.37
$73,990
New Democratic Neil Smith
6,106
13.98
-1.02
$12,724
Green Richard Gordon Mathias
1,967
4.50
+0.25
$2,850
Total valid votes
43,689 100.0
Total rejected ballots
194 0.44 -0.11
Turnout
43,883 56 -6
Liberal hold
Swing
-2.51
2000 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Alliance Joe Peschisolido 21,064
44.40
+8.44
$58,128
Liberal Raymond Chan 19,940
42.04
-1.77
$63,896
New Democratic Gail Paquette
2,695
5.68
-3.88
$10,941
Progressive Conservative Frank Peter Tofin
2,578
5.43
-2.85
$4,329
Green Kevan Hudson
897
1.89
+0.53
$61
Natural Law Kathy McClement
164
0.34
-0.05
Marxist–Leninist Edith Petersen
93
0.19
-0.02
$10
Total valid votes
47,431 100.0
Total rejected ballots
218 0.47 -0.03
Turnout
47,649 61.70 -3.19
Alliance gain from Liberal
Swing
+5.10
1997 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal Raymond Chan 18,165
43.81
+6.81
$53,959
Reform Adrian Wade
14,912
35.96
+5.07
$36,549
New Democratic Sylvia Surette
3,964
9.56
+3.31
$13,680
Progressive Conservative Larry Blaschuk
3,435
8.28
-10.72
$21,581
Green Kevan Hudson
565
1.36
+0.78
$19
Christian Heritage Randy Cliff
167
0.40
-0.09
Natural Law Mark McCooey
164
0.39
–
Marxist–Leninist Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell
90
0.21
–
$225
Total valid votes
41,462 100.0
Total rejected ballots
210 0.50
Turnout
41,672 64.89
Liberal hold
Swing
+0.87
Student vote results
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A student vote is when schools participate and hold mock elections alongside federal elections.
Graph of student vote election results in Richmond Centre (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
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^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e. " and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
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