Steveston—Richmond East
Federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Steveston—Richmond East (French: Steveston—Richmond-Est) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral districts of Delta—Richmond East and Richmond.[2]
British Columbia electoral district | |||
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Liberal | ||
District created | 2013 | ||
First contested | 2015 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2021)[1] | 102,230 | ||
Electors (2022) | 74,641 | ||
Area (km²)[1] | 102 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 1,002.3 | ||
Census division(s) | Metro Vancouver | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Richmond |
The riding consists of the eastern part of Richmond, British Columbia and the western part of Richmond south of Steveston Highway, including Steveston.
Steveston—Richmond East was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 2015 Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[3]
Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Richmond East—Steveston.[4]