A new riding created by redistricting parts of Richmond East and New Westminster.
Transposing the 2013 vote results within the boundaries of this new riding show the BC Liberals would have received 50.3 per cent of the votes in that election, while the NDP would have collected 33.7 per cent.
In 2009: Liberal Linda Reid won the Richmond East riding for the fifth straight election, defeating NDP candidate Shawkat Hasan by nearly 5,000 votes, 59 per cent to 32 per cent.
History & Geography: With the exception of 1972, Richmond has never elected an NDP candidate. The more suburban areas south of the Westminster Highway are the most Liberal-friendly area of this riding.
Candidates
Liberals – Jas Johal: A high-profile “star candidate” for the Liberals, Johal spent 23 years as a reporter for CKNW, BCTV, Global BC and Global National. He left broadcasting in 2014 to become the Director of Communications for the BC LNG Alliance.
NDP – Aman Singh: A civil rights lawyer, Singh has some skeletons in his closet after being sanctioned by the Law Society in 2009 and 2010 over financial irregularities. He’s blamed alcoholism for destroying his life, and says he’s been sober since 2010.
Greens – Michael Wolfe: A public school science teacher at McNair Secondary in Richmond, Wolfe is now pursuing his Masters of Education degree from UBC. Wolfe has been a Green Party candidate in the 2011 and 2008 federal elections, the 2013, 2009 and 2005 provincial elections, and the 2005 and 2008 civic elections.
BC Conservative Party – Kay Khilvinder Hale: The BC Conservatives are a mere shadow of the party from the 2013 campaign, when they fielded 56 candidates. In 2017, there are five. It’s a small-government, right-of-centre party.
Republican Party – Lawrence Chen: The BC New Republican Party is running one candidate in 2017.
2017 Stats: Richmond-Queensborough
Population (2014): 55,627 (52nd)
Population Deviation from Average: 4.7 per cent
Area: 92 sq km (51st)
Pop Density: 604.6 (36th)
Average Age: 40 years (52nd)
English as Second Language: 59.10 per cent (11th)
Top 3 Second Languages:
Cantonese – 11.80 per cent
Panjabi (Punjabi) – 11.28 per cent
Chinese, n.o.s. – 8.12 per cent
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