B.C. election 2017: Richmond-Steveston riding

In 2013: BC Liberal incumbent John Yap defeated NDP candidate Scott Stewart by nearly 6,000 votes (51 per cent to 28 per cent)

In 2009: Yap defeated NDP candidate Sue Wallis by over 7,000 votes, 61 per cent to 27 per cent.

History & Geography: Created in 1991 when the riding was divided into three parts, Richmond-Steveston is bordered by Blundell Road to the north, and Garden City Road to the east until Francis Road, then No. 3 Road south of Francis. With the exception of 1972, Richmond has never elected an NDP candidate.

Candidates

Liberals – John Yap: Parliamentary Secretary for Liquor Reform Policy to the Minister of Small Business, Red Tape Reduction and Minister Responsible for the Liquor Distribution Branch. Elected in 2005, Yap was the Minister of Advanced Education and Multiculturalism before he stepped down in the wake of the ethnic memo controversy. A banker, he has worked for TD Bank and the Investors group. He was born in Singapore, and has two degrees from the University of British Columbia.

NDP – Kelley Greene: co-founder of Richmond Schools Stand United — a group dedicated to speeding up of the seismic upgrading of Richmond schools.
Greene graduated from UBC and worked at a bank before having kids.

Greens- Roy Sakata: A retired school administrator, Sakata was born in a Japanese-Canadian Second World War internment camp in Bridge River, B.C.

2017 Stats: Richmond-Steveston

Population (2014): 55,539 (53rd)
Population Deviation from Average: 4.6 per cent
Area: 30 sq km (64th)
Pop Density: 1,851.3 (24th)
Average Age: 43.7 years (28th)
English as Second Language: 47.96 per cent (19th)

Top 3 Second Languages:
Cantonese – 12 per cent
Chinese, n.o.s. – 10.05 per cent
Mandarin – 8.24 per cent