Global News projects BC Liberal candidate Teresa Wat will win another term in the riding of Richmond North Centre.
Richmond North Centre was created in 2017, when Richmond Centre and Richmond East were redistributed. But this riding, no matter the name, has BC Liberal territory since 1991.
Wat won by nearly 2,800 votes in the last turn at the polls. The former broadcast television executive served as Christy Clark’s minister of trade. This will be her third term in office.
The BC NDP nominated Jaeden Dela Torre, a 19-year-old student and NDP constituency executive who ran for the NDP in Steveston-Richmond East in the 2019 federal election.
Nominated Candidates
- BC Liberals: Teresa Wat
- BC NDP: Jaeden Dela Torre
- BC Green Party: Vernon Wang
Swing Riding Meter
Richmond North Centre was the 41st closest race in the 2017 election based on winning percentage. Wat won by 18.44 per cent. It was the 20th closest race of the 43 seats won by the BC Liberals that year.
Elections Results 2017
- BC Liberals: Teresa Wat, 7,916 votes (52.48%)
- BC NDP: Lyren Chiu, 5,135 votes (34.04%)
- BC Greens: Ryan Kemp Marciniw, 1,579 votes (10.47%)
- Independent: Dong Pan, 336 votes (2.23%)
- Action: John Crocock 117 votes (0.78%)
This profile will continually be updated to reflect the latest candidate information, interviews and events in the campaign.
Find full B.C. 2020 election coverage here.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an unprecedented number of mail-in ballots were requested across B.C. this election. As mail-in ballots cannot be counted until after election night, these results are not final.
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