Richmond (electoral district)

**Richmond**
British Columbia electoral district
Richmond in relation to the other Vancouver area ridings'
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Raymond Chan Liberal
District created	1987
First contested	1988
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006)	114,137
Electors (2006)	77,979
Area (km²)	54
Pop. density (per km²)	2,113.6
Census divisions	Greater Vancouver Regional District
Census subdivisions	Richmond

Richmond is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988.

Richmond electoral district can also mean:

[edit] Geography

The district consists of the western part of the City of Richmond.

The district was created in 1987 from parts of Richmond—South Delta. In 2003, more parts of Delta—South Richmond were added to it.

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Richmond—South Delta prior to 1987
34th	1988-1993	Tom Siddon	Progressive Conservative
35th	1993-1997	Raymond Chan	Liberal
36th	1997-2000	Raymond Chan	Liberal
37th	2000-2002	Joe Peschisolido	Canadian Alliance
37th	2002-2004	Joe Peschisolido	Liberal
38th	2004-2006	Raymond Chan	Liberal
39th	2006-	Raymond Chan	Liberal

Its Member of Parliament is Raymond Chan, a former engineer. He was first elected in 1993. He represents the Liberal Party of Canada. He served in the Cabinet as the Minister of State (Multiculturalism) before the Liberal Party was defeated in the 2006 election.

v • d • e Federal ridings in the Fraser Valley and Southern Lower Mainland

Conservative	Abbotsford • Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon • Delta—Richmond East • Fleetwood—Port Kells • Langley • Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission • South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale

Liberal	Newton—North Delta • Richmond

New Democratic	Surrey North

v • d • e Federal ridings in British Columbia

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Fraser Valley and the Southern Lower Mainland	Abbotsford • Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon • Delta—Richmond East • Fleetwood—Port Kells • Langley • Newton—North Delta • Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission • Richmond • South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale • Surrey North

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