Richmond-Bridgeport Explained

Richmond-Bridgeport
Province:British Columbia
Coordinates:49.173°N -123.161°W
Prov-Status:active
Prov-Created:2015 (as Richmond North Centre)
Prov-Election-First:2017
Prov-Election-Last:2024
Prov-Rep:Teresa Wat
Prov-Rep-Party:Conservative
Prov-Rep-Party-Link:Conservative
Demo-Census-Date:2021
Demo-Pop:54724
Demo-Area:453
Demo-Cd:Metro Vancouver
Demo-Csd:Richmond[1]

Richmond-Bridgeport is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

The district of Richmond North Centre was created in the 2015 redistribution from parts of Richmond Centre and Richmond East and first contested in the 2017 election. The riding adopted its current name and had minor boundary changes from the 2024 election, which implemented the results of the 2021 redistribution.

Geography

The electoral district comprises the part of the City of Richmond (including Sea Island, Vancouver International Airport, Bridgeport, Thompson and Terra Nova) within the following boundary: commencing at the northwesternmost point of said city, east along the Fraser River until BC-99 and the Oak Street Bridge, thence southeast along said bridge to River Drive, thence east along said drive to Shell Road, thence south along said road to Bridgeport Road, thence east along said road to No. 5 Road, thence south along said road to Alderbridge Way, thence west along said way to No. 3 Road, thence south along said road to Westminster Highway, thence west along said highway to No. 2 Road, thence south along said road to Blundell Road, thence west along said road and its production to the western limit of said city.[1]

History

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Election results

Richmond-Bridgeport

2020 general election redistributed results[2]
Party %
  Liberal50.0
  New Democratic40.9
  Green7.9
  Conservative1.2

Richmond North Centre

2018 British Columbia electoral reform referendum
SideVotes%
First Past the Post8,70273.35
Proportional Representation3,16126.65
Total valid votes11,863100.0
Total rejected ballots610.51
Source: Elections BC[3]

Student vote results

Student Vote Canada is a non-partisan program in Canada that holds mock elections in elementary and high schools alongside general elections (with the same candidates and same electoral system).

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iyer . Nitya . April 3, 2023 . Redistribution Final Report . usurped . October 6, 2024 . British Columbia Electoral Boundaries Commission.
  2. Web site: Fournier . Philippe J. . 2024 . Richmond-Bridgeport Transposed Results and Polling . August 20, 2024 . 338Canada.
  3. Web site: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer - 2018 Referendum. 2020-10-01. Elections BC.