# Delta (federal electoral district)

Delta is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997 and since 2015.

## History

The 1988–1997 edition of this riding was created in 1987 from parts of Fraser Valley West, Richmond—South Delta and Surrey—White Rock—North Delta ridings. During this period of time, the riding consisted of the District Municipality of Delta and the southwest part of the District Municipality of Surrey. It was abolished in 1996, and became part of Delta—South Richmond.
The riding was recreated following the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution. The boundaries for this edition of the riding are perfectly coterminal with the District Municipality of Delta. The riding was created from parts of Newton—North Delta and Delta—Richmond East. These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.

## Demographics

Panethnic groups in Delta (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 56,580 | 51.7% | 62,285 | 61.3% | 67,090 | 67.45% |
| South Asian | 28,100 | 25.68% | 20,495 | 20.17% | 17,035 | 17.13% |
| East Asian | 11,445 | 10.46% | 9,365 | 9.22% | 7,105 | 7.14% |
| Southeast Asian | 4,525 | 4.13% | 3,255 | 3.2% | 3,170 | 3.19% |
| Indigenous | 3,450 | 3.15% | 2,950 | 2.9% | 2,515 | 2.53% |
| African | 1,120 | 1.02% | 795 | 0.78% | 595 | 0.6% |
| Latin American | 1,060 | 0.97% | 820 | 0.81% | 715 | 0.72% |
| Middle Eastern | 945 | 0.86% | 520 | 0.51% | 240 | 0.24% |
| Other | 2,205 | 2.01% | 1,125 | 1.11% | 1,005 | 1.01% |
| Total responses | 109,435 | 98.84% | 101,600 | 98.58% | 99,465 | 98.88% |
| Total population | 110,721 | 100% | 103,064 | 100% | 100,588 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||

## Members of Parliament

The riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Delta Riding created from Fraser Valley West, Richmond—South Delta and Surrey—White Rock—North Delta |||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Stan Wilbee | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | John Cummins | Reform |
| Riding dissolved into Delta—South Richmond |||||
| Riding re-created from Newton—North Delta and Delta—Richmond East |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Carla Qualtrough | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Carla Qualtrough | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Carla Qualtrough | Liberal |

## Election results
### 2015–present

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Carla Qualtrough | 22,105 | 42.26 | +1.03 | $103,546.64 |
| | Conservative | Garry Shearer | 17,695 | 33.83 | +0.84 | $80,980.88 |
| | New Democratic | Monika Dean | 9,591 | 18.33 | +2.04 | $3,705.19 |
| | People's | Paul Tarasenko | 1,291 | 2.47 | +0.71 | $0.00 |
| | Green | Jeremy Smith | 1,244 | 2.39 | -3.89 | $0.00 |
| | Independent | Hong Yan Pan | 379 | 0.72 | - | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 52,305 | 99.43 | +0.09 | $109,817.32 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 300 | 0.57 | -0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,605 | 67.54 | -3.15 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 77,892 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.10 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 23,697 | 42.54 |
| Conservative | 18,681 | 33.54 |
| New Democratic | 10,276 | 18.45 |
| People's | 1,381 | 2.48 |
| Green | 1,244 | 2.23 |
| Others | 424 | 0.76 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Carla Qualtrough | 22,257 | 41.2 | -7.92 |
| | Conservative | Tanya Corbet | 17,809 | 33.0 | +0.22 |
| | New Democratic | Randy Anderson-Fennell | 8,792 | 16.3 | +1.38 |
| | Green | Craig DeCraene | 3,387 | 6.3 | +3.13 |
| | People's | Angelina Ireland | 948 | 1.8 | - |
| | Independent | Amarit Bains | 398 | 0.7 | - |
| | Independent | Tony Bennett | 385 | 0.7 | - |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,976 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 361 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,337 | 70.7 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 76,871 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -4.07 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Carla Qualtrough | 27,355 | 49.12 | +30.55 | $72,634.16 |
| | Conservative | Kerry-Lynne Findlay | 18,255 | 32.78 | -15.17 | $174,408.46 |
| | New Democratic | Jeremy Leveque | 8,311 | 14.92 | -13.13 | $59,352.24 |
| | Green | Anthony Edward Devellano | 1,768 | 3.17 | -1.57 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 55,689 | 100.00 | | $206,935.20 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 200 | 0.36 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,889 | 74.47 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 75,044 |
| | Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +22.86 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 21,982 | 47.95 |
| New Democratic | 12,862 | 28.06 |
| Liberal | 8,514 | 18.57 |
| Green | 2,177 | 4.75 |
| Others | 307 | 0.67 |

### 1987–1996

vte1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Reform | John Cummins | 17,161 | 38.30 | +33.85 |
| | Liberal | Karen Morgan | 13,750 | 30.69 | +10.80 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Stan Wilbee | 9,245 | 20.63 | -23.62 |
| | New Democratic | Lloyd Macdonald | 2,577 | 5.75 | -23.36 |
| | National | John Waller | 1,173 | 2.62 | – |
| | Christian Heritage | Keith Gee | 347 | 0.77 | -1.02 |
| | Natural Law | Joan Buzik | 177 | 0.40 | – |
| | Green | Bryan Wagman | 165 | 0.37 | – |
| | Independent | Benjamin Brian Wolfe | 103 | 0.23 | – |
| | Independent | Ryan Bigge | 59 | 0.13 | – |
| | Independent | Carollyne Tayler | 36 | 0.08 | – |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Nevenka Kos | 11 | 0.02 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,804 | 100.0 |
| | Reform gain from Progressive Conservative | Reform gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +11.52 |
vte1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Stan Wilbee | 19,755 | 44.25 |
| | New Democratic | Sylvia Bishop | 12,995 | 29.11 |
| | Liberal | Fred Gingell | 8,880 | 19.89 |
| | Reform | John Cummins | 1,987 | 4.45 |
| | Christian Heritage | Keith Gee | 801 | 1.79 |
| | Independent | Gerard Baisch | 134 | 0.30 |
| | Libertarian | Kurt Pokrandt | 88 | 0.20 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,640 | 100.0 |
| This riding was created from parts of Fraser Valley West, Richmond—South Delta and Surrey—White Rock—North Delta, all of which elected a Progressive Conservative in the previous election. |||||||