# Steveston—Richmond East

Steveston—Richmond East (French: Steveston—Richmond-Est) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral districts of Delta—Richmond East and Richmond.
Steveston—Richmond East was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 2015 Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.
Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Richmond East—Steveston.

## Geography

The riding consists of the components of the City of Richmond (including Steveston, South Arm, and Hamilton) to the east and the south of the following boundary: commencing at the northern limit of said city with the Oak Street Bridge, thence southeasterly along said bridge and BC-99 to Cambie Road, thence west along said road to No. 4 Road, thence south along said road to Westminster Highway, thence west on said highway to No. 3 Road, thence south along said road to Steveston Highway, thence west along said highway to the western limit of the city.

## Demographics

Panethnic groups in Steveston—Richmond East (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| East Asian | 51,855 | 50.98% | 49,545 | 49.91% | 43,865 | 45.63% |
| European | 21,110 | 20.76% | 24,150 | 24.33% | 27,365 | 28.47% |
| Southeast Asian | 10,560 | 10.38% | 8,745 | 8.81% | 8,410 | 8.75% |
| South Asian | 10,125 | 9.95% | 10,175 | 10.25% | 10,135 | 10.54% |
| Middle Eastern | 1,925 | 1.89% | 1,475 | 1.49% | 1,280 | 1.33% |
| Latin American | 1,010 | 0.99% | 860 | 0.87% | 810 | 0.84% |
| African | 995 | 0.98% | 685 | 0.69% | 620 | 0.64% |
| Indigenous | 720 | 0.71% | 910 | 0.92% | 995 | 1.04% |
| Other | 3,415 | 3.36% | 2,725 | 2.75% | 2,655 | 2.76% |
| Total responses | 101,710 | 99.49% | 99,265 | 99.35% | 96,135 | 99.51% |
| Total population | 102,230 | 100% | 99,913 | 100% | 96,610 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Steveston—Richmond East Riding created from Delta—Richmond East and Richmond |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Joe Peschisolido | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Kenny Chiu | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Parm Bains | Liberal |

## Election results
### Richmond East—Steveston, 2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 18,640 | 41.91 |
| Conservative | 15,117 | 33.99 |
| New Democratic | 8,622 | 19.38 |
| People's | 1,057 | 2.38 |
| Green | 1,043 | 2.34 |

### Steveston—Richmond East, 2013 representation order

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Parm Bains | 16,543 | 42.47 | +7.36 | $107,393.91 |
| | Conservative | Kenny Chiu | 13,066 | 33.55 | –8.11 | $88,909.23 |
| | New Democratic | Jack Trovato | 7,525 | 19.32 | +4.25 | $9,430.58 |
| | People's | Jennifer Singh | 955 | 2.45 | – | $2,482.99 |
| | Green | Françoise Raunet | 860 | 2.21 | –4.87 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limits | Total valid votes/expense limits | Total valid votes/expense limits | 38,949 | 100.00 | – | $108,448.59 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 363 | 0.92 | –0.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,312 | 52.77 | –4.17 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 74,503 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +7.74 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Kenny Chiu | 17,478 | 41.66 | +3.19 | $98,603.15 |
| | Liberal | Joe Peschisolido | 14,731 | 35.11 | -9.97 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Jaeden Dela Torre | 6,321 | 15.07 | +2.93 | $2,143.97 |
| | Green | Nicole Iaci | 2,972 | 7.08 | +3.41 | none listed |
| | Independent | Ping Chan | 449 | 1.07 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,951 | 98.98 | – | 105,107.07 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 431 | 1.02 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,382 | 56.94 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 74,428 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +6.58 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Joe Peschisolido | 19,486 | 45.08 | +26.48 | $76,684.16 |
| | Conservative | Kenny Chiu | 16,630 | 38.47 | -15.44 | $152,116.66 |
| | New Democratic | Scott Stewart | 5,248 | 12.14 | -10.68 | $12,292.51 |
| | Green | Laura-Leah Shaw | 1,587 | 3.67 | -0.46 | $1,891.69 |
| | Libertarian | Matthew Swanston | 274 | 0.63 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,225 | 99.34 | | $204,726.35 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 287 | 0.66 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,512 | 60.25 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 72,225 |
| | Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +20.96 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 18,224 | 53.92 |
| New Democratic | 7,714 | 22.82 |
| Liberal | 6,287 | 18.60 |
| Green | 1,399 | 4.14 |