# Richmond Centre (provincial electoral district)

Richmond Centre is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the central portion of the city of Richmond, the riding was created in 1988, and elected its first member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) at the 1991 provincial election. It was split into Richmond North Centre and Richmond South Centre following the 2015 British Columbia electoral redistribution.
The riding was re-created following the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution out of parts of Richmond North Centre and Richmond South Centre.

## Geography

The electoral district comprises the part of the City of Richmond (including Brighouse and the downtown core of said city) within the following boundary: commencing at the intersection of Westminster Highway and No. 2 Road, thence east along said highway to No. 3 Road, thence north along said road to Alderbridge Way, thence east along said way to No. 4 Road, thence south along said road to Blundell Road, thence west along said road to No. 2 Road, thence north along said road to the point of origin.

## History
### MLAs

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Richmond Centre :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Richmond prior to 1991 |||||
| 35th | 1991–1996 | Doug Symons | Liberal |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | Doug Symons | Liberal |
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Greg Halsey-Brandt | Liberal |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Olga Ilich | Liberal |
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Rob Howard | Liberal |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Teresa Wat | Liberal |
| Dissolved into Richmond North and South Centre |||||
| Re-created from parts of Richmond North and South Centre |||||
| 43rd | 2024–present | Hon Chan | Conservative |

### Prior to 2015

Richmond Centre had the second lowest turnout (40.97%) in British Columbia at the 2009 provincial election, and the lowest turnout (43.65%) at the 2013 election. During this period, it was considered a safe seat for the British Columbia Liberal Party.

## Election results

vte2024 British Columbia general election :
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Hon Chan | 8,208 | 52.23 | – |
| | New Democratic | Henry Yao | 5,739 | 36.52 | –9.10 |
| | Unaffiliated | Wendy Yuan | 998 | 6.35 | – |
| | Independent | Dickens Cheung | 536 | 3.41 | – |
| | Independent | Sunny Ho | 233 | 1.48 | – |
| Total valid votes/expenses limit | Total valid votes/expenses limit | Total valid votes/expenses limit | 15,714 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | |
| | Conservative notional gain from New Democratic | Conservative notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +4.55 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
2020 general election redistributed results :
| Party | % |
| New Democratic | 52.5 |
| Liberal | 45.6 |
| Green | 2.0 |

### Electoral history 1991–2017

vte2013 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Teresa Wat | 9,462 | 49.83 | –11.68 | $65,821.00 |
| | New Democratic | Frank Yunrong Huang | 4,436 | 23.36 | –5.68 | $39,418.13 |
| | Green | Michael Wolfe | 1,678 | 8.84 | +1.72 | $0.00 |
| | Independent | Gary Law | 1,617 | 8.51 | — | $46,245.00 |
| | Conservative | Lawrence Chen | 961 | 5.06 | — | $4,363.30 |
| | Independent | Richard Lee | 754 | 3.97 | — | $9,441.32 |
| | Unparty | Chanel Donovan | 82 | 0.43 | — | $165.31 |
| Total valid votes/expenses limit | Total valid votes/expenses limit | Total valid votes/expenses limit | 18,990 | 100.00 | — | $73,218.39 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 180 | 0.94 | –0.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,170 | 43.65 | +2.63 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 43,915 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | –3.00 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
2011 Sales Tax Referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Yes | 12,922 | 63.77% |
| | No | 7,347 | 36.23% |
B.C. General Election 2009 Richmond Centre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Rob Howard | 10,483 | 61.51% | | $112,387 |
| | New Democratic | Kam Brar | 4,949 | 29.04% | | $16,638 |
| | Green | Michael Wolfe | 1,213 | 7.12% | – | $350 |
| | Nation Alliance | Kang Chen | 399 | 2.33% | – | $258 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 17,044 | 100% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 166 | 0.96% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,210 | 40.97% | |
| Source(s) |||||||
2009 Electoral Reform Ref. :
| Option | Option | Votes | % |
| | FPTP | 10,892 | 67.01 |
| | BC-STV | 5,362 | 32.99 |
*FPTP = First Past The Post, BC-STV = Single Transferable Vote
B.C. General Election 2005: Richmond Centre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Olga Ilich | 10,908 | 58.56% | | $128,747 |
| | NDP | Dale Jackaman | 6,051 | 32.49% | | $11,266 |
| | Green | Chris Segers | 1,436 | 7.71% | – | $200 |
| | Marijuana | Matthew Thomas Healy | 231 | 1.24% | | $100 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 18,626 | 100% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 193 | 1.04% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,819 | 49.42% | |
2005 Electoral Reform Ref. :
| Side | Side | Vote | % |
| | Yes | 9,362 | 52.45 |
| | No | 8,486 | 47.55 |
B.C. General Election 2001: Richmond Centre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Greg Halsey-Brandt | 12,061 | 71.86% | | $36,519 |
| | NDP | Jaana Grant | 2,206 | 13.14% | | $3,250 |
| | Green | Bruce Marshall | 1,615 | 9.62% | – | $144 |
| | Unity | Jim Hessels | 381 | 2.27% | | $610 |
| | Marijuana | Alice Kan-Halford | 357 | 2.13% | | $556 |
| | Conservative | Frank Peter Tofin | 165 | 0.98% | | $100 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 16,785 | 100.00% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 140 | 0.83% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,925 | 69.10% | |
B.C. General Election 1996: Richmond Centre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Doug Symons | 9,925 | 55.52% | | $29,312 |
| | NDP | Doug Black | 5,723 | 32.01% | | $26,329 |
| | Progressive Democrat | Rob Oey | 996 | 5.57% | – | $100 |
| | Reform | Shamim Akbar | 614 | 3.43% | | $2,755 |
| | Green | Manoa Friedson | 235 | 1.31% | – | $160 |
| | Social Credit | Andrew Biernat | 154 | 0.86% | – | |
| | Libertarian | Kerry Pearson | 126 | 0.70% | |
| | Independent | Joseph Gaudet | 65 | 0.36% | | |
| | Natural Law | Mark McCooey | 38 | 0.21% | | $100 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 17,876 | 100.00% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 144 | 0.80% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,020 | 68.67% | |
B.C. General Election 1991: Richmond Centre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Douglas Symons | 7,806 | 42.44% | | $3,895 |
| | NDP | Brian Collins | 6,522 | 35.46% | | $34,977 |
| | Social Credit | Sheila Page | 3,889 | 21.14% | – | $39,533 |
| | Green | Michael Airton | 108 | 0.59% | – | $30 |
| | Libertarian | Kerry Pearson | 68 | 0.37% | | $33 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 18,393 |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 390 | 2.08% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,783 | 74.42% |

## Student vote results

A student vote is a mock election held alongside BC general elections in schools, with the purpose of educating persons under legal age about government and elections.

### 2024

2024 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hon Chan | 414 | 30.11 |
| | Independent | Dickens Cheung | 139 | 10.11 |
| | Independent | Sunny Ho | 113 | 8.22 |
| | New Democratic | Henry Yao | 550 | 40.00 |
| | Unaffiliated | Wendy Yuan | 159 | 11.56 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 1,375 |

### 2013

2013 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Teresa Wat | 65 | 34.95 | +5.33 |
| | Green | Michael Wolfe | 57 | 30.65 | +15.27 |
| | New Democratic | Frank Yunrong Huang | 25 | 13.44 | -42.37 |
| | Conservative | Lawrence Chen | 14 | 7.53 | New |
| | Independent | Gary Law | 13 | 6.99 | New |
| | Independent | Richard Lee | 7 | 3.76 | New |
| | Unparty | Chanel Donovan | 5 | 2.69 | New |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 186 | 100.0 | – |

### 2009

2009 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Kam Brar | 341 | 55.81 | +26.53 |
| | Liberal | Rob Howard | 181 | 29.62 | -16.9 |
| | Green | Michael Wolfe | 94 | 15.38 | +2.55 |
| | National Alliance | Kang Chen | 58 | 9.49 | New |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 611 | 100.0 | – |
| Total rejected/spoiled votes | Total rejected/spoiled votes | Total rejected/spoiled votes | 22 | 3.16 | – |
| Total Turnout | Total Turnout | Total Turnout | 696 | – | – |

### 2009

2009 Electoral Reform Ref. :
| Option | Option | Votes | % |
| | FPTP | 283 | 51.08 |
| | BC-STV | 271 | 48.91 |
*FPTP = First Past the Post, BC-STV = Single Transferable Vote

### 2005

2005 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Olga Ilich | 475 | 46.52 |
| | New Democratic | Dale Jackaman | 299 | 29.28 |
| | Green | Chris Segers | 131 | 12.83 |
| | Marijuana | Matthew Thomas Healy | 116 | 11.36 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 1,021 | 100.0 |

### 2005

2005 Electoral Reform Ref. :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | Yes | 499 | 75 |
| | No | 165 | 25 |