# Richmond East

Richmond East was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was replaced by the Richmond-Queensborough electoral district after the British Columbia electoral redistribution, 2015.

## Demographics

| Population, 2001 | 55,576 |
| Population Change, 1996–2001 | 7.9% |
| Area (km$^2$) | 82.64 |
| Pop. Density (people per km$^2$) | 673 |

## Member of the Legislative Assembly

Its only MLA was Hon. Linda Reid, a former teacher. She was first elected in 1991 and represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. Ms. Reid was appointed Minister of State for Early Childhood Development on June 5, 2001.
Richmond East :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Richmond |||||
| 35th | 1991–1996 | Linda Reid | Liberal |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | Linda Reid | Liberal |
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Linda Reid | Liberal |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Linda Reid | Liberal |
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Linda Reid | Liberal |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Linda Reid | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Richmond-Queensborough |||||

## Election results

vte2013 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Linda Reid | 11,592 | 54.68 | -4.05 | $113,202 |
| | New Democratic | Gian Sihota | 6,047 | 28.52 | -3.93 | $18,837 |
| | Conservative | Nathaniel Lim | 1,827 | 8.62 | - | $4,529 |
| | Green | Doug Perry | 1,178 | 5.56 | -0.99 | $388 |
| | Independent | Lloyd Chen | 247 | 1.17 | - | $250 |
| | Excalibur | Ping Chan | 175 | 0.82 | - | $2,417 |
| | Independent | Cliff Wei | 133 | 0.63 | - | $250 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,199 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 233 | 1.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,432 | 47.58 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
2009 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Linda Reid | 10,853 | 58.73% | $101,928 |
| | New Democratic | Shawkat Hasan | 5,998 | 32.45% | $16,464 |
| | Green | Stephen Rees | 1,211 | 6.55% | $2,500 |
| | Nation Alliance | Wei Ping Chen | 419 | 2.27% | $250 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 18,481 |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 184 | 0.99% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,665 | 45.16% |
B.C. General Election 2005 Richmond East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Linda Reid | 11,652 | 57.48% | | $79,453 |
| | NDP | Gian Sihota | 6,692 | 33.01% | | $16,623 |
| | Green | Michael Anthony Wolfe | 1,530 | 7.55% | – | $867 |
| | Independent | Mohamud Ali Farah | 207 | 1.02% | | $651 |
| | Marijuana | Heidi Farnola | 191 | 0.94% | | $100 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 20,272 | 100% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 182 | 0.90% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,454 | 53.01% | |
B.C. General Election 2001: Richmond East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Linda Reid | 12,498 | 69.18% | | $49,998 |
| | NDP | Willy Nasgowitz | 2,550 | 14.11% | | $2,541 |
| | Green | Stephen Kronstein | 1,802 | 9.97% | – | $1,389 |
| | Unity | Joe Pal | 599 | 3.32% | | $1,274 |
| | Marijuana | John Shavluk | 445 | 2.46% | | $1,875 |
| | Independent | Mohamud Ali Farah | 173 | 0.96% | | $440 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 18,067 | 100.00% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 78 | 0.43% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,145 | 70.59% | |
B.C. General Election 1996: Richmond East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Linda Reid | 10,205 | 55.60% | | $36,939 |
| | NDP | Balwant Sanghera | 5,763 | 31.40% | | $20,448 |
| | Progressive Democrat | Marc G. Schaper | 1,093 | 5.96% | – | $900 |
| | Reform | Paula Peterson | 792 | 4.32% | | $4,067 |
| | Green | Kevan Eric Hudson | 235 | 1.28% | – | $100 |
| | Social Credit | Chris O'Toole | 139 | 0.76% | – | $8,250 |
| | Conservative | Donald Veld | 83 | 0.45% | | $850 |
| | Natural Law | Carina Shelly | 43 | 0.23% | | $100 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 18,353 | 100.00% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 140 | 0.76% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,493 | 71.62% | |
B.C. General Election 1991: Richmond East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Linda Reid | 6,870 | 40.91% | | $21,108 |
| | NDP | Ron Fontaine | 6,096 | 36.31% | | $24,505 |
| | Social Credit | Larry Blaschuk | 3,703 | 22.05% | – | $33,882 |
| | Green | Douglas Dunn | 123 | 0.73% | – | |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 16,792 | 100.00% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 494 | 2.86% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,286 | 75.79% | |