# Richmond South Centre

Richmond South Centre is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada in use from 2017 to 2024.
The riding was created with territory taken from Richmond Centre, Richmond East and Richmond-Steveston in the 2015 electoral redistribution. It was first contested in the general election of 2017. Following the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution, which took effect via the 2024 eleection, the riding was redistributed into Richmond Centre, Richmond-Steveston and Richmond-Queensborough.

## Demographics

| Population, 2014 | 50,101 |
| Area (km$^2$) | 7 |

## History

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Richmond South Centre :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Richmond Centre, Richmond East and Richmond-Steveston prior to 2017 |||||
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Linda Reid | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2020–present | Henry Yao | New Democratic |
| Dissolved into Richmond Centre |||||

## Election results

vte2020 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Henry Yao | 6,743 | 50.67 | +10.39 | $37,030.55 |
| | Liberal | Alexa Loo | 6,564 | 49.33 | +0.61 | $50,107.69 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,307 | 100.00 | – |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 207 | 1.53 | +0.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,514 | 40.12 | −6.58 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 33,685 |
| | New Democratic gain from Liberal | New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +4.89 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
2018 British Columbia electoral reform referendum :
| Side | Side | Votes | % |
| | First Past the Post | 7,663 | 74.29 |
| | Proportional Representation | 2,652 | 25.71 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,315 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 54 | 0.52 |
| Source: Elections BC ||||
vte2017 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Linda Reid | 6,914 | 48.72 | $68,363 |
| | New Democratic | Chak Au | 5,716 | 40.28 | $71,475 |
| | Green | Greg Powell | 1,561 | 11.00 | $379 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 14,191 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 171 | 1.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,362 | 46.70 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 30,753 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||

## 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).
2020 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Henry Yao | 666 | 62.3 | +17.99 |
| | Liberal | Alexa Loo | 403 | 37.7 | +8.51 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,069 | 100.0 | – |
| Source: Student Vote Canada |||||||
2017 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | Chak Au | 935 | 44.31 |
| | Liberal | Linda Reid | 616 | 29.19 |
| | Green | Greg Powell | 559 | 26.49 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,110 | 100.0 |