# Richmond Centre (federal electoral district)

Richmond Centre (French: Richmond-Centre; formerly Richmond) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988.
Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be renamed Richmond Centre—Marpole. It will gain much of the Marpole area from Vancouver Granville and Vancouver Quadra and lose the area south of Williams Road to Richmond East—Steveston.

## Geography

The electoral district comprises the part of the City of Richmond (including Sea Island, Brighouse, and Terra Nova) to the west and north 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. It encompasses Vancouver International Airport.

## Demographics

Panethnic groups in Richmond Centre (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| East Asian | 67,130 | 62.92% | 59,875 | 61.48% | 50,315 | 54% |
| European | 18,355 | 17.2% | 20,905 | 21.46% | 26,680 | 28.64% |
| Southeast Asian | 7,875 | 7.38% | 6,775 | 6.96% | 6,405 | 6.87% |
| South Asian | 5,240 | 4.91% | 4,190 | 4.3% | 4,380 | 4.7% |
| Middle Eastern | 1,950 | 1.83% | 1,235 | 1.27% | 925 | 0.99% |
| Latin American | 1,150 | 1.08% | 720 | 0.74% | 870 | 0.93% |
| Indigenous | 820 | 0.77% | 685 | 0.7% | 940 | 1.01% |
| African | 780 | 0.73% | 585 | 0.6% | 625 | 0.67% |
| Other | 3,380 | 3.17% | 2,430 | 2.49% | 2,025 | 2.17% |
| Total responses | 106,690 | 99.06% | 97,395 | 98.98% | 93,170 | 99.26% |
| Total population | 107,707 | 100% | 98,396 | 100% | 93,863 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||
    According to the 2021 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 60.1% Chinese, 17.2% White, 6.1% Filipino, 4.9% South Asian, 1.8% Japanese, 1.3% Southeast Asian, 1.1% Latin American, 1% Korean, 1% Arab Languages: 28.5% English, 25.4% Mandarin, 22.5% Yue, 3.2% Tagalog, 1.3% Min Nan, 1.1% Japanese, 1% Russian, 1% Punjabi Religions: 56.3% No Religion, 30% Christian (12.5% Catholic, 1.2% Anglican, 1.1% Baptist, 1.1% United Church), 5.7% Buddhist, 3.3% Muslim, 1.6% Sikh, 1.3% Jewish, 1% Hindu Median income: $32,800 (2020)
Average income: $45,480 (2020)
Retail trade and the service sector (professional, scientific, technical services) are the major sources of employment in Richmond. 44% of residents over the age of 15 years have obtained a university certificate or degree. The average family income is over $112,200. Unemployment is around 10.8%. This riding is home to many Asian-themed malls and other businesses, such as River Rock Casino Resort, Aberdeen Centre, Parker Place, Lansdowne Centre, CF Richmond Centre, McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Vancouver Airport and is also home to the Vancouver International Airport.

## History

The district was created in 1987 from parts of Richmond—South Delta. In 2003, more parts of Delta—South Richmond were added to it.
The 2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding renamed Richmond Centre and lost territory to Steveston—Richmond East for the 2015 election.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Richmond Riding created from Richmond—South Delta |||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Tom Siddon | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Raymond Chan | Liberal |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Raymond Chan | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2002 | Joe Peschisolido | Alliance |
| 37th | 2002–2004 | Joe Peschisolido | Liberal |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Raymond Chan | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Raymond Chan | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Alice Wong | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Alice Wong | Conservative |
| Richmond Centre |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Alice Wong | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Alice Wong | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Wilson Miao | Liberal |

## Election results
### Richmond Centre—Marpole, 2023 Representation Order

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 14,375 | 38.58 |
| Conservative | 13,211 | 35.45 |
| New Democratic | 7,593 | 20.38 |
| Green | 1,167 | 3.13 |
| People's | 918 | 2.46 |

### Richmond Centre, 2015–present

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Wilson Miao | 13,440 | 39.34 | +10.87 | $46,560.77 |
| | Conservative | Alice Wong | 12,668 | 37.08 | –11.56 | $106,375.38 |
| | New Democratic | Sandra Nixon | 6,196 | 18.14 | +3.67 | $7,576.20 |
| | Green | Laura Gillanders | 1,109 | 3.25 | –2.87 | $3,975.22 |
| | People's | James Hinton | 748 | 2.19 | +0.80 | None listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 34,161 | 100.00 | – | $108,507.63 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 340 | 0.99 | +0.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,501 | 46.22 | –6.75 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 74,640 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +11.22 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Alice Wong | 19,037 | 49.04 | +4.84 | $101,329.13 |
| | Liberal | Steven Kou | 11,052 | 28.47 | -12.89 | $86,522.82 |
| | New Democratic | Dustin Innes | 5,617 | 14.47 | +2.97 | $0.00 |
| | Green | Françoise Raunet | 2,376 | 6.12 | +3.23 | $2,308.51 |
| | People's | Ivan Pak | 538 | 1.39 | – | $5,776.08 |
| | Independent | Zhe Zhang | 197 | 0.51 | – | $184.60 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 38,817 | 99.05 | | $102,820.08 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 371 | 0.95 | +0.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,188 | 52.97 | -4.56 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 73,975 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +8.86 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Alice Wong | 17,622 | 44.21 | -13.86 | $154,059.88 |
| | Liberal | Lawrence Woo | 16,486 | 41.36 | +22.61 | $110,802.58 |
| | New Democratic | Jack Trovato | 4,602 | 11.54 | -6.66 | $11,679.42 |
| | Green | Vincent Chiu | 1,152 | 2.89 | -2.10 | $2,372.74 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 39,862 | 99.43 | | $202,743.02 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 227 | 0.57 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,089 | 57.53 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 69,678 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -18.23 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 19,789 | 58.06 |
| Liberal | 6,391 | 18.75 |
| New Democratic | 6,203 | 18.20 |
| Green | 1,699 | 4.99 |

### Richmond, 1988–2015

vte2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Alice Wong | 25,109 | 58.36 | +8.59 | $89,330.05 |
| | Liberal | Joe Peschisolido | 8,027 | 18.66 | -12.19 | $54,757.85 |
| | New Democratic | Dale Jackaman | 7,860 | 18.27 | +6.46 | $9,038.79 |
| | Green | Michael Wolfe | 2,032 | 4.72 | -1.71 | $2,933.09 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,028 | 100.0 | | $91,788.64 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 220 | 0.51 | +0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,248 | 50.97 | +1 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 84,855 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +10.39 |
vte2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Alice Wong | 21,329 | 49.77 | +11.08 | $79,037 |
| | Liberal | Raymond Chan | 13,221 | 30.85 | -11.98 | $78,275 |
| | New Democratic | Dale Jackaman | 5,059 | 11.81 | -2.17 | $14,221 |
| | Green | Michael Wolfe | 2,754 | 6.43 | +1.93 | $1,900 |
| | Independent | Wei Ping Chen | 397 | 0.93 | – | $6,851 |
| | Independent | Dobie Yiu-Chung To | 93 | 0.22 | – | $1,813 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,878 | 100.0 | | $86,879 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 192 | 0.45 | 0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,070 | 52 | -4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +11.53 |
vte2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Raymond Chan | 18,712 | 42.83 | -1.65 | $68,055 |
| | Conservative | Darrel Reid | 16,904 | 38.69 | +3.37 | $73,990 |
| | New Democratic | Neil Smith | 6,106 | 13.98 | -1.02 | $12,724 |
| | Green | Richard Gordon Mathias | 1,967 | 4.50 | +0.25 | $2,850 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,689 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 194 | 0.44 | -0.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,883 | 56 | -6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -2.51 |
vte2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Raymond Chan | 18,204 | 44.48 | +2.44 | $64,433 |
| | Conservative | Alice Wong | 14,457 | 35.32 | -14.51 | $71,614 |
| | New Democratic | Dale Jackaman | 6,142 | 15.00 | +9.32 | $11,072 |
| | Green | Stephen H.F. Kronstein | 1,743 | 4.25 | +2.36 | $160 |
| | Canadian Action | Allan Warnke | 376 | 0.91 | – | $625 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,922 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 226 | 0.55 | +0.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,148 | 62.29 | +0.59 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +8.48 |
vte2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Alliance | Joe Peschisolido | 21,064 | 44.40 | +8.44 | $58,128 |
| | Liberal | Raymond Chan | 19,940 | 42.04 | -1.77 | $63,896 |
| | New Democratic | Gail Paquette | 2,695 | 5.68 | -3.88 | $10,941 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Frank Peter Tofin | 2,578 | 5.43 | -2.85 | $4,329 |
| | Green | Kevan Hudson | 897 | 1.89 | +0.53 | $61 |
| | Natural Law | Kathy McClement | 164 | 0.34 | -0.05 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Edith Petersen | 93 | 0.19 | -0.02 | $10 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,431 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 218 | 0.47 | -0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,649 | 61.70 | -3.19 |
| | Alliance gain from Liberal | Alliance gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +5.10 |
vte1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Raymond Chan | 18,165 | 43.81 | +6.81 | $53,959 |
| | Reform | Adrian Wade | 14,912 | 35.96 | +5.07 | $36,549 |
| | New Democratic | Sylvia Surette | 3,964 | 9.56 | +3.31 | $13,680 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Larry Blaschuk | 3,435 | 8.28 | -10.72 | $21,581 |
| | Green | Kevan Hudson | 565 | 1.36 | +0.78 | $19 |
| | Christian Heritage | Randy Cliff | 167 | 0.40 | -0.09 | |
| | Natural Law | Mark McCooey | 164 | 0.39 | – | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell | 90 | 0.21 | – | $225 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,462 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 210 | 0.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,672 | 64.89 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.87 |
vte1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Raymond Chan | 21,442 | 37.00 | +14.20 |
| | Reform | Nick Loenen | 17,791 | 30.89 | +27.56 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tom Siddon | 11,013 | 19.00 | -25.04 |
| | New Democratic | Sylvia Surette | 3,623 | 6.25 | -20.96 |
| | National | Fred Pawluk | 2,263 | 3.91 | – |
| | Green | Kevan Hudson | 337 | 0.58 | +0.15 |
| | Natural Law | Kathy McClement | 333 | 0.57 | – |
| | Independent | Judith Campbell | 315 | 0.54 | – |
| | Christian Heritage | Clyde E. Vint | 282 | 0.49 | -0.74 |
| | Independent | Jerry Haldeman | 254 | 0.44 | – |
| | Libertarian | Kerry Daniel Pearson | 159 | 0.27 | -0.49 |
| | Independent | John Edgar Square-Briggs | 29 | 0.05 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 57,950 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | -6.68 |
vte1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tom Siddon | 25,559 | 44.05 |
| | New Democratic | Tom Beardsley | 15,787 | 27.21 |
| | Liberal | Floyd Sully | 13,231 | 22.80 |
| | Reform | Stuart Gilbertson | 1,929 | 3.32 |
| | Christian Heritage | Brian Wilson | 712 | 1.23 |
| | Libertarian | David W. Crawford | 441 | 0.76 |
| | Green | Bryan Wagman | 253 | 0.44 |
| | Communist | Homer Stevens | 113 | 0.19 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 58,025 | 100.0 |
| This riding was created from parts of Richmond—South Delta, which elected Progressive Conservative candidate Tom Siddon in the previous election. |||||||

## Student vote results

A student vote is when schools participate and hold mock elections alongside federal elections.

### 2021

2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Wilson Miao | 440 | 27.26 | +9.36 |
| | New Democratic | Sandra Nixon | 407 | 25.22 | –3.47 |
| | Conservative | Alice Wong | 406 | 25.15 | –3.12 |
| | Green | Laura Gillanders | 280 | 17.35 | –0.89 |
| | People's | James Hinton | 81 | 5.02 | +0.42 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,614 | 100.00 | – |
| Source: Student Vote Canada |||||||

### 2019

2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Dustin Innes | 755 | 28.69 | +6.93 |
| | Conservative | Alice Wong | 744 | 28.27 | -0.32 |
| | Green | Françoise Raunet | 480 | 18.24 | +6.19 |
| | Liberal | Steven Kou | 471 | 17.90 | -19.20 |
| | People's | Ivan Pak | 121 | 4.60 | New |
| | Independent | Zhe Zhang | 61 | 2.32 | New |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,632 | 100.00 | – |
| Source: Student Vote Canada |||||||

### 2015, Richmond Centre

2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Lawerence Woo | 1,023 | 37.16 | +11.14 |
| | Conservative | Alice Wong | 787 | 28.59 | -3.4 |
| | New Democratic | Jack Trovato | 599 | 21.76 | -3.81 |
| | Green | Vincent Chiu | 344 | 12.05 | -4.35 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,753 | 100.00 | – |
| Source: Student Vote Canada |||||||

### 2011, Richmond

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alice Wong | 429 | 31.99 |
| | Liberal | Joe Peschisolido | 349 | 26.02 |
| | New Democratic | Dale Jackaman | 343 | 25.57 |
| | Green | Michael Wolfe | 220 | 16.40 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,341 | 100.00 |
| Source: Student Vote Canada |||||||