Richmond Centre—Marpole
Federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
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Richmond Centre—Marpole (French: Richmond-Centre—Marpole; formerly Richmond Centre) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988.
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election | |||
| Coordinates: | 49.169°N 123.160°W | ||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 1987 | ||
| First contested | 1988 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021)[1] | 116,380 | ||
| Electors (2021) | 74,640 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 44 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 2,645 | ||
| Census division | Metro Vancouver | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Vancouver (part), Richmond (part) | ||
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Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding was renamed.[3] It gained much of the Marpole area from Vancouver Granville and Vancouver Quadra and lose the area south of Williams Road to Richmond East—Steveston.[4]
Geography
The electoral district comprises the part of:
- A part of the City of Richmond (including Sea Island and Vancouver International Airport, 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 Williams Road, thence west along said road and its production to the western limit of the city; and
- A part of the City of Vancouver (including Marpole) as described: commencing at the intersection of W 57 Avenue / Cambie Street, south along said street and its production to the southern limit of the city, thence along the city limit to the production of Angus Drive, thence north along said production and drive to SW Marine Drive, thence northwest along said drive to Angus Drive, thence north along said drive to W 57 Avenue, thence east along said avenue to the point of origin.[5]
Demographics
| Panethnic group |
2021[6] | 2016[7] | 2011[8] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||||||
| East Asian[a] | 67,130 | 62.92% | 59,875 | 61.48% | 50,315 | 54% | ||||||||
| European[b] | 18,355 | 17.2% | 20,905 | 21.46% | 26,680 | 28.64% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asian[c] | 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[d] | 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[e] | 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[9]
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%.[10] 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 |
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| 34th | 1988–1993 | Tom Siddon | Progressive Conservative | |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Raymond Chan | Liberal | |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | |||
| 37th | 2000–2002 | Joe Peschisolido | Alliance | |
| 2002–2004 | Liberal | |||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Raymond Chan | ||
| 39th | 2006–2008 | |||
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Alice Wong | Conservative | |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | |||
| Richmond Centre | ||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Alice Wong | Conservative | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 44th | 2021–2025 | Wilson Miao | Liberal | |
| Richmond Centre—Marpole | ||||
| 45th | 2025–present | Chak Au | Conservative | |
Election results
Graph of election results in Richmond Centre (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted) View source data.
Richmond Centre—Marpole, 2023 Representation Order
| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Chak Au | 23,532 | 49.56 | +14.11 | $120,676.52 | |||
| Liberal | Wilson Miao | 21,232 | 44.71 | +6.13 | $72,215.44 | |||
| New Democratic | Martin Li | 2,109 | 4.44 | –15.94 | none listed | |||
| Green | Michael Sisler | 420 | 0.88 | –2.25 | $477.30 | |||
| People's | David Wang | 193 | 0.41 | –2.05 | $247.26 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,486 | 99.31 | – | $127,851.47 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 332 | 0.69 | –0.29 | |||||
| Turnout | 47,818 | 59.20 | +13.02 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 80,777 | |||||||
| Conservative notional gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.99 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12] | ||||||||
| 2021 federal election redistributed results[13] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Richmond Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Wilson Miao | 13,440 | 39.34 | +10.87 | $47,260.77 | |||
| Conservative | Alice Wong | 12,668 | 37.08 | –11.96 | $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 | 34,161 | 99.01 | – | $108,507.63 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 340 | 0.99 | +0.04 | |||||
| Turnout | 34,501 | 46.18 | –6.79 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 74,710 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +11.42 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[14][15] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Richmond Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Alice Wong | 19,037 | 49.04 | +4.84 | $104,325.01 | |||
| Liberal | Steven Kou | 11,052 | 28.47 | –12.89 | $87,810.09 | |||
| New Democratic | Dustin Innes | 5,617 | 14.47 | +2.93 | none listed | |||
| 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 | 38,817 | 99.05 | – | $104,825.29 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 371 | 0.95 | +0.38 | |||||
| Turnout | 39,188 | 52.97 | –4.56 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 73,975 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.86 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[16][17] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Richmond Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $12,850.92 | |||
| Green | Vincent Chiu | 1,152 | 2.89 | –2.10 | $2,372.74 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 39,862 | 99.43 | – | $202,743.02 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 227 | 0.57 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 40,089 | 57.53 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 69,678 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –18.23 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[18][19] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[20] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 2011 Canadian federal election: Richmond | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Alice Wong | 25,109 | 58.36 | +8.54 | $88,747.89 | |||
| Liberal | Joe Peschisolido | 8,027 | 18.66 | –12.18 | $56,664.57 | |||
| New Democratic | Dale Jackaman | 7,860 | 18.27 | +6.47 | $8,890.83 | |||
| Green | Michael Anthony Wolfe | 2,032 | 4.72 | –1.70 | $2,933.09 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,028 | 99.49 | – | $91,788.54 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 220 | 0.51 | +0.06 | |||||
| Turnout | 43,248 | 50.50 | –1.49 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 85,643 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +10.36 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[21][22] | ||||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election: Richmond | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Alice Wong | 21,359 | 49.81 | +11.12 | $80,325.58 | |||
| Liberal | Raymond Chan | 13,221 | 30.83 | –12.00 | $81,387.63 | |||
| New Democratic | Dale Jackaman | 5,059 | 11.80 | –2.18 | $14,125.69 | |||
| Green | Michael Anthony Wolfe | 2,753 | 6.42 | +1.92 | $1,900.20 | |||
| Independent | Wei Ping Chen | 395 | 0.92 | – | $6,837.45 | |||
| Independent | Dobie Yiu-Chung To | 91 | 0.21 | – | $1,813.01 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,878 | 99.55 | – | $86,878.97 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 192 | 0.45 | +0.00 | |||||
| Turnout | 43,070 | 51.99 | –4.29 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,850 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.53 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[23][24] | ||||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election: Richmond | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Raymond Chan | 18,712 | 42.83 | –1.65 | $66,767.13 | |||
| Conservative | Darrel Reid | 16,904 | 38.69 | +3.36 | $73,990.34 | |||
| New Democratic | Neil Smith | 6,106 | 13.98 | –1.03 | $12,236.14 | |||
| Green | Richard Gordon Mathias | 1,967 | 4.50 | +0.24 | $3,003.78 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,689 | 99.56 | – | $78,573.54 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 194 | 0.44 | –0.11 | |||||
| Turnout | 43,883 | 56.28 | –0.41 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 77,979 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | –2.51 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[25][26] | ||||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election: Richmond | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Raymond Chan | 18,204 | 44.48 | +2.44 | $64,433.53 | |||
| Conservative | Alice Wong | 14,457 | 35.33 | –14.52 | $65,716.31 | |||
| New Democratic | Dale Jackaman | 6,142 | 15.01 | +0.00 | $11,072.35 | |||
| Green | Stephen H.F. Kronstein | 1,743 | 4.26 | +2.37 | $160.50 | |||
| Canadian Action | Allan Warnke | 376 | 0.92 | – | $492.28 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,922 | 99.45 | – | $74,099.04 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 226 | 0.55 | +0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 41,148 | 56.69 | –5.01 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 72,585 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.48 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[27][28][29] | ||||||||
| 2000 Canadian federal election: Richmond | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Alliance | Joe Peschisolido | 21,064 | 44.41 | +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 | 5.44 | –2.85 | $4,329 | |||
| Green | Kevan Hudson | 897 | 1.89 | +0.53 | $61 | |||
| Natural Law | Kathy McClement | 164 | 0.35 | –0.05 | none listed | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Edith Petersen | 93 | 0.20 | –0.02 | $10 | |||
| Total valid votes | 47,431 | 99.54 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 218 | 0.46 | –0.05 | |||||
| Turnout | 47,649 | 61.70 | –3.19 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 77,226 | |||||||
| Alliance gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.10 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[30][31] | ||||||||
| 1997 Canadian federal election: Richmond | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Raymond Chan | 18,165 | 43.81 | +6.76 | $53,959 | |||
| Reform | Adrian Wade | 14,912 | 35.97 | +5.06 | $36,549 | |||
| New Democratic | Sylvia Surette | 3,964 | 9.56 | +3.29 | $13,680 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Larry Blaschuk | 3,435 | 8.28 | –10.77 | $21,581 | |||
| Green | Kevan Hudson | 565 | 1.36 | +0.78 | $19 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Randy Cliff | 167 | 0.40 | –0.08 | none listed | |||
| Natural Law | Mark McCooey | 164 | 0.40 | –0.18 | none listed | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell | 90 | 0.22 | – | $225 | |||
| Total valid votes | 41,462 | 99.50 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 210 | 0.50 | –0.16 | |||||
| Turnout | 41,672 | 64.89 | –4.79 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 64,218 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.87 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[32][33] | ||||||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election: Richmond | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Raymond Chan | 21,457 | 37.05 | +14.25 | ||||
| Reform | Nick Loenen | 17,900 | 30.91 | +27.58 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Siddon | 11,033 | 19.05 | –25.00 | ||||
| New Democratic | Sylvia Surette | 3,633 | 6.27 | –20.93 | ||||
| National | Fred Pawluk | 2,271 | 3.92 | – | ||||
| Green | Kevan Hudson | 336 | 0.58 | +0.14 | ||||
| Natural Law | Kathy McClement | 333 | 0.58 | – | ||||
| Independent | Judith Campbell | 317 | 0.55 | – | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Clyde E. Vint | 282 | 0.49 | –0.74 | ||||
| Independent | Jerry Haldeman | 166 | 0.29 | – | ||||
| Libertarian | Kerry Daniel Pearson | 155 | 0.27 | –0.49 | ||||
| Independent | John Edgar Square-Briggs | 29 | 0.05 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 57,912 | 99.34 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 387 | 0.66 | +0.24 | |||||
| Turnout | 58,299 | 69.68 | –10.29 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,668 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +19.63 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[34][35][36] | ||||||||
| 1988 Canadian federal election: Richmond | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 58,025 | 99.58 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 245 | 0.42 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 58,270 | 79.97 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 72,868 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative notional hold | Swing | – | ||||||
| This riding was created from parts of Richmond—South Delta, which elected Progressive Conservative candidate Tom Siddon in the previous election. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[37][38][39] | ||||||||
Student vote results
A student vote is when schools participate and hold mock elections alongside federal elections.
Graph of student vote election results in Richmond Centre (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted) View source data.
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 | 1,614 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Source: Student Vote Canada[40] | ||||||||
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 | 2,632 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Source: Student Vote Canada[41] | ||||||||
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 | 2,753 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Source: Student Vote Canada[42] | ||||||||
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 | 1,341 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Source: Student Vote Canada[43] | ||||||||