Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The 2008 re-distribution saw an amalgamation of the old Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows riding with an addition of a small portion of the old Maple Ridge-Mission.

Demographics

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|Population, 2001

|56,272

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|Population Change, 1996–2001

|8.2%

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|Area (km<sup>2</sup>)

|112.75

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|Pop. Density (people per km<sup>2</sup>)

|499

|}

History

The riding was created for the 1991 election from part of the dual-member Dewdney riding.

1999 electoral redistribution

Changes from Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows to Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows include:

  • Removal of the majority of land in the District of Maple Ridge
  • Removal of Douglas Island

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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %

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| New Democratic ||align=right| 64.0

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| Liberal ||align=right| 36.0

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  • Pratas campaigned with the BC Conservative Party but was listed as "No affiliation" on the ballot.

See also

  • List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts
  • Canadian provincial electoral districts

References

  • BC Stats - 2001 (pdf)
  • Results of 2001 election (pdf)
  • 2001 Expenditures (pdf)
  • Results of 1996 election
  • 1996 Expenditures (pdf)
  • Results of 1991 election
  • 1991 Expenditures
  • Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia