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.

Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding was renamed. 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.

Geography

The electoral district comprises the part of:

  1. 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
  2. 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.

Demographics

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"

|+ Panethnic groups in Richmond Centre (2011−2021)

! rowspan="2" |Panethnic<br>group

! colspan="2" |2021

! colspan="2" |2016

! colspan="2" |2011

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!

!

!

!

!

!

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| East Asian

| 67,130

|

| 59,875

|

| 50,315

|

|-

| European

| 18,355

|

| 20,905

|

| 26,680

|

|-

| Southeast Asian

| 7,875

|

| 6,775

|

| 6,405

|

|-

| South Asian

| 5,240

|

| 4,190

|

| 4,380

|

|-

| Middle Eastern

| 1,950

|

| 1,235

|

| 925

|

|-

| Latin American

| 1,150

|

| 720

|

| 870

|

|-

| Indigenous

| 820

|

| 685

|

| 940

|

|-

| African

| 780

|

| 585

|

| 625

|

|-

| Other

| 3,380

|

| 2,430

|

| 2,025

|

|-

! Total responses

! 106,690

!

! 97,395

!

! 93,170

!

|-

! Total population

! 107,707

!

! 98,396

!

! 93,863

!

|- class="sortbottom"

| colspan="15" |

|}

: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<br />

Languages: 28.5% English, 25.4% Mandarin, 22.5% Yue, 3.2% Tagalog, 1.3% Min Nan, 1.1% Japanese, 1% Russian, 1% Punjabi<br />

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<br />

Median income: $32,800 (2020) <br />

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:

Election results

Richmond Centre—Marpole, 2023 Representation Order

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! colspan="4" | 2021 federal election redistributed results

|-

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote

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

|-

| | &nbsp;

| Liberal ||align=right| 14,375 ||align=right| 38.58

|-

| | &nbsp;

| Conservative ||align=right| 13,211 ||align=right| 35.45

|-

| | &nbsp;

| New Democratic ||align=right| 7,593 ||align=right| 20.38

|-

| | &nbsp;

| Green ||align=right| 1,167 ||align=right| 3.13

|-

| | &nbsp;

| People's ||align=right| 918 ||align=right| 2.46

|}

Richmond Centre, 2015–present

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! colspan="4" | 2011 federal election redistributed results

|-

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote

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

|-

| | &nbsp;

| Conservative ||align="right"| 19,789 ||align="right"| 58.06

|-

| | &nbsp;

| Liberal ||align="right"| 6,391 ||align="right"| 18.75

|-

| | &nbsp;

| New Democratic ||align="right"| 6,203 ||align="right"| 18.20

|-

| | &nbsp;

| Green ||align="right"| 1,699 ||align="right"| 4.99

|}

Richmond, 1988–2015

Student vote results

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

2021

2019

2015, Richmond Centre

2011, Richmond

See also

  • List of Canadian electoral districts
  • Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

  • Library of Parliament Riding Profile
  • Expenditures&nbsp;– 2004
  • Expenditures&nbsp;– 2000
  • Expenditures&nbsp;– 1997

Notes

  • Website of the Parliament of Canada