Richmond—South Delta
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1976
District abolished1987
First contested1979
Last contested1984

Richmond—South Delta was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada between 1979 and 1988.

History

This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Burnaby—Richmond—Delta riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Member of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Burnaby—Richmond—Delta
31st  1979–1980     Tom Siddon Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Delta and Richmond

Election results

1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTom Siddon38,16857.06+5.08
New DemocraticRon Dickson16,37724.48+0.25
LiberalRod Drennan13,34019.94-3.45
GreenGeraldine Stevens4330.65
IndependentUrsula Graf3010.45
Confederation of RegionsRob Sinclaire2730.41
Total valid votes 66,892100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +2.42
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTom Siddon29,19251.98-2.06
New DemocraticMercia Stickney13,60624.23+0.08
LiberalGlen MacRae13,13423.39+1.96
CommunistHomer Stevens1700.30+0.01
Marxist–LeninistElaine Johannson610.11+0.02
Total valid votes 56,163100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -1.07
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeTom Siddon30,26254.04
New DemocraticMercia Stickney13,52424.15
LiberalGlen Gordon MacRae12,00321.43
CommunistHomer Stevens1640.29
Marxist–LeninistAllen H. Soroka450.09
Total valid votes 55,998100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Burnaby—Richmond—Delta, where Progressive Conservative Tom Siddon was the incumbent.

See also

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