Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission

Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission (formerly Dewdney—Alouette) is a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

in British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

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, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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since 1997.

Demographics

Population, 2001	110,577
Electors	77,280
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Geography

The district includes the northwestern quarter of the Fraser Valley Regional District (which includes Mission

Mission, British Columbia

Mission, the core of which was formerly known as Mission City, is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the north bank of the Fraser River overlooking the City of Abbotsford and with that city is part of the Central Fraser Valley. Mission is the...

, Kent

Kent, British Columbia

The District of Kent is a district municipality located east of Vancouver, British Columbia. Part of the Fraser Valley Regional District, Kent consists of several communities, the largest and most well-known being Agassiz, the only town in the municipality, Harrison Mills, Kilby, Mount Woodside,...

, Nicomen Island, and Lake Erock), and the District Municipalities of Maple Ridge

Maple Ridge, British Columbia

Maple Ridge is a District Municipality in British Columbia, located in the northeastern section of Metro Vancouver. Maple Ridge has a population of approximately 68,949.-History:...

and Pitt Meadows and their vicinities.

History

The electoral district was created in 1996 as "Dewdney—Alouette" riding from parts of Fraser Valley East

Fraser Valley East

Fraser Valley East was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from1968 to 1997.This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Fraser Valley, Kamloops and Okanagan Boundary ridings....

and Mission—Coquitlam

Mission—Coquitlam

Mission—Coquitlam was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997.This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Mission—Port Moody riding....

ridings. Its name was changed in 2004 to "Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission" in 2004.

Members of Parliament

Parliament	Years		Party
Fraser Valley East Fraser Valley East Fraser Valley East was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from1968 to 1997.This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Fraser Valley, Kamloops and Okanagan Boundary ridings.... and Mission—Coquitlam Mission—Coquitlam Mission—Coquitlam was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997.This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Mission—Port Moody riding.... prior to 1996
36th Canadian federal election, 1997 The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...	1997–2000	Grant McNally Grant McNally Grant McNally was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004. He was educated at Trinity Western University in Langley, BC. By career, he is a teacher....	Reform Reform Party of Canada The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
	2000		Canadian Alliance Canadian Alliance The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...
37th Canadian federal election, 2000 The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....	2000–2003
	2003–2004		Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
38th Canadian federal election, 2004 The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...	2004–2006	Randy Kamp Randy Kamp Randy Kamp is a Canadian politician. He is the current Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission....	Conservative Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
39th Canadian federal election, 2006 The 2006 Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 39th Parliament of Canada. The Conservative Party of Canada won the greatest number of seats: 40.3% of seats, or 124 out of 308, up from 99 seats in 2004, and 36.3% of votes:...	2006–2008
40th Canadian federal election, 2008 The 2008 Canadian federal election was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been dissolved by the Governor General on September 7, 2008...	2008–2011
41st	2011–present

Current Member of Parliament

The Member of Parliament is Randy Kamp

Randy Kamp

Randy Kamp is a Canadian politician. He is the current Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission....

, former linguist and academic Kamp was the Executive Assistant to Grant McNally, the former MP, for seven years prior to being elected as MP. Kamp has also been a retail store manager and a clergyperson. He was first elected in 2004

Canadian federal election, 2004

The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...

. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada

Conservative Party of Canada

The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...

. Since 2006, Kamp has served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and as a member of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.