Richmond-Point Grey was a provincial

Provinces and territories of Canada

The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...

 electoral district

Electoral district

An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...

 for the Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....

 of 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

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It first appeared in the provincial election of 1924

British Columbia general election, 1924

The British Columbia general election of 1924 was the sixteenth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on May 10, 1924, and held on June 20, 1924...

 and lasted only through the election of 1928

British Columbia general election, 1924

The British Columbia general election of 1924 was the sixteenth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on May 10, 1924, and held on June 20, 1924...

.

For other ridings in the area of Richmond, British Columbia

Richmond, British Columbia

Richmond is a coastal city, incorporated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Part of Metro Vancouver, its neighbouring communities are Vancouver and Burnaby to the north, New Westminster to the east, and Delta to the south, while the Strait of Georgia forms its western border...

, please see New Westminster (electoral districts)

New Westminster (electoral districts)

New Westminster was the name, or part of the name, of several Canadian federal and provincial electoral districts. All provincial and federal ridings in the area of the Lower Mainland were part of the original New Westminster ridings...

.

Demographics

Population
Population Change, 1926–2001
Area (km²)
Pop. Density (people per km²)

Election results

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| style="width: 130px" |Conservative

British Columbia Conservative Party

The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...

|William Wasbrough
|align="right"|2,063
|align="right"|34.05%
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| style="width: 130px" |Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...

|Hiram Perry McCraney
|align="right"|1,855
|align="right"|30.62%
|align="right"|
|-
|Provincial

Provincial Party of British Columbia

The Provincial Party of British Columbia was a political party in British Columbia, Canada.It was formed by a group of British Columbia Conservative Party dissidents known as the "Committee of 100", led and funded by the wealthy General Alexander McRae and political elements from the United...

|George Alexander Walkem

George Alexander Walkem

George Alexander Walkem was a mechanical engineer, businessman and political figure in British Columbia...

|align="right"|2,141
|align="right"|35.34%
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|6,059
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|}


|-

| style="width: 130px" |Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...

|Robert Henry Carson
|align="right"|3,296
|align="right"|37.84%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|

| style="width: 130px" |Conservative

British Columbia Conservative Party

The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...

|Samuel Lyness Howe

Samuel Lyness Howe

Samuel Lyness Howe was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Richmond-Point Grey in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1928 to 1933 as a Conservative....

|align="right"|5,414
|align="right"|62.16%
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Valid Votes
!align="right"|8,710
!align="right"|100.00%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Total Rejected Ballots
!align="right"|150
!align="right"|%
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|- bgcolor="white"
!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout
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|}

External links

• Elections BC Historical Returns

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