Richmond—South Delta
Encyclopedia
Richmond—South Delta was a federal electoral district
in the province
of British Columbia
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
between 1979 and 1988.
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|Progressive Conservative
|Tom Siddon
|align="right"|30,262
|align="right"|54.04%
|align="right"|
|-
|New Democrat
|Mercia Stickney
|align="right"|13,524
|align="right"|24.15%
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
|Glen Gordon MacRae
|align="right"|12,003
|align="right"|21.43%
|align="right"|
|-
|Communist
|Homer Stevens
|align="right"|164
|align="right"|00.29%
|align="right"|
|-
|Marxist-Leninist
|Allen H. Soroka
|align="right"|45
|align="right"|0.09%
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|55,998
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Tom Siddon
|align="right"|29,192
|align="right"|51.98%
|align="right"|
|-
|New Democrat
|Mercia Stickney
|align="right"|13,606
|align="right"|24.23%
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
|Glen MacRae
|align="right"|13,134
|align="right"|23.39%
|align="right"|
|-
|Communist
|Homer Stevens
|align="right"|170
|align="right"|00.30%
|align="right"|
|-
|Marxist-Leninist
|Elaine Johannson
|align="right"|61
|align="right"|0.11%
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|56,163
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Tom Siddon
|align="right"|38,168
|align="right"|57.06%
|align="right"|
|-
|New Democrat
|Ron Dickson
|align="right"|16,377
|align="right"|24.48%
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
|Rod Drennan
|align="right"|13,340
|align="right"|19.94%
|align="right"|
|-
|Green
|Geraldine Stevens
|align="right"|433
|align="right"|00.65%
|align="right"|
|-
|Independent
|Ursula Graf
|align="right"|301
|align="right"|0.45%
|align="right"|
|-
|Confederation of Regions
|Rob Sinclaire
|align="right"|273
|align="right"|00.41%
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|66,892
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
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 the province
Provinces and territories of Canada
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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
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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
between 1979 and 1988.
History
This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Burnaby—Richmond—Delta riding.Member of Parliament
This riding elected the following Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
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- Tom SiddonTom SiddonThomas Edward "Tom" Siddon, PC is a Canadian politician.Born in Drumheller, Alberta Siddon pursued engineering, eventually earning a doctorate in aeroacoustics. He became a professor at the University of British Columbia and founded a successful aero-acoustics firm, Siddon-Harford & Associates...
, Progressive ConservativeProgressive Conservative Party of CanadaThe Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
, 1979–1988
Election results
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|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|Tom Siddon
Tom Siddon
Thomas Edward "Tom" Siddon, PC is a Canadian politician.Born in Drumheller, Alberta Siddon pursued engineering, eventually earning a doctorate in aeroacoustics. He became a professor at the University of British Columbia and founded a successful aero-acoustics firm, Siddon-Harford & Associates...
|align="right"|30,262
|align="right"|54.04%
|align="right"|
|-
|New Democrat
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Mercia Stickney
|align="right"|13,524
|align="right"|24.15%
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Glen Gordon MacRae
|align="right"|12,003
|align="right"|21.43%
|align="right"|
|-
|Communist
Communist Party of Canada
The Communist Party of Canada is a communist political party in Canada. Although is it currently a minor or small political party without representation in the Federal Parliament or in provincial legislatures, historically the Party has elected representatives in Federal Parliament, Ontario...
|Homer Stevens
|align="right"|164
|align="right"|00.29%
|align="right"|
|-
|Marxist-Leninist
Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist)
The Communist Party of Canada is a Canadian federal Marxist–Leninist political party.The party is registered with Elections Canada as the Marxist–Leninist Party of Canada...
|Allen H. Soroka
|align="right"|45
|align="right"|0.09%
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|55,998
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|Tom Siddon
Tom Siddon
Thomas Edward "Tom" Siddon, PC is a Canadian politician.Born in Drumheller, Alberta Siddon pursued engineering, eventually earning a doctorate in aeroacoustics. He became a professor at the University of British Columbia and founded a successful aero-acoustics firm, Siddon-Harford & Associates...
|align="right"|29,192
|align="right"|51.98%
|align="right"|
|-
|New Democrat
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Mercia Stickney
|align="right"|13,606
|align="right"|24.23%
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Glen MacRae
|align="right"|13,134
|align="right"|23.39%
|align="right"|
|-
|Communist
Communist Party of Canada
The Communist Party of Canada is a communist political party in Canada. Although is it currently a minor or small political party without representation in the Federal Parliament or in provincial legislatures, historically the Party has elected representatives in Federal Parliament, Ontario...
|Homer Stevens
|align="right"|170
|align="right"|00.30%
|align="right"|
|-
|Marxist-Leninist
Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist)
The Communist Party of Canada is a Canadian federal Marxist–Leninist political party.The party is registered with Elections Canada as the Marxist–Leninist Party of Canada...
|Elaine Johannson
|align="right"|61
|align="right"|0.11%
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|56,163
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|Tom Siddon
Tom Siddon
Thomas Edward "Tom" Siddon, PC is a Canadian politician.Born in Drumheller, Alberta Siddon pursued engineering, eventually earning a doctorate in aeroacoustics. He became a professor at the University of British Columbia and founded a successful aero-acoustics firm, Siddon-Harford & Associates...
|align="right"|38,168
|align="right"|57.06%
|align="right"|
|-
|New Democrat
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Ron Dickson
|align="right"|16,377
|align="right"|24.48%
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Rod Drennan
|align="right"|13,340
|align="right"|19.94%
|align="right"|
|-
|Green
Green Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...
|Geraldine Stevens
|align="right"|433
|align="right"|00.65%
|align="right"|
|-
|Independent
|Ursula Graf
|align="right"|301
|align="right"|0.45%
|align="right"|
|-
|Confederation of Regions
Confederation of Regions Party of Canada
The Confederation of Regions Party was a right-wing Canadian political party founded in 1984 by Elmer Knutson. It was founded as a successor to the Western Canada Federation , a non-partisan organization, to fight the Liberal Party of Canada...
|Rob Sinclaire
|align="right"|273
|align="right"|00.41%
|align="right"|
|-
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|66,892
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts