Richmond East—Steveston (; formerly Steveston—Richmond East) is a federal

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. It encompasses a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral districts of

Delta—Richmond East Delta—Richmond East was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 until 2013. Geography It was located in the Metro Vancouver, and consisted of: ...

and

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, a city in the United States * Richmond, London, a town in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town ...

. Steveston—Richmond East was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the

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, scheduled for October 2015. Under the

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the riding was renamed.

Geography

The riding consists of the components of the City of

(including

Steveston The settlement of Steveston, founded in the 1880s, is a neighbourhood of Richmond in Metro Vancouver. On the southwest tip of Lulu Island, the village is a historic port and salmon canning centre at the mouth of the South Arm of the Fraser River. ...

, South Arm, and Hamilton) to the east and the south 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 projection to the western limit of the city.

Demographics

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the

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Election results

Richmond East—Steveston, 2023 representation order

Steveston—Richmond East, 2013 representation order

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Richmond East-Steveston British Columbia federal electoral districts Federal electoral districts in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley Politics of Richmond, British Columbia