2005 Candidates (as received from Elections B.C.):
- Daniel Stuart Ferguson, DR BC
- Kay Hale, New Democratic Party of B.C.
- John Yap, BC Liberal Party
Districts Profile:
This suburban Lower Mainland riding occupies Richmond's southwest, bounded on the south by the south arm of the Fraser, on the east by Gilbert and No. 3 roads, and on the north by Blundell Road. Retail and transportation are the major employers. The average family income – $71,498 – is high for B.C., while the unemployment rate is a slightly low 7.3 per cent. At 48 per cent, this riding has the province's ninth-highest immigrant population. It also has the fifth-highest ethnic Chinese population, at 48.4 per cent. Another 4 per cent of the population is South Asian.
Political History:
The incumbent in Richmond-Steveston is Liberal Geoff Plant, the attorney general and minister responsible for treaty negotiations. Plant gained office in 1996, defeating runner-up Gail Pacquette of the New Democrats by 4,602 votes. Then, in a nine-way race in 2001, Plant beat runner-up Billie Mortimer of the NDP by a margin of nearly six to one. Fellow Liberal Allan Warnke, who was MLA here from 1991-96, preceded Plant. Before that, this area was in the old Richmond riding, which was largely a Socred stronghold. That party's Jim Nielsen was MLA here from 1975-86, at which time the riding became a two-member district, ushering in Socreds Nick Loenen and Bill Vander Zalm (previously a Surrey MLA). Vander Zalm served as premier from 1986-91.
In 2001, the voter turnout in Richmond-Steveston was 73.3 per cent – somewhat above the provincial average.
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