Delta—South Richmond

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Delta—South Richmond
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1996
District abolished2004
First contested1997
Last contested2000

Delta—South Richmond was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004.

Geography[edit]

History[edit]

This riding was created in 1996 from parts of Delta riding. It was only used in the 1997 and 2000 federal elections. In 2003, it was abolished when it was redistributed between Delta—Richmond East, Newton—North Delta and Richmond ridings.

Members of Parliament[edit]

Parliament Years Member Party
Delta—South Richmond
Riding created from Delta
36th  1997–2000     John Cummins Reform
37th  2000–2003     Alliance
 2003–2004     Conservative
Riding dissolved into Delta—Richmond East, Newton—North Delta and Richmond

Election results[edit]

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Reform John M. Cummins 23,891 46.50 $38,913
Liberal Karen Morgan 19,071 37.11 $48,918
New Democratic Lloyd MacDonald 4,715 9.18 $7,841
Progressive Conservative Kevin Garvey 2,829 5.51 $24,908
Christian Heritage Joe Pal 325 0.63 $4,647
Independent Ruth Adams 308 0.60 $300
Natural Law Matt Deacon 245 0.48 $5
Total valid votes 51,384
Total rejected ballots 176 0.34
Turnout 51,560 68.75
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Alliance John M. Cummins 30,882 56.78 $59,872
Liberal Jim Doswell 15 858 29.16 $67,469
Progressive Conservative Curtis MacDonald 3,838 7.05 $123
New Democratic Ernie Fulton 3,060 5.62 $2,416
Canadian Action Allan Warnke 517 0.95
No affiliation Frank Wagner 225 0.41 $626
Total valid votes 54,380
Total rejected ballots 170 0.31
Turnout 54,550 65.84

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