Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The 2008 re-distribution is an amalgamation of the old Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows riding with an addition of a small portion of the old Maple Ridge-Mission.[1]
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
New Democratic | ||
| First contested | 1991 | ||
| Last contested | 2020 | ||
Demographics edit
| Population, 2001 | 56,272 |
| Population Change, 1996–2001 | 8.2% |
| Area (km2) | 112.75 |
| Pop. Density (people per km2) | 499 |
Geography edit
1999 redistribution edit
Changes from Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows to Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows include:
- Removal of the majority of land in the District of Maple Ridge
- Removal of Douglas Island[1]
History edit
The riding was created for the 1991 election from part of the dual-member Dewdney riding.
Members of the Legislative Assembly edit
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewdney prior to 1991 | ||||
| 35th | 1991–1996 | William James Hartley | New Democratic | |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | |||
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Ken Stewart | Liberal | |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Michael Sather | New Democratic | |
| 39th | 2009–2013 | |||
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Doug Bing | Liberal | |
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Lisa Beare | New Democratic | |
| 42nd | 2020–present | |||
Election results edit
| 2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Lisa Beare | 15,877 | 63.41 | +18.61 | $47,200.48 | |||
| Liberal | Cheryl Ashlie | 9,163 | 36.59 | −2.21 | $42,453.66 | |||
| Total valid votes | 25,040 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[2][3] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Lisa Beare | 12,045 | 44.80 | +1.92 | $60,276 | |||
| Liberal | Doug Bing | 10,428 | 38.79 | −6.70 | $55,180 | |||
| Green | Alex Pope | 3,329 | 12.38 | +3.23 | $6,534 | |||
| Conservative | Gary John O'Driscoll | 676 | 2.51 | +0.03 | ||||
| Independent | Steve Ranta | 408 | 1.52 | – | $979 | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,886 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 173 | 0.64 | ||||||
| Turnout | 27,059 | 64.50 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[4] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Doug Bing | 10,824 | 45.49 | -0.26 | $50,220 | |||
| New Democratic | Elizabeth Joan Rosenau | 10,204 | 42.88 | -4.19 | $61,491 | |||
| Green | Michael Lawrence Patterson | 2,178 | 9.15 | +3.62 | $1,188 | |||
| No Affiliation | Manuel "Mike" Pratas | 589 | 2.48 | – | $1,320 | |||
| Total valid votes | 23,795 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 184 | 0.77 | +0.14 | |||||
| Turnout | 23,979 | 59.87 | +2.97 | |||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +1.96 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5][6] | ||||||||
- Pratas campaigned with the BC Conservative Party but was listed as "No affiliation" on the ballot.
| 2009 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Michael Sather | 9232 | 46.91 | +0.53 | ||||
| Liberal | Ken Stewart | 9062 | 46.04 | +3.30 | ||||
| Green | Rob Hornsey | 1064 | 5.41 | −1.95 | ||||
| Independent | Chum Richardson | 194 | 0.99 | – | ||||
| Refederation | Jay Ariken | 129 | 0.66 | – | ||||
| 2005 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Michael Sather | 11,786 | 46.38 | |||||
| Liberal | Ken Stewart | 10,861 | 42.74 | |||||
| Green | Mike Gildersleeve | 1,869 | 7.36 | |||||
| Democratic Reform | Rick Butler | 534 | 2.10 | |||||
| Marijuana | Denise Briere-Smart | 360 | 1.42 | |||||
| Total | 25,410 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 2001 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | Ken Stewart | 12,235 | 52.96 | $39,898 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bill Hartley | 5,764 | 24.95 | $22,812 | ||||
| Green | Mike Gildersleeve | 3,069 | 13.29 | $2,437 | ||||
| Unity | Dave Hensman | 1,220 | 5.28 | $7,515 | ||||
| Marijuana | Rick Cameron | 716 | 3.10 | $394 | ||||
| Action | Michael Felgner | 97 | 0.42 | $300 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 23,101 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 77 | 0.33 | ||||||
| Turnout | 23,178 | 72.90 | ||||||
| 1996 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| New Democratic | Bill Hartley | 12,946 | 46.07 | $34,860 | ||||
| Liberal | Ken Stewart | 10,960 | 39.00 | $52,898 | ||||
| Progressive Democrat | Peter Neufeld | 2,011 | 7.16 | $412 | ||||
| Reform | Nick Walsh | 1,470 | 5.23 | – | ||||
| Green | Richard Hennick | 464 | 1.65 | $100 | ||||
| Libertarian | Lewis Clarke Dahlby | 158 | 0.56 | – | ||||
| Natural Law | Matt Deacon | 90 | 0.32 | $118 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 28,099 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 137 | 0.49 | ||||||
| Turnout | 28,236 | 73.30 | ||||||
| 1991 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| New Democratic | Bill Hartley | 11,591 | 45.16 | $28,734 | ||||
| Liberal | Steve Gilmore | 8,786 | 34.23 | $5,377 | ||||
| Social Credit | Roman Evancic | 4,986 | 19.42 | $26,959 | ||||
| Green | David B. Pehota | 305 | 1.19 | $310 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 25,668 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 335 | 1.29 | ||||||
| Turnout | 26,003 | 77.02 | ||||||
| New Democratic notional gain from Social Credit | Swing | N/A | ||||||
References edit
- ^ a b "Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows B.C. Votes". CBC.ca. April 12, 2009. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
- ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved September 3, 2017.