VANCOUVER — In the last election in Richmond-Steveston, John Yap of the BC Liberal Party took 47.60 per cent of the vote, defeating Kelly Greene of the NDP by a margin of 8.25 percentage points.
Yap isn't seeking re-election this year. Greene is running again.
Matt Pitcairn is running for the BC Liberal Party.
Vince Li is running as an Independent.
The Richmond-Steveston riding is located in Metro Vancouver.
There are 36,844 registered voters in the riding, compared to 34,889 in the last election.
As of Oct. 20, 8,700 vote-by-mail packages had been issued to registered voters.
The previous voter turnout rate in the riding was 62.77 per cent, compared to 61.18 per cent provincewide.
At dissolution, the NDP held 41 seats, the BC Liberal Party had 41 seats and the Green party two seats. Two seats were held by Independents and one seat was vacant.
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Last election statistics at a glance:
Previous candidates (in order of rank):
1. Yap, John
Affiliation: BC Liberal Party
Total valid votes: 10,332
Vote share: 47.60 per cent
2. Greene, Kelly
Affiliation: NDP
Total valid votes: 8,542
Vote share: 39.35 per cent
3. Sakata, Roy
Affiliation: Green party
Total valid votes: 2,833
Vote share: 13.05 per cent
Previous riding statistics at a glance:
Total registered voters: 34,889
Total registered voters who voted: 21,899
Voter turnout: 62.77 per cent
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 21, 2020 and was generated automatically.
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Digital Data Desk, The Canadian Press