Delta (federal electoral district)

For the provincial electoral district, see Delta (provincial electoral district).

Delta
British Columbia electoral district
Location in the Lower Mainland
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Carla Qualtrough
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]103,064
Electors (2015)77,892
Area (km²)[2]207
Pop. density (per km²)497.9
Census division(s)Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)Delta

Delta is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997 and since 2015.

History

The 1988–1997 edition of this riding was created in 1987 from parts of Fraser Valley West, Richmond—South Delta and Surrey—White Rock—North Delta ridings. During this period of time, the riding consisted of the District Municipality of Delta and the southwest part of the District Municipality of Surrey. It was abolished in 1996, and became part of Delta—South Richmond.

The riding was recreated following the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution.[3] The boundaries for this edition of the riding are perfectly coterminal with the District Municipality of Delta. The riding was created from parts of Newton—North Delta and Delta—Richmond East. These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.

Demographics

Panethnic groups in Delta (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group 		2021[4] 2016[5] 2011[6]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 56,580 51.7% 62,285 61.3% 67,090 67.45%
South Asian 28,100 25.68% 20,495 20.17% 17,035 17.13%
East Asian[b] 11,445 10.46% 9,365 9.22% 7,105 7.14%
Southeast Asian[c] 4,525 4.13% 3,255 3.2% 3,170 3.19%
Indigenous 3,450 3.15% 2,950 2.9% 2,515 2.53%
African 1,120 1.02% 795 0.78% 595 0.6%
Latin American 1,060 0.97% 820 0.81% 715 0.72%
Middle Eastern[d] 945 0.86% 520 0.51% 240 0.24%
Other[e] 2,205 2.01% 1,125 1.11% 1,005 1.01%
Total responses 109,435 98.84% 101,600 98.58% 99,465 98.88%
Total population 110,721 100% 103,064 100% 100,588 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

The riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Delta
Riding created from Fraser Valley West, Richmond—South Delta
and Surrey—White Rock—North Delta
34th  1988–1993     Stan Wilbee Progressive Conservative
35th  1993–1997     John Cummins Reform
Riding dissolved into Delta—South Richmond
Riding re-created from Newton—North Delta
and Delta—Richmond East
42nd  2015–2019     Carla Qualtrough Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

2015–present

Graph of election results in Delta (2013-present) (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Carla Qualtrough 22,105 42.26 +1.03 $103,546.64
Conservative Garry Shearer 17,695 33.83 +0.84 $80,980.88
New Democratic Monika Dean 9,591 18.33 +2.04 $3,705.19
People's Paul Tarasenko 1,291 2.47 +0.71 $0.00
Green Jeremy Smith 1,244 2.39 -3.89 $0.00
Independent Hong Yan Pan 379 0.72 - $0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,305 99.43 +0.09 $109,817.32
Total rejected ballots 300 0.57 -0.09
Turnout 52,605 67.54 -3.15
Eligible voters 77,892
Liberal hold Swing +0.10
Source: Elections Canada[7]
2021 federal election redistributed results[8]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 23,697 42.54
  Conservative 18,681 33.54
  New Democratic 10,276 18.45
  People's 1,381 2.48
  Green 1,244 2.23
  Others 424 0.76
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Carla Qualtrough 22,257 41.2 -7.92
Conservative Tanya Corbet 17,809 33.0 +0.22
New Democratic Randy Anderson-Fennell 8,792 16.3 +1.38
Green Craig DeCraene 3,387 6.3 +3.13
People's Angelina Ireland 948 1.8 -
Independent Amarit Bains 398 0.7 -
Independent Tony Bennett 385 0.7 -
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,976 100.0
Total rejected ballots 361
Turnout 54,337 70.7
Eligible voters 76,871
Liberal hold Swing -4.07
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Carla Qualtrough 27,355 49.12 +30.55 $72,634.16
Conservative Kerry-Lynne Findlay 18,255 32.78 -15.17 $174,408.46
New Democratic Jeremy Leveque 8,311 14.92 -13.13 $59,352.24
Green Anthony Edward Devellano 1,768 3.17 -1.57 –
Total valid votes/expense limit 55,689 100.00   $206,935.20
Total rejected ballots 200 0.36 –
Turnout 55,889 74.47 –
Eligible voters 75,044
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +22.86
Source: Elections Canada[11][12][13]
2011 federal election redistributed results[14]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 21,982 47.95
  New Democratic 12,862 28.06
  Liberal 8,514 18.57
  Green 2,177 4.75
  Others 307 0.67

1987–1996

Graph of election results in Delta (1987-1996) (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform John Cummins 17,161 38.30 +33.85
Liberal Karen Morgan 13,750 30.69 +10.80
Progressive Conservative Stan Wilbee 9,245 20.63 -23.62
New Democratic Lloyd Macdonald 2,577 5.75 -23.36
National John Waller 1,173 2.62 –
Christian Heritage Keith Gee 347 0.77 -1.02
Natural Law Joan Buzik 177 0.40 –
Green Bryan Wagman 165 0.37 –
Independent Benjamin Brian Wolfe 103 0.23 –
Independent Ryan Bigge 59 0.13 –
Independent Carollyne Tayler 36 0.08 –
Commonwealth of Canada Nevenka Kos 11 0.02 –
Total valid votes 44,804 100.0  
Reform gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +11.52
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Stan Wilbee 19,755 44.25
New Democratic Sylvia Bishop 12,995 29.11
Liberal Fred Gingell 8,880 19.89
Reform John Cummins 1,987 4.45
Christian Heritage Keith Gee 801 1.79
Independent Gerard Baisch 134 0.30
Libertarian Kurt Pokrandt 88 0.20
Total valid votes 44,640 100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Fraser Valley West, Richmond—South Delta and Surrey—White Rock—North Delta, all of which elected a Progressive Conservative in the previous election.

See also

Historic ridings with the name Delta

Notes

  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. ^ Final Report – British Columbia
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  7. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  9. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  10. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  11. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Delta, 30 September 2015
  12. ^ Official Voting Results - Delta
  13. ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
  14. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections