Federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
Delta is a federalelectoral district inBritish Columbia, Canada, that was represented in theHouse of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997 and since 2015.
The 1988–1997 edition of thisriding was created in 1987 from parts ofFraser Valley West,Richmond—South Delta andSurrey—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 ofDelta—South Richmond.
The riding was recreated following the2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution.[3] The boundaries for this edition of the riding are perfectly coterminal with theDistrict Municipality of Delta. The riding was created from parts ofNewton—North Delta andDelta—Richmond East. These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came into effect upon the call of the2015 Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.
Panethnic groups in Delta (2011−2021)Panethnic group | 2021[4] | 2016[5] | 2011[6] |
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| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
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| 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% |
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| Total population | 110,721 | 100% | 103,064 | 100% | 100,588 | 100% |
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Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |
Members of Parliament
[edit]The riding has elected the followingmembers of Parliament:
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 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
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| 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 |
| Liberalhold | Swing | +0.10 |
| Source:Elections Canada[10] |
| 2015 Canadian federal election |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
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| 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 |
| Liberalnotional gain fromConservative | Swing | +22.86 |
| Source:Elections Canada[13][14][15] |
Graph of election results in Delta (1987-1996) (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
- Historic ridings with the name Delta
- ^Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- ^Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- ^Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- ^Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- ^Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority,n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
- ^Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^Final Report – British Columbia
- ^Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022)."Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population".www12.statcan.gc.ca. RetrievedFebruary 14, 2023.
- ^Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021)."Census Profile, 2016 Census".www12.statcan.gc.ca. RetrievedFebruary 14, 2023.
- ^Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015)."NHS Profile".www12.statcan.gc.ca. RetrievedFebruary 14, 2023.
- ^"Voter information service".Elections Canada. RetrievedApril 18, 2025.
- ^"Election Night Results - Electoral Districts".Elections Canada. April 29, 2025. RetrievedApril 29, 2025.
- ^"Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders".Elections Canada. RetrievedApril 9, 2024.
- ^"List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election".Elections Canada. RetrievedSeptember 2, 2021.
- ^"List of confirmed candidates".Elections Canada. RetrievedOctober 4, 2019.
- ^"Election Night Results". Elections Canada. RetrievedNovember 16, 2019.
- ^Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Delta, 30 September 2015
- ^Official Voting Results - Delta
- ^"Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived fromthe original on August 15, 2015.
- ^Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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