Richmond East was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was replaced by the Richmond-Queensborough electoral district after the British Columbia electoral redistribution, 2015.
Demographics
| Population, 2001 | 55,576 |
| Population Change, 1996–2001 | 7.9% |
| Area (km²) | 82.64 |
| Pop. Density (people per km²) | 673 |
Member of Legislative Assembly
Its only MLA was Hon. Linda Reid, a former teacher. She was first elected in 1991 and represents the British Columbia Liberal Party. Ms. Reid was appointed Minister of State for Early Childhood Development on June 5, 2001.
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| 35th | 1991–1996 | | Linda Reid | Liberal |
| 36th | 1996–2001 |
| 37th | 2001-2005 |
| 38th | 2005–2009 |
| 39th | 2009–2013 |
| 40th | 2013–2017 |
| Riding dissolved into Richmond-Queensborough |
Election results
| 2013 British Columbia general election |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Linda Reid | 11,592 | 54.68 | -4.05 | $113,202 |
| | New Democratic | Gian Sihota | 6,047 | 28.52 | -3.93 | $18,837 |
| | Conservative | Nathaniel Lim | 1,827 | 8.62 | - | $4,529 |
| | Green | Doug Perry | 1,178 | 5.56 | -0.99 | $388 |
| | Independent | Lloyd Chen | 247 | 1.17 | - | $250 |
| | Excalibur | Ping Chan | 175 | 0.82 | - | $2,417 |
| | Independent | Cliff Wei | 133 | 0.63 | - | $250 |
| Total valid votes | 21,199 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | 233 | 1.09 |
| Turnout | 21,432 | 47.58 |
| Source: Elections BC[1] |
| 2009 British Columbia general election |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Linda Reid | 10,853 | 58.73% | $101,928 |
| | New Democratic | Shawkat Hasan | 5,998 | 32.45% | $16,464 |
| | Green | Stephen Rees | 1,211 | 6.55% | $2,500 |
| | Nation Alliance | Wei Ping Chen | 419 | 2.27% | $250 |
| Total Valid Votes | 18,481 |
| Total Rejected Ballots | 184 | 0.99% |
| Turnout | 18,665 | 45.16% |
B.C. General Election 2005 Richmond East | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Linda Reid | 11,652 | 57.48% | | $79,453 |
| | NDP | Gian Sihota | 6,692 | 33.01% | | $16,623 |
| | Green | Michael Anthony Wolfe | 1,530 | 7.55% | – | $867 |
| | Independent | Mohamud Ali Farah | 207 | 1.02% | | $651 |
| | Marijuana | Heidi Farnola | 191 | 0.94% | | $100 |
| Total Valid Votes | 20,272 | 100% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | 182 | 0.90% | |
| Turnout | 20,454 | 53.01% | |
B.C. General Election 2001: Richmond East | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Linda Reid | 12,498 | 69.18% | | $49,998 |
| | NDP | Willy Nasgowitz | 2,550 | 14.11% | | $2,541 |
| | Green | Stephen Kronstein | 1,802 | 9.97% | – | $1,389 |
| | Unity | Joe Pal | 599 | 3.32% | | $1,274 |
| | Marijuana | John Shavluk | 445 | 2.46% | | $1,875 |
| | Independent | Mohamud Ali Farah | 173 | 0.96% | | $440 |
| Total Valid Votes | 18,067 | 100.00% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | 78 | 0.43% | |
| Turnout | 18,145 | 70.59% | |
B.C. General Election 1996: Richmond East | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Linda Reid | 10,205 | 55.60% | | $36,939 |
| | NDP | Balwant Sanghera | 5,763 | 31.40% | | $20,448 |
| | Progressive Democrat | Marc G. Schaper | 1,093 | 5.96% | – | $900 |
| | Reform | Paula Peterson | 792 | 4.32% | | $4,067 |
| | Green | Kevan Eric Hudson | 235 | 1.28% | – | $100 |
| | Social Credit | Chris O'Toole | 139 | 0.76% | – | $8,250 |
| | Conservative | Donald Veld | 83 | 0.45% | | $850 |
| | Natural Law | Carina Shelly | 43 | 0.23% | | $100 |
| Total Valid Votes | 18,353 | 100.00% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | 140 | 0.76% | |
| Turnout | 18,493 | 71.62% | |
B.C. General Election 1991: Richmond East | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Linda Reid | 6,870 | 40.91% | | $21,108 |
| | NDP | Ron Fontaine | 6,096 | 36.31% | | $24,505 |
| | Social Credit | Larry Blaschuk | 3,703 | 22.05% | – | $33,882 |
| | Green | Douglas Dunn | 123 | 0.73% | – | |
| Total Valid Votes | 16,792 | 100.00% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | 494 | 2.86% | |
| Turnout | 17,286 | 75.79% | |
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