- Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission
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- This article is for the Canadian federal electoral district formerly named Dewdney—Alouette. For the former regional district by that name, see Dewdney-Alouette Regional District.
Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission 
British Columbia electoral district
Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission in relation to other Fraser Valley federal electoral districts Federal electoral district Legislature House of Commons MP
Randy Kamp
ConservativeDistrict created 1996 First contested 1997 Last contested 2006 District webpage profile, map Demographics Population (2006) 120,662 Electors (2011) 85,174 Area (km²) 2,758 Pop. density (per km²) 43.7 Census divisions Census subdivisions Maple Ridge, Mission, Pitt Meadows Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission (formerly Dewdney—Alouette) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.
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Demographics
Population, 2001 110,577 Electors 77,280 Area (km²) Population density (people per km²) Geography
The district includes the northwestern quarter of the Fraser Valley Regional District (which includes Mission, Kent, Nicomen Island, and Lake Erock), and the District Municipalities of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows and their vicinities.
History
The electoral district was created in 1996 as "Dewdney—Alouette" riding from parts of Fraser Valley East and Mission—Coquitlam ridings. Its name was changed in 2004 to "Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission" in 2004.
Members of Parliament
Parliament Years Member Party Fraser Valley East and Mission—Coquitlam prior to 1996 36th 1997–2000 Grant McNally Reform 2000 Canadian Alliance 37th 2000–2003 2003–2004 Conservative 38th 2004–2006 Randy Kamp Conservative 39th 2006–2008 40th 2008–2011 41st 2011–present Current Member of Parliament
The Member of Parliament is Randy Kamp, former linguist and academic Kamp was the Executive Assistant to Grant McNally, the former MP, for seven years prior to being elected as MP. Kamp has also been a retail store manager and a clergyperson. He was first elected in 2004. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. Since 2006, Kamp has served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and as a member of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.
Election results
Pitt Meadows–Maple Ridge–Mission
Canadian federal election, 2011 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Randy Kamp 28,803 54.34 +2.53 New Democrat Craig Speirs 18,835 35.53 +2.52 Liberal Mandeep Bhuller 2,739 5.17 -1.46 Green Peter Tam 2,629 4.96 -2.53 Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,006 100.00 - Total rejected ballots 158 0.30 +0.03 Turnout 53,164 60.04 0 Eligible voters 88,555 Canadian federal election, 2008 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Randy Kamp 26,512 51.81 +11.63 $86,100 New Democrat Mike Bocking 16,894 33.01 -1.95 $52,669 Green Mike Gildersleeve 3,833 7.49 +4.24 $665 Liberal Dan Olson 3,394 6.63 -13.62 $6,665 Libertarian Jeff Monds 300 0.59 -- Independent Evans Nicholson 137 0.27 $1,941 Independent Chum Richardson 101 0.20 -- Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,171 100.00 $88,209 Total rejected ballots 137 0.27 +0.03 Turnout 51,308 60 -4 Canadian federal election, 2006 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Randy Kamp 20,946 40.18 +1.68 $76,400 New Democrat Mike Bocking 18,225 34.96 +2.28 $62,086 Liberal Keith Henry 10,556 20.25 -1.61 $42,447 Green Robert Hornsey 1,694 3.25 -2.02 $200 Marijuana Dan Banov 327 0.62 $960 Independent Erin Knipstrom 277 0.53 -- Marxist–Leninist Frank Martin 95 0.18 -- Total valid votes 52,120 100.00 Total rejected ballots 128 0.24 -0.02 Turnout 52,248 64 +2 Canadian federal election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Randy Kamp 18,490 38.50 -31.95 $51,279 New Democrat Mike Bocking 15,693 32.68 +21.21 $34,357 Liberal Blanche Juneau 10,500 21.86 +3.79 $14,179 Green Tammy Lea Meyer 2,535 5.27 $1,789 Independent Scott Etches 1,156 1.66 $707 Total valid votes 48,016 100.00 Total rejected ballots 125 0.26 -0.15 Turnout 48,141 62 -1 Dewdney-Alouette
Canadian federal election, 2000 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Canadian Alliance Grant McNally 28,181 58.42 +11.17 $32,313 Liberal Jatinder Sidhu 8,717 18.07 -7.03 $37,270 Progressive Conservative Gord Kehler 5,804 12.03 +5.98 $8,033 New Democrat Malcolm James Crockett 5,535 11.47 -7.70 $15,196 Total valid votes 48,237 100.00 Total rejected ballots 210 0.43 +0.13 Turnout 48,447 63.38 +0.37 Canadian federal election, 1997 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Reform Grant McNally 20,446 47.25 $28,213 Liberal Lorne Riding 10,861 25.10 $32,253 New Democrat Malcolm James Crockett 8,296 19.17 $31,458 Progressive Conservative Jon Harris 2,619 6.05 $14,410 Green Elizabeth Nolan 634 1.46 Christian Heritage Harry Hannis 215 0.49 $440 Natural Law William Alexander Cameron 195 0.45 Total valid votes 43,266 100.00 Total rejected ballots 132 0.30 Turnout 43,398 63.01 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
Sources
External links
- Website of the Parliament of Canada
Federal ridings in the Fraser Valley Conservative Abbotsford • Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon • Delta—Richmond East • Fleetwood—Port Kells • Langley • Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission • Richmond • South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale
New Democratic British Columbia Interior Fraser Valley and
the Southern Lower MainlandAbbotsford • Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon • Delta—Richmond East • Fleetwood—Port Kells • Langley • Newton—North Delta • Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission • Richmond • South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale • Surrey NorthVancouver and
the Northern Lower MainlandVancouver Island Categories:- British Columbia federal electoral districts
- Electoral districts in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley
- Maple Ridge, British Columbia
- Mission, British Columbia
- Pitt Meadows
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