Richmond Centre results, BC election 2026

2026 results

Elections BC, initial count, not verified · 67 of 67 ballot boxes · Nov 5 15:20 PT

Sacha Peter leading by 3,058 votes (23.8 points) · all ballot boxes counted

Sacha Peter

Conservative

7,414

57.6%

Henry Yao

BC NDP

4,356

33.9%

Calvin Dang

BC Green

772

6.0%

Lawrence Chen

CWP

321

2.5%

2024: Conservative. Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026. All 93 ridings

Past results

4 general elections since 2005

20243752Conservative gain15.249.1%20132350BC Liberal hold26.443.7%20092962BC Liberal hold32.541.0%20053259BC Liberal new seat26.149.4%2020est.5346BC NDP ahead6.9–

2024General election, October 19Conservative gain from BC NDP

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Hon ChanConservative · elected · $29,190 spent8,42652.0%new$29,190$3.46 a vote

Henry YaoBC NDP · $51,543 spent5,96136.8%−15.7$51,543$8.65 a vote

Wendy YuanUnaffiliated · $56,950 spent1,0286.3%$56,950$55 a vote

Dickens CheungIndependent · $9,604 spent5563.4%$9,604$17 a vote

Sunny HoIndependent · $6,452 spent2371.5%$6,452$27 a vote

Margin2,465votes, 15.2 points

Turnout49.1%+5.4 points

Ballots16,26961 rejected

Registered33,153voters

± and swing against 338Canada’s estimate of the 2020 vote on the 2024 boundaries. Spending limit $71,700 a candidate.

2013General election, May 14BC Liberal holdSwing 3.0 points to BC NDP

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Teresa WatBC Liberal · elected · $65,821 spent9,46249.8%−11.7$65,821$6.96 a vote

Frank Yunrong HuangBC NDP · $39,418 spent4,43623.4%−5.6$39,418$8.89 a vote

Michael WolfeBC Green1,6788.8%+1.7$0

Gary LawIndependent · $46,245 spent1,6178.5%$46,245$29 a vote

Lawrence ChenConservative · $4,363 spent9615.1%new$4,363$4.54 a vote

Richard LeeIndependent · $9,441 spent7544.0%$9,441$13 a vote

Chanel DonovanUnparty · $165 spent820.4%new$165$2.02 a vote

Margin5,026votes, 26.4 points

Turnout43.7%+2.7 points

Ballots19,170180 rejected

Registered43,915voters

± and swing against the 2009 election. Spending limit $73,218 a candidate.

2009General election, May 12BC Liberal holdSwing 3.2 points to BC Liberal

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Rob HowardBC Liberal · elected · $112,387 spent10,48361.5%+2.9$112,387$11 a vote

Kam BrarBC NDP · $16,638 spent4,94929.0%−3.5$16,638$3.36 a vote

Michael WolfeBC Green · $350 spent1,2137.1%−0.6$350$0.29 a vote

Kang ChenNation Alliance · $258 spent3992.3%new$258$0.65 a vote

Margin5,534votes, 32.5 points

Turnout41.0%−8.4 points

Ballots17,210166 rejected

Registered42,007voters

± and swing against the 2005 election.

2005General election, May 17BC Liberal, the seat’s first election

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Olga IlichBC Liberal · elected · $128,747 spent10,90858.6%$128,747$12 a vote

Dale JackamanBC NDP · $11,266 spent6,05132.5%$11,266$1.86 a vote

Chris SegersBC Green · $200 spent1,4367.7%$200$0.14 a vote

Matthew Thomas HealyMarijuana · $100 spent2311.2%$100$0.43 a vote

Margin4,857votes, 26.1 points

Turnout49.4%

Ballots18,819193 rejected

Registered38,081voters

2020, on the 2024 boundariesan estimate

PartyShare

BC NDP52.5%

BC Liberal45.6%

BC Green2.0%

Richmond Centre was first contested in 2024. This is 338Canada’s estimate of how the area voted in 2020, when it was part of Richmond North Centre and Richmond South Centre. 338Canada

Held by

1991now

6 members since 1991

1991–2001Doug SymonsBC Liberal
2001–2005Greg Halsey-BrandtBC Liberal
2005–2009Olga IlichBC Liberal
2009–2013Rob HowardBC Liberal
2013–2017Teresa WatBC Liberal
2017–2024No riding by this name
2024–2026Hon ChanConservative
2026–Hon ChanIndependent

Created from Richmond North Centre and Richmond South Centre.

Votes, ballots and registered voters: Elections BC. Spending and members before 2024: Wikipedia’s Richmond Centre article. Members since 2024: the tracker’s record. 2020 on the 2024 boundaries: 338Canada.

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Questions

Who won Richmond Centre in the 2026 BC election?

On Elections BC's initial count (67 of 67 ballot boxes, as of November 5 at 3:20 p.m. Pacific time), Sacha Peter (Conservative) leads Richmond Centre with 7,414 votes (57.6%), 3,058 ahead of Henry Yao (BC NDP). Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026.

Who won Richmond Centre in 2024?

The Conservative candidate won Richmond Centre in the 2024 BC election with 52.0% of the vote, a margin of 2,465 votes (15.2%).