Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission
# Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission

Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission (formerly Dewdney—Alouette) was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015.

## Demographics

| Population, 2001 | 110,577 |
| - | - |
| Electors | 77,280 |
| Area $(km^2)$ | |
| Population density (people per $km^2)$ | |

## 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.

The 2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding split into Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge and Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon for the 2015 election, the former Conservative MP Randy Kemp retired, with the Liberal Party picking up both new ridings.

## Members of Parliament

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| Dewdney—Alouette Riding created from Fraser Valley East and Mission—Coquitlam |||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Grant McNally | Reform |
| 36th | 2000–2000 | Grant McNally | Alliance |
| 37th | 2000–2003 | Grant McNally | Alliance |
| 37th | 2003–2004 | Grant McNally | Conservative |
| Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Randy Kamp | Conservative |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Randy Kamp | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Randy Kamp | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Randy Kamp | Conservative |
| Riding to be dissolved into Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge and Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon |||||

## Election results

### Pitt Meadows–Maple Ridge–Mission

2011 Canadian federal election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Randy Kamp | 28,803 | 54.34 | +2.53 |
| | New Democratic | Craig Speirs | 18,835 | 35.53 | +2.52 |
| | Liberal | Mandeep Bhullar | 2,739 | 5.17 | -1.46 |
| | Green | Peter Tam | 2,629 | 4.96 | -2.53 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 53,006 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 158 | 0.30 | +0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,164 | 60.04 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 88,555 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | ±0 |

2008 Canadian federal election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Randy Kamp | 26,512 | 51.81 | +11.63 | $86,100 |
| | New Democratic | 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 | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 51,171 | 100.0 | | $88,209 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 137 | 0.27 | +0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,308 | 60 | -4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +6.79 |

2006 Canadian federal election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Randy Kamp | 20,946 | 40.18 | +1.68 | $76,400 |
| | New Democratic | 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 52,120 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 128 | 0.24 | -0.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,248 | 64 | +2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -0.30 |

2004 Canadian federal election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Randy Kamp | 18,490 | 38.50 | -31.95 | $51,279 |
| | New Democratic | 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,016 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 125 | 0.26 | -0.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,141 | 62 | -1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -26.58 |
| Change for the Conservatives is based on the totals for the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives. |||||||

### Dewdney—Alouette

2000 Canadian federal election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Alliance | Grant McNally | 28,181 | 58.42 | +11.17 | $32,313 |
| | Liberal | Jati Sidhu | 8,717 | 18.07 | -7.03 | $37,270 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gord Kehler | 5,804 | 12.03 | +5.98 | $8,033 |
| | New Democratic | Malcolm James Crockett | 5,535 | 11.47 | -7.70 | $15,196 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,237 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 210 | 0.43 | +0.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,447 | 63.38 | +0.37 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | Swing | +9.10 |
| Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party. |||||||

1997 Canadian federal election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Reform | Grant McNally | 20,446 | 47.25 | $28,213 |
| | Liberal | Lorne Riding | 10,861 | 25.10 | $32,253 |
| | New Democratic | 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,266 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 132 | 0.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,398 | 63.01 |
| This riding was created from parts of Fraser Valley East and Mission—Coquitlam, both of which elected a Reform candidate in the previous election. |||||||
