Photo: UBC Micrometeorology · CC BY 2.0Jill McKnight (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Delta in Ottawa as MP for the riding of the same name
For the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Delta spreads over 2 ridings: Delta North and Delta South. No open list says who the MLA is today; the last open record is the 2024 count. Statistics Canada lists Delta as a city. In British Columbia, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Delta’s mayor isn’t named. From British Columbia come 43 MPs, 20 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Delta, a city in British Columbia, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Regional parks, waste, rural areas’ services.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
leg.bc.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Beyond its own council, Delta has a seat on the board of Greater Vancouver Regional District.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Delta, from the most recent elections.
- 1Delta councilCity
- 2Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaDelta North · Delta South
- 3House of CommonsDelta
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Delta votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Delta council | 17 October 2026 | 19 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | 19 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Counts from April 2025 can’t appear here, since Elections Canada allows only non-commercial reuse of them. Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia on 19 October 2024 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Voters last chose Delta council on 17 October 2026 and will again on 19 October 2030. The Local Government Act fixes that date: the third Saturday in October every four years.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Delta spans 2 ridings for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
MLA: see the legislature’s list
leg.bc.ca ↗MLA: see the legislature’s list
leg.bc.ca ↗Each of these ridings elects its own MLA to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, so Delta has more than one.
BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
The 2024 provincial election in Delta North
Ravi Kahlon (BC NDP) took Delta North in October 2024 with 53% of the vote, 2,607 votes clear of the runner-up (Conservative Party of BC). At 58%, turnout trailed the province’s 58%.
BC 2024 results: Elections BC, Provincial Voting Results and Registered Voter Counts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
Jill McKnight represents Delta in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Delta · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada20
- Conservative Party of Canada19
- New Democratic Party3
- Green Party of Canada1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
The 2025 general election sent Jill McKnight to the Commons for the first time. Mapped onto today’s Delta, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 43%; in 2025 Jill McKnight kept the seat in the same hands. In Ottawa, Jill McKnight has been Associate Minister of National Defence (since 2025) and Minister of Veterans Affairs (since 2025).
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Carla Qualtrough kept Delta for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021
Delta as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
The 2021 count in Delta put Carla Qualtrough (Liberal Party of Canada) first at 42%, with Garry Shearer (Conservative Party of Canada) 4,410 votes back. 41% had elected Carla Qualtrough there in 2019. In 2021, 67% of electors cast a ballot in Delta, more than the national 63%.
All 6 candidates in Delta, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carla Qualtrough | Liberal Party of Canada | 22,105 | 42.3% |
| Garry Shearer | Conservative Party of Canada | 17,695 | 33.8% |
| Monika Dean | New Democratic Party | 9,591 | 18.3% |
| Paul Tarasenko | People's Party of Canada | 1,291 | 2.5% |
| Jeremy Smith | Green Party of Canada | 1,244 | 2.4% |
| Hong Yan Pan | Independent | 379 | 0.7% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Delta is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.bc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- Not on this page. Band councils, municipal budgets and party control are left out; most councils sit without parties anyway.
- Election results. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
Questions about how Delta is run
Who is the MP for Delta?
Jill McKnight of the Liberal Party of Canada is the MP for the riding of the same name, which includes Delta.
Which party won Delta in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Carla Qualtrough (Liberal Party of Canada), in Delta; Delta has elected Jill McKnight since.
Who is the MLA for Delta?
Each of Delta North and Delta South elects its own MLA to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and Delta lies across them.
Who heads the council in Delta?
Ask the municipality itself: Delta, a city, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
Which regional body is Delta part of?
Delta is a member of the Greater Vancouver Regional District, whose board includes directors from Delta’s council.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence) · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026 · BC 2024 results: Elections BC, Provincial Voting Results and Registered Voter Counts (Elections BC Open Data Licence). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).