Photo: Canuckle · CC0Federally, Richmond is divided between 2 ridings, among them Richmond East—Steveston and Richmond Centre—Marpole
Locally, Richmond is run as a city. This page names no head of council for Richmond, as no open list of councils exists in British Columbia. 55% of Richmond residents have Parm Bains as their MP; most of the rest have Chak Au. The 4 ridings of Richmond-Steveston, Richmond-Bridgeport, Richmond Centre and Richmond-Queensborough each take in part of Richmond for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. No open list says who the MLA is today; the last open record is the 2024 count.
Three governments, and who does what
Richmond, 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.
Richmond is a member municipality of Greater Vancouver Regional District, which runs regional services and governs the rural areas around it.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Richmond, from the most recent elections.
- 1Richmond councilCity
- 2Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaRichmond-Steveston · Richmond-Bridgeport · Richmond Centre
- 3House of CommonsRichmond East—Steveston · 55%
- 4House of CommonsRichmond Centre—Marpole · 45%
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 Richmond votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond council | 17 October 2026 | 19 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | 19 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
After the 17 October 2026 election, Richmond council next goes to the polls on 19 October 2030. That date comes from the Local Government Act, which sets the third Saturday in October every four years. The last general elections came on 19 October 2024 for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Richmond spans 4 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 ↗MLA: see the legislature’s list
leg.bc.ca ↗MLA: see the legislature’s list
leg.bc.ca ↗So more than one MLA in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia speaks for parts of Richmond.
BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
The 2024 provincial election in Richmond-Steveston
Richmond-Steveston went to Kelly Greene (BC NDP) in October 2024: 44% of the vote and a lead of 484 over the runner-up (Conservative Party of BC). At 60%, turnout beat the province’s 58%.
BC 2024 results: Elections BC, Provincial Voting Results and Registered Voter Counts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
Richmond has 2 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Richmond East—Steveston · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2021 · 55%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Richmond Centre—Marpole · Conservative Party of Canada · 45%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada20
- Conservative Party of Canada19
- New Democratic Party3
- Green Party of Canada1
As Wikidata records them.
Parm Bains’s party, the Liberal Party of Canada, has 20 of the 43 seats from British Columbia.
The MP’s record
Parm Bains has sat in the Commons since 2021, now for the 2nd Parliament. Mapped onto today’s Richmond East—Steveston, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 42%; in 2025 Parm Bains kept the seat in the same hands.
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
Richmond Centre changed hands in 2021, to Wilson Miao (Liberal Party of Canada)
Results in Richmond Centre, the riding Richmond belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Richmond East—Steveston. It held 51% of Richmond’s residents.
Back in 2019 a different party held it: Alice Wong (Conservative Party of Canada), on 49%. Wilson Miao won the 2021 race in Richmond Centre for the Liberal Party of Canada, polling 39% and beating Alice Wong (Conservative Party of Canada) by 772 votes. At 46%, fewer of Richmond Centre voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%).
All 5 candidates in Richmond Centre, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Miao | Liberal Party of Canada | 13,440 | 39.3% |
| Alice Wong | Conservative Party of Canada | 12,668 | 37.1% |
| Sandra Nixon | New Democratic Party | 6,196 | 18.1% |
| Laura Gillanders | Green Party of Canada | 1,109 | 3.3% |
| James Hinton | People's Party of Canada | 748 | 2.2% |
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 Richmond 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
- Not on this page. Council budgets, band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 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.
Questions about how Richmond is run
Who is the MP for Richmond?
Richmond has more than one: Parm Bains (Liberal Party of Canada) for Richmond East—Steveston, and Chak Au for Richmond Centre—Marpole.
Which party won Richmond in the 2021 federal election?
Richmond Centre went to Wilson Miao (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Parm Bains has been the MP for Richmond East—Steveston.
Who is the MLA for Richmond?
Each of Richmond-Steveston, Richmond-Bridgeport, Richmond Centre and Richmond-Queensborough elects its own MLA to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and Richmond lies across them.
Who heads the council in Richmond?
Ask the municipality itself: Richmond, a city, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
Which regional body is Richmond part of?
Richmond is a member of the Greater Vancouver Regional District, whose board includes directors from Richmond’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).