Burnaby—New Westminster

Burnaby—New Westminster
British Columbia electoral district

Burnaby—New Westminster in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 2003
District abolished 2013
First contested 2004
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 131,917
Electors (2011) 80,110
Area (km²)[2] 40.69
Census divisions Metro Vancouver
Census subdivisions Burnaby, New Westminster

Burnaby—New Westminster was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

Demographics

(According to the Canada 2001 Census)

Ethnic groups: 50.7% White, 20.2% Chinese, 10.6% South Asian, 4.3% Filipino, 2.9% Korean, 2.0% Aboriginal, 1.7% Latin American, 1.7% Black, 1.4% Japanese, 1.2% Southeast Asian
Languages: 48.7% English, 1.0% French, 48.0% Other, 2.2% Multiple languages
Religions: 21.1% Protestant, 19.1% Catholic, 6.1% Sikh, 4.6% Muslim, 4.4% Buddhist, 2.9% Christian Orthodox, 1.7% Hindu, 5.7% Other Christian, 33.5% No religious affiliation
Average income: $27,356

Geography

The riding includes all of the City of New Westminster west of 8th Street and all of the city of Burnaby south of the following line: Kingsway to Sussex Avenue to Grange Street to Dover Street to Oakland Street to Sperling Avenue to the Trans-Canada Highway.

History

The riding was created in 2003 from parts of New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby, Vancouver South—Burnaby, and Burnaby—Douglas.

According to the current proposed new electoral boundaries set out by the 2012 Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for British Columbia, the riding will be dissolved, with various parts joining the new ridings of Burnaby South, New Westminster—Burnaby and Richmond Centre.[3]

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby,
Vancouver South—Burnaby and Burnaby—Douglas
38th  2004–2006     Peter Julian New Democratic
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
Riding to be dissolved into Burnaby South,
New Westminster—Burnaby and Richmond Centre

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticPeter Julian 14,061 34.58 +18.44 $51,851
LiberalMary Pynenburg 13,732 32.52 -0.94 $67,860
ConservativeMike Redmond 11,821 27.63 -19.84 $52,988
GreenRevel Kunz 1,606 3.72 – $173
Canadian ActionDana Green 312 0.64 – $100
CommunistPéter Pál Horváth 166 0.26 – $389
Total valid votes 41,698100.0  
Total rejected ballots 2170.52
Turnout 41,91558.95
New Democratic notional gain from Conservative Swing +9.69
This riding was created from parts of New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby, Vancouver South—Burnaby and Burnaby—Douglas, which elected a Canadian Alliance, Liberal and New Democrat, respectively, in the last election. Changes are based on redistributed results. Conservative change based on the total of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative votes in the 2000 election.
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticPeter Julian 17,391 38.79 +4.21 $71,414
LiberalMary Pynenburg 13,420 29.93 -2.59 $74,580
ConservativeMarc Dalton 12,364 27.58 -0.05 $70,006
GreenScott Janzen 1,654 3.68 -0.04 $1,149
Total valid votes 44,829100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1440.32-0.20
Turnout 44,97360.09+1.14
New Democratic hold Swing +3.40
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticPeter Julian 20,145 46.49 +7.71 $72,161
ConservativeSam Rakhra 13,150 30.35 +2.82 $77,974
LiberalGerry Lenoski 6,681 15.42 -14.53 $45,125
GreenCarrie-Ann McLaren 3,067 7.07 +3.42 $7,637
LibertarianIsmet Yetisen 186 0.42 –
Marxist–LeninistJoseph Theriault 96 0.22 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,325100.0   $85,024
Total rejected ballots 2140.49+0.17
Turnout 43,53954.35-5.74
New Democratic hold Swing +2.44
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticPeter Julian 22,193 49.67 +3.18
ConservativePaul Forseth 16,009 35.83 +5.48
LiberalGarth Evans 4,496 10.06 -5.36
GreenCarrie-Ann McLaren 1,731 3.87 -3.20
LibertarianTyler Pierce 160 0.36 -0.06
Marxist–LeninistJoseph Theriault 94 0.21 -0.01
Total valid votes 44,683100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1940.43-0.06
Turnout 44,87754.05-0.30
Eligible voters 83,029
New Democratic hold Swing -1.15

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2012
  3. ↑ http://www.redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca/content.asp?section=bc&dir=now/proposals&document=index&lang=e

External links

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