New Westminster—Burnaby

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New Westminster—Burnaby
British Columbia electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Peter Julian
New Democratic
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]115,340
Electors (2019)85,807
Area (km²)[2]29
Pop. density (per km²)3,977.2
Census division(s)Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)Burnaby, New Westminster

New Westminster—Burnaby is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997 and since 2015.

History[]

The 1988–1997 edition of this riding was created in 1987 from parts of Burnaby and New Westminster—Coquitlam ridings. The riding consisted of the City of New Westminster and the southern part of the District Municipality of Burnaby. It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby.

The riding was recreated following the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order.[3] It was created from parts of Burnaby—New Westminster and New Westminster—Coquitlam. Its boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[4]

Demographics[]

Ethnic groups in New Westminster Burnaby (2016)
Source: [1]		 Population %
Ethnic group European 55,475 49%
Chinese 18,925 16.7%
South Asian 11,635 10.3%
Filipino 9,675 8.5%
Aboriginal 4,000 3.5%
Black 3,170 2.8%
Korean 2,995 2.6%
Latin American 2,465 2.2%
West Asian 2,205 1.9%
Southeast Asian 1,975 1.7%
Japanese 1,345 1.2%
Arab 985 0.9%
Multiple minorities 1,760 1.6%
Visible minority, n.i.e. 380 0.3%
Total population 113,190 100%

Members of Parliament[]

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Burnaby and New Westminster—Coquitlam
34th  1988–1993     Dawn Black New Democratic
35th  1993–1997     Paul Forseth Reform
Riding dissolved into New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby,
Vancouver South—Burnaby and Burnaby—Douglas
Riding re-created from Burnaby—New Westminster
and New Westminster—Coquitlam
42nd  2015–2019     Peter Julian New Democratic
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results[]

New Westminster—Burnaby, 2015–present[]

Graph of election results in New Westminster—Burnaby (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Peter Julian 24,054 48.8 +4.6
Liberal Rozina Jaffer 11,685 23.7 +0.3
Conservative Paige Munro 9,710 19.7 -1.9
Green David Macdonald 2,035 4.1 -4.2
People's Kevin Heide 1,840 3.7 +2.1
Total valid votes 49,324 99.1
Total rejected ballots 462 0.9
Turnout 49,786 57.1
Eligible voters 87,208
New Democratic hold Swing +2.2
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Peter Julian 23,437 44.20 +0.74 $92,007.20
Liberal Will Davis 12,414 23.40 -5.57 $46,165.54
Conservative Megan Veck 11,439 21.60 +1.63 $21,181.03
Green Suzanne de Montigny 4,378 8.30 +3.58 $7,597.20
People's Hansen Ginn 862 1.60 – none listed
Libertarian Neeraj Murarka 307 0.60 -2.00 none listed
Independent Ahmad Passyar 83 0.20 – none listed
Marxist–Leninist Joseph Theriault 57 0.10 -0.18 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 52,977 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 452 0.85
Turnout 53,429 62.26
Eligible voters 85,807
New Democratic hold Swing +3.16
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Peter Julian 22,876 43.46 -8.32 $93,602.98
Liberal Sasha Ramnarine 15,253 28.97 +20.27 $11,829.89
Conservative Chloé Ellis 10,512 19.97 -14.79 $16,364.97
Green Kyle Routledge 2,487 4.72 +0.40 $1,669.47
Libertarian Rex Brocki 1,368 2.60 – –
Marxist–Leninist Joseph Theriault 146 0.28 – –
Total valid votes/expense limit 52,642 100.00   $213,160.28
Total rejected ballots 363 0.68 –
Turnout 53,005 66.95 –
Eligible voters 79,176
New Democratic hold Swing -14.30
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]


2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 21,200 51.78
  Conservative 14,230 34.75
  Liberal 3,563 8.70
  Green 1,772 4.33
  Others 179 0.44

New Westminster—Burnaby, 1988–1997[]

Graph of election results in New Westminster—Burnaby (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Paul E. Forseth 16,254 29.33 +26.32
Liberal Leanore Copeland 15,430 27.84 +8.57
New Democratic Dawn Black 14,442 26.06 -17.56
Progressive Conservative Neil MacKay 6,419 11.58 -19.92
National P. Jeffery Jewell 1,775 3.20 –
Natural Law Carolyn Grayson 374 0.67 –
Green Todd E. Romaine 313 0.56 -0.02
Libertarian Robert Fong 267 0.48 -0.07
Independent Jess P. Lee 73 0.13 –
Commonwealth of Canada Geoff Dakin 70 0.13 –
Total valid votes 55,417 100.0  
Reform gain from New Democratic Swing +8.88
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
New Democratic Dawn Black 24,933 43.62
Progressive Conservative Marie Taylor 18,007 31.50
Liberal Carlos Brito 11,013 19.27
Reform Bill Anderson 1,722 3.01
Social Credit Randall Rush 718 1.26
Green Richard Bidwell 332 0.58
Libertarian Paul Geddes 316 0.55
Communist Elsie Dean 116 0.20
Total valid votes 57,157 100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Burnaby and New Westminster—Coquitlam, both of which elected a New Democrat in the last election.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2016
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. ^ Final Report – British Columbia
  4. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  5. ^ "Confirmed candidates — New Westminster—Burnaby". Elections Canada. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  7. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  8. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for New Westminster—Burnaby, 30 September 2015
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  10. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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