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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Election results[edit]
New Westminster—Burnaby, 2015–present[edit]
Graph of election results in New Westminister—Burnaby (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
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[5][6]
|
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[7][8]
|
New Westminster—Burnaby, 1988–1997[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]