Burnaby—New Westminster
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| Burnaby—New Westminster Electoral district |
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 Burnaby—New Westminster shown within the Greater Vancouver Area |
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| MP | Peter Julian |
| Party | New Democratic Party (2004-) |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Census division(s) | Greater Vancouver Regional District |
| Census subdivision(s) | Burnaby, New Westminster |
| Provincial ridings | Burnaby-Edmonds, Burnaby-Willingdon, New Westminster |
| District created | 2003 |
| Population, 2001 Burnaby New Westminster |
111,048 85,063 25,985 |
| Electors | 71,097 |
| Area (km²) | 43 |
| Population density (people per km²) | 2,582 |
Burnaby—New Westminster is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.
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[edit] 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
[edit] Geography
It includes all of the City New Westminster west of 8th Street at the 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.
[edit] History
The riding was created in 2003 from parts of New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby, Vancouver South—Burnaby, and Burnaby—Douglas.
Politically, the riding is a three-way split between the New Democratic Party, the Liberal Party of Canada and the Conservative Party of Canada.
[edit] Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is Peter Julian, a former community activist, financial administrator and executive director. He was first elected in the 2004 election. He represents the New Democratic Party. He is the NDP critic on International Trade, the Pacific Gateway, Transport and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics. He serves as a member on the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade and the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| New Democratic Party | Peter Julian | 17,391 | 38.8% | +4.2% | $71,413.90 | |
| Liberal | Mary Pynenburg | 13,420 | 29.9% | -2.6% | $74,580.51 | |
| Conservative | Marc Dalton | 12,364 | 27.6% | 0.0 | $70,006.15 | |
| Green | Scott Janzen | 1,654 | 3.7% | 0.0 | $1,149.61 | |
| Total valid votes | 44,829 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 144 | 0.32% | ||||
| Turnout | 44,973 | 60.9% | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| New Democratic Party | Peter Julian | 14,061 | 34.58% | +18.5 | $51,851 | |
| Liberal | Mary Pynenburg | 13,732 | 32.52% | -1.0 | $67,860 | |
| Conservative | Mike Redmond | 11,821 | 27.63% | -19.9 | $52,988 | |
| Green | Revel Kunz | 1,606 | 3.72% | $173 | ||
| Canadian Action | Dana Green | 312 | 0.64% | $100 | ||
| Communist | Péter Pál Horváth | 166 | 0.26% | $389 | ||
| Total valid votes | 41,698 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 217 | 0.52% | ||||
| Turnout | 41,915 | 58.95% | ||||
^ % change based on redistributed results. Conservative change based on combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative numbers.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
| Federal Ridings in Vancouver and the Northern Lower Mainland | ||
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North Vancouver | Vancouver Centre | Vancouver Kingsway* | Vancouver Quadra | Vancouver South | West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country |
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| New Democratic |
Burnaby—Douglas | Burnaby—New Westminster | New Westminster—Coquitlam | Vancouver East |
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* Vancouver Kingsway MP David Emerson was reelected as a Liberal, but left the party and joined the Conservatives before Parliament resumed. |
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