Burnaby—Douglas

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Burnaby—Douglas in relation to the other Vancouver area ridings
Population, 2001 108,891
Electors 74,258
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Burnaby—Douglas is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.

See also Burnaby, British Columbia.

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[edit] History

This electoral district was created in 1996 from New Westminster—Burnaby and Burnaby—Kingsway ridings.

Portions of Vancouver South—Burnaby and New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby have been added to it since.

[edit] Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Bill Siksay, a former political assistant for former MP Svend Robinson. He was first elected in the 2004 election. He represents the New Democratic Party (NDP). He is the NDP critic on Western Economic Diversification, Citizenship and Immigration, and Human Rights. He serves as a member on the Legislative Committee on Bill C-38, and the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     New Democratic Party Bill Siksay 17,323 35.6% $75,409.11
     Liberal Bill Cunningham 16,079 33.0% $69,467.45
     Conservative George Drazenovic 13,466 27.6% $55,538.14
     Green Ray Power 1,694 3.5% N/A
     Communist Timothy George Gidora 153 0.3% $522.00
Total valid votes 48,715 100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 48,715 63.2%


Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     New Democratic Party Bill Siksay 15,682 34.58% $59,871
     Liberal Bill Cunningham 14,748 32.52% $63,194
     Conservative George Drazenovic 12,531 27.63% $79,130
     Green Shawn Hunsdale 1,687 3.72%
     Libertarian Adam Desaulniers 291 0.64%
     Independent Frank Cerminara 282 0.62% $2,455
     Communist Hanne Gidora 122 0.26% $407
Total valid votes 45,343 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 320 0.70%
Turnout 45,663 61.49%


Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     New Democratic Party Svend Robinson 17,018 37.38% $50,374
     Canadian Alliance Alan McDonnell 15,057 33.08% $49,282
     Liberal Francesca Zumpano 10,774 23.67% $57,489
     Progressive Conservative Kenneth Edgar King 2,477 5.44% $12,954
     Communist Roger Perkins 198 0.41% $189
Total valid votes 45,515 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 225 0.49%
Turnout 45,740 62.34%


Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     New Democratic Party Svend Robinson 19,058 43.08% $45,632
     Reform Gary Eyre 11,743 26.55% $38,897
     Liberal Mobina Jaffer 11,536 26.08% $55,707
     Progressive Conservative Ray Power 1,498 3.39% $9,924
     Natural Law Valerie Hubert 300 0.68%
     Marxist-Leninist Brian Sproule 103 0.23%
Total valid votes 44,238 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 203 0.46%
Turnout 44,441 68.05%

[edit] See also

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Federal Ridings in Vancouver and the Northern Lower Mainland
Liberal

North Vancouver | Vancouver Centre | Vancouver Kingsway* | Vancouver Quadra | Vancouver South | West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
New Democratic

Burnaby—Douglas | Burnaby—New Westminster | New Westminster—Coquitlam | Vancouver East
Conservative

Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam | Vancouver Kingsway*

* 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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