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Burnaby—Douglas
British Columbia electoral district |
Burnaby—Douglas in relation to other federal electoral districts in Vancouver
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Federal electoral district |
Legislature |
House of Commons |
MP |
|
Bill Siksay
NDP |
District created |
1996 |
First contested |
1997 |
Last contested |
2006 |
District webpage |
profile, map |
Demographics |
Population (2006) |
112,119 |
Electors (2006) |
78,481 |
Area (km²) |
58 |
Pop. density (per km²) |
1,933.1 |
Census divisions |
Burnaby |
Census subdivisions |
Burnaby |
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.
[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% |
|
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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% |
|
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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% |
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[edit] See also
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