Burnaby—New Westminster

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Burnaby—New Westminster
British Columbia electoral district


Burnaby—New Westminster in relation to other British Columbia federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Peter Julian
NDP
District created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 118,713
Electors (2006) 74,848
Area (km²) 43
Pop. density (per km²) 2,760.8
Census divisions Greater Vancouver
Census subdivisions Burnaby, New Westminster

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
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     New Democratic Party Peter Julian 17,391 38.79% +4.21% $71,413.90
     Liberal Mary Pynenburg 13,420 29.93% -2.59% $74,580.51
     Conservative Marc Dalton 12,364 27.58% -0.05% $70,006.15
     Green Scott Janzen 1,654 3.68% -0.04% $1,149.61
Total valid votes 44,829 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 144 0.32%
Turnout 44,973 60.09%
     New Democratic Party hold Swing +3.40%


Canadian federal election, 2004
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%
     New Democratic Party gain from Conservative (notational) Swing -19.2%

^ % change based on redistributed results. Conservative change based on combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative numbers.

[edit] See also

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