Vancouver Kingsway
- For the similarly named provincial electoral district that incorporates some of the same area, see Vancouver-Kingsway (provincial electoral district)
Vancouver Kingsway is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1988 and since 1997. It is located in Vancouver.
Demographics
This riding's population is over 54% immigrants. The two largest ethnic groups in this riding are the Chinese-Canadians at 43% and the Filipino-Canadians at 11%. The service sector, retail trade and manufacturing are the major sources of employment in Vancouver Kingsway. The average family income is over $72,000. Unemployment is around 6.5%.[1] 9.9% of the population is Buddhist, the highest in Canada. [3]
History
The name "Vancouver Kingsway" has been used twice to describe federal ridings. It was first created in 1952, carved out of Vancouver South riding. In 1987, the riding was divided between Burnaby—Kingsway, Vancouver East, Vancouver Quadra and Vancouver South ridings. In 1996, a new Vancouver Kingsway was created out of these same four ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
David Emerson controversy
David Emerson was first elected in 2004, for the Liberal Party of Canada, and served in the Cabinet as the Minister of Industry.
Emerson was re-elected as a Liberal in the 2006 election, but crossed the floor two weeks later on February 6, 2006 to become the new Minister of International Trade in Stephen Harper's Conservative government.
Emerson's floor-crossing was highly controversial. Then Prime Minister-designate Stephen Harper dispatched campaign co-chair John Douglas Reynolds, on the day after the election, to offer Emerson a cabinet post in a Conservative government. Emerson's acceptance of that offer made Canadian history, marking the first time a member of parliament, let alone a cabinet minister, had crossed the floor before a new government was even sworn in.
As a result of the controversy, a number of groups formed to fight for Emerson's resignation. Some groups also seek legislation that would prevent floor crossing altogether or restrict a member of parliament if they abandon their party's caucus. Groups that fought against Emerson's defection included the New Democratic Party-aligned Recall David Emerson Campaign, and the Liberal Party-aligned but eventually wholly citizen-driven De-Elect Emerson Campaign.
Election results
1997 - present
This riding has been held by either the NDP or the Liberals for most of its history. The two candidates who topped the poll in the 2008 election ran again in 2011. The incumbent Member of Parliament, Vancouver lawyer Don Davies, represented the NDP,[2] and Vancouver businesswoman Wendy Yuan represented the Liberal Party again.[3] Fewer than 3,000 votes separated them in 2008.
Canadian federal election, 2008 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
|
New Democrat |
Don Davies |
15,933 |
35.20 |
+1.70 |
$81,501 |
|
Liberal |
Wendy Yuan |
13,164 |
29.02 |
-14.43 |
$79,758 |
|
Conservative |
Salomon Rayek |
12,419 |
27.43 |
+8.64 |
$70,829 |
|
Green |
Doug Warkentin |
3,031 |
6.69 |
+3.86 |
$3,478 |
|
Libertarian |
Matt Kadioglu |
309 |
0.68 |
+0.09 |
-- |
|
Communist |
Kimball Cariou |
291 |
0.64 |
+0.29 |
$391 |
|
Marxist–Leninist |
Donna Peterson |
149 |
0.33 |
+0.19 |
|
Total valid votes/Expense limit |
45,296 |
100.00 |
|
$84,758 |
Total rejected ballots |
328 |
0.72 |
+0.13 |
|
Turnout |
45,624 |
56 |
-3 |
|
|
New Democratic Party gain from Liberal |
Swing |
+8.1 |
|
Canadian federal election, 2006 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
|
Liberal |
David Emerson |
20,062 |
43.45 |
+3.01 |
$74,641 |
|
New Democrat |
Ian Waddell |
15,470 |
33.50 |
-3.77 |
$77,756 |
|
Conservative |
Kanman Wong |
8,679 |
18.79 |
+2.31 |
$77,756 |
|
Green |
Arno Schortinghuis |
1,307 |
2.83 |
-0.73 |
$803 |
|
Libertarian |
Matt Kadioglu |
277 |
0.59 |
|
|
|
Communist |
Kimball Cariou |
162 |
0.35 |
-0.05 |
$297 |
|
Canadian Action |
Connie Fogal |
143 |
0.30 |
-0.03 |
$2,987 |
|
Marxist–Leninist |
Donna Peterson |
68 |
0.14 |
-0.08 |
|
Total valid votes |
46,285 |
100.00 |
|
|
Total rejected ballots |
274 |
0.59 |
-0.43 |
|
Turnout |
46,442 |
59.2 |
+1.2 |
|
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
+3.4 |
|
Canadian federal election, 2004 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
|
Liberal |
David Emerson |
17,267 |
40.44 |
-2.82 |
$63,734 |
|
New Democrat |
Ian Waddell |
15,916 |
37.27 |
+21.36 |
$55,150 |
|
Conservative |
Jesse Johl |
7,037 |
16.48 |
-17.69 |
$72,888 |
|
Green |
Tracey Jastinder Mann |
1,521 |
3.56 |
+0.87 |
|
|
Independent |
Jeannie Kwan |
548 |
1.28 |
|
$7,229 |
|
Communist |
Jason Mann |
172 |
0.40 |
-0.04 |
$389 |
|
Canadian Action |
Jacob Rempel |
142 |
0.33 |
-2.87 |
$373 |
|
Marxist–Leninist |
Donna Peterson |
94 |
0.22 |
-0.11 |
$150 |
Total valid votes |
42,697 |
100.00 |
|
|
Total rejected ballots |
395 |
0.92 |
+0.08 |
|
Turnout |
43,092 |
58.01 |
+2.03 |
|
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
-12.09 |
|
Change is based on redistributed results from 2000. Conservative change is from the total of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative votes.
Canadian federal election, 2000 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
|
Liberal |
Sophia Leung |
16,118 |
43.07 |
+2.63 |
$56,204 |
|
Canadian Alliance |
Alice Wong |
11,076 |
29.59 |
+11.23 |
$39,286 |
|
New Democrat |
Victor Wong |
5,921 |
15.82 |
-14.72 |
$7,654 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
Kanman Wong |
1,803 |
4.81 |
+0.85 |
$11,072 |
|
Canadian Action |
Connie Fogal |
1,200 |
3.20 |
|
$54,962 |
|
Green |
Phillip Petrik |
1,009 |
2.69 |
+0.37 |
$134 |
|
Communist |
Elwyn Patterson |
168 |
0.44 |
|
$189 |
|
Marxist–Leninist |
Donna Peterson |
126 |
0.33 |
-0.13 |
$22 |
Total valid votes |
37,421 |
100.00 |
|
|
Total rejected ballots |
316 |
0.84 |
-0.37 |
|
Turnout |
37,737 |
55.98 |
-7.39 |
|
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
-4.30 |
|
Canadian federal election, 1997 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
|
Liberal |
Sophia Leung |
14,182 |
40.62 |
|
$48,495 |
|
New Democrat |
Victor Wong |
10,662 |
30.54 |
|
$52,412 |
|
Reform |
Raymond Leung |
6,412 |
18.36 |
|
$15,532 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
Kan Wong |
1,385 |
3.96 |
|
$4,577 |
|
Independent |
Gim Huey |
894 |
2.56 |
|
$23,368 |
|
Green |
Irene Louise Schmidt |
811 |
2.32 |
|
|
|
Natural Law |
Steven Beck |
210 |
0.60 |
|
|
|
Marxist–Leninist |
Donna Peterson |
161 |
0.46 |
|
$699 |
|
Independent |
Roger Annis |
116 |
0.33 |
|
|
|
Independent |
David Tsai |
78 |
0.22 |
|
$2,450 |
Total valid votes |
34,911 |
100.00 |
|
|
Total rejected ballots |
426 |
1.21 |
|
|
Turnout |
35,337 |
63.37 |
|
|
1953 - 1988
|
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