Burnaby—Douglas

Burnaby—Douglas
British Columbia electoral district

Burnaby—Douglas in relation to other federal electoral districts in Vancouver
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 		 

Kennedy Stewart
New Democratic

District created 1996
First contested 1997
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 123,275
Electors (2011) 82,291
Area (km²)[2] 57.51
Pop. density (per km²) 2,143.5
Census divisions Greater Vancouver Regional District
Census subdivisions Burnaby

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

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.

The 2012 electoral redistribution determined that this riding will be dissolved and incorporated into Burnaby North—Seymour and Burnaby South for the 2015 election.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from New Westminster—Burnaby
and Burnaby—Kingsway
36th  1997 − 2000     Svend Robinson New Democratic
37th  2000 − 2004
38th  2004 − 2006     Bill Siksay New Democratic
39th  2006 − 2008
40th  2008 − 2011
41st  2011 − Present     Kennedy Stewart New Democratic
Riding to be dissolved into Burnaby North—Seymour
and Burnaby South

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticKennedy Stewart 20,943 42.99 +5.05
ConservativeRonald Leung 19,932 40.92 +4.67
LiberalKen Low 5,451 11.19 -8.22
GreenAdrianne Merlo 1,754 3.60 -2.37
LibertarianLewis Clarke Dahlby 420 0.86 –
CommunistGeorge Gidora 155 0.32 -0.11
Marxist–LeninistBrian Sproule 57 0.12 –
Total valid votes 48,710100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +0.19
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticBill Siksay 17,937 37.94 +2.34 $69,095
ConservativeRonald Leung 17,139 36.25 +8.65 $74,432
LiberalBill Cunningham 9,177 19.41 -13.59 $53,568
GreenDoug Perry 2,822 5.97 +2.47 $1,629
CommunistGeorge Gidora 203 0.43 +0.13 $377
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,278100.0   $85,966
Total rejected ballots 2080.44
Turnout 47,486
New Democratic hold Swing -3.16
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticBill Siksay 17,323 35.60 +1.02 $75,409.11
LiberalBill Cunningham 16,079 33.00 +0.48 $69,467.45
ConservativeGeorge Drazenovic 13,466 27.60 -0.03 $55,538.14
GreenRay Power 1,694 3.50 -0.22
CommunistTimothy George Gidora 153 0.30 +0.04 $522.00
Total valid votes 48,715100.0  
Turnout 48,71563.2
New Democratic hold Swing +0.27
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticBill Siksay 15,682 34.58 -2.80 $59,871
LiberalBill Cunningham 14,748 32.52 +8.85 $63,194
ConservativeGeorge Drazenovic 12,531 27.63 -10.89 $79,130
GreenShawn Hunsdale 1,687 3.72 –
LibertarianAdam Desaulniers 291 0.64 –
IndependentFrank Cerminara 282 0.62 – $2,455
CommunistHanne Gidora 122 0.26 -0.15 $407
Total valid votes 45,343100.0  
Total rejected ballots 3200.70+0.21
Turnout 45,66361.49-0.85
New Democratic hold Swing -5.82
Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined totals of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives.
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticSvend Robinson 17,018 37.38 -5.70 $50,374
AllianceAlan McDonnell 15,057 33.08 +6.53 $49,282
LiberalFrancesca Zumpano 10,774 23.67 -2.41 $57,489
Progressive ConservativeKenneth Edgar King 2,477 5.44 +2.05 $12,954
CommunistRoger Perkins 198 0.41 – $189
Total valid votes 45,515100.0  
Total rejected ballots 2250.49+0.03
Turnout 45,74062.34-5.71
New Democratic hold Swing -6.12
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party.
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
New DemocraticSvend Robinson 19,058 43.08 $45,632
ReformGary Eyre 11,743 26.55 $38,897
LiberalMobina Jaffer 11,536 26.08 $55,707
Progressive ConservativeRay Power 1,498 3.39 $9,924
Natural LawValerie Hubert 300 0.68
Marxist–LeninistBrian Sproule 103 0.23
Total valid votes 44,238100.0  
Total rejected ballots 2030.46
Turnout 44,44168.05
This riding was created from parts of New Westminster—Burnaby and Burnaby—Kingsway, which elected a Reform and a New Democrat, respectively, in the last election. New Democrat Svend Robinson was the incumbent from Burnaby—Kingsway.

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Stastistics Canada: 2012
  2. ↑ Stastistics Canada: 2012

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