Burnaby North—Seymour

Burnaby North—Seymour is a future federal electoral district in British Columbia. It will encompass a portion of B.C. now included in the electoral districts of Burnaby—Douglas and North Vancouver.^[1]

Burnaby North—Seymour was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It will come into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.^[2]

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation^[3][4]

Ethnic groups: 55.8% White, 23.6% Chinese, 3.7% South Asian, 3.0% Korean, 3.0% Filipino, 1.8% Aboriginal, 1.8% Japanese, 1.7% West Asian, 1.5% Latin American, 1.2% Southeast Asian
Languages: 58.4% English, 18.7% Chinese, 3.3% Italian, 2.8% Korean, 1.6% Spanish, 1.5% Persian, 1.2% French, 1.2% Tagalog, 1.1% German
Religions: 44.8% Christian (21.3% Catholic, 4.5% United Church, 4.0% Anglican, 1.5% Christian Orthodox, 1.3% Baptist, 1.2% Lutheran, 1.0% Presbyterian, 10.1% Other), 3.6% Buddhist, 2.9% Muslim, 45.6% No religion
Median income (2010): $29,910
Average income (2010): $41,002

Election results

Selected candidates for the 2015 election include Michael "Mike" Little (Conservative), Carol Baird Ellan (New Democrat), Terry Beech (Liberal) and biochemist/activist Lynne Quarmby (Green).

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