Vancouver Kingsway

Vancouver Kingsway
British Columbia electoral district

Vancouver Kingsway in relation to other federal electoral districts in Vancouver
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 

Don Davies
New Democratic

District created 1996
First contested 1997
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 102,003
Electors (2015) 69,812
Area (km²)[1] 15
Pop. density (per km²) 6,800.2
Census divisions Metro Vancouver
Census subdivisions Vancouver
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 House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1988 and since 1997. It is located in Vancouver.

Demographics

This riding's population is over 54% immigrants. The two largest visible minority groups in this riding are 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%.[2]

9.9% of the population is Buddhist, the highest in Canada.[3] More generally, Vancouver Kingsway has the highest proportion of non-Christians, 62.8% in particular, of which: no religious affiliation: 43.5%, Buddhist: 9.9%, Sikh: 3.2% etc.[4][5]

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.

This riding has been held by the NDP and its precursor CCF for most of its history. The NDP has won 12 of the 18 elections held since the riding was formed in 1953, the Liberals have won 5 and the Conservatives 1. 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,[6] and Vancouver businesswoman Wendy Yuan represented the Liberal Party again.[7] Davies won by approximately 3,000 votes in 2008. In 2011, Davies quintupled that margin, topping the Liberal candidate by over 15,000 votes, the Conservative candidate by over 10,000 votes, and winning over 50% of the votes cast.

The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Vancouver Kingsway should be adjusted, and a modified electoral district of the same name will be contested in future elections.[8] The redefined Vancouver Kingsway loses that portion of its current territory west of Main Street to the new district of Vancouver Granville as well as a small area in its extreme southeast to Vancouver South. These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[9]

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.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Vancouver Kingsway
Riding created from Vancouver South
22nd  1953–1957     Angus MacInnis Co-operative Commonwealth
23rd  1957–1958 Alexander Macdonald
24th  1958–1962     John Ferguson Browne Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Arnold Webster New Democratic
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968 Grace MacInnis
28th  1968–1972
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979     Simma Holt Liberal
31st  1979–1980     Ian Waddell New Democratic
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Burnaby—Kingsway, Vancouver East,
Vancouver Quadra and Vancouver South
Riding re-created from Burnaby—Kingsway, Vancouver East,
Vancouver Quadra and Vancouver South
36th  1997–2000     Sophia Leung Liberal
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006 David Emerson
39th  2006–2006
 2006–2008     Conservative
40th  2008–2011     Don Davies New Democratic
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–Present

Election results

1997–present

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticDon Davies 20,763 45.74 -5.53 $113,476.84
LiberalSteven Kou 12,625 27.81 +11.64 $93,120.16
ConservativeJojo Quimpo 9,538 21.01 -6.81
GreenCatherine Moore 1,476 3.25 -0.28 $1,663.13
LibertarianMatt Kadioglu 468 1.03
CommunistKimball Cariou 445 0.98
Marxist–LeninistDonna Petersen 81 0.18
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,396100.00 $204,392.06
Total rejected ballots 4711.03
Turnout 45,86764.41
Eligible voters 71,206
New Democratic hold Swing -8.58
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]
2011 federal election redistributed results[12]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 18,752 51.27
  Conservative 10,177 27.82
  Liberal 5,916 16.17
  Green 1,292 3.53
  Others 441 1.21
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticDon Davies 23,452 50.08 +14.88
ConservativeTrang Nguyen 13,157 28.10 +0.67
LiberalWendy Yuan 7,796 16.65 -12.37
GreenLouise Boutin 1,860 3.97 -2.72
LibertarianMatt Kadioglu 275 0.59 -0.09
CommunistKimball Cariou 210 0.45 -0.19
Marxist–LeninistDonna Peterson 78 0.17 -0.16
Total valid votes 46,828100.0  
Total rejected ballots 3150.67-0.05
Turnout 47,14358.10+2
New Democratic hold Swing +7.10
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticDon Davies 15,933 35.20 +1.70 $81,501
LiberalWendy Yuan 13,164 29.02 -14.43 $79,758
ConservativeSalomon Rayek 12,419 27.43 +8.64 $70,829
GreenDoug Warkentin 3,031 6.69 +3.86 $3,478
LibertarianMatt Kadioglu 309 0.68 +0.09
CommunistKimball Cariou 291 0.64 +0.29 $391
Marxist–LeninistDonna Peterson 149 0.33 +0.19
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,296100.0   $84,758
Total rejected ballots 3280.72+0.13
Turnout 45,62456-3
New Democratic gain from Conservative Swing +8.06
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalDavid Emerson 20,062 43.45 +3.01 $74,641
New DemocraticIan Waddell 15,470 33.50 -3.77 $77,756
ConservativeKanman Wong 8,679 18.79 +2.31 $77,756
GreenArno Schortinghuis 1,307 2.83 -0.73 $803
LibertarianMatt Kadioglu 277 0.59
CommunistKimball Cariou 162 0.35 -0.05 $297
Canadian ActionConnie Fogal 143 0.30 -0.03 $2,987
Marxist–LeninistDonna Peterson 68 0.14 -0.08
Total valid votes 46,285100.0  
Total rejected ballots 2740.59-0.43
Turnout 46,44259.2+1.2
Liberal hold Swing +3.39
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalDavid Emerson 17,267 40.44 -2.82 $63,734
New DemocraticIan Waddell 15,916 37.27 +21.36 $55,150
ConservativeJesse Johl 7,037 16.48 -17.69 $72,888
GreenTracey Jastinder Mann 1,521 3.56 +0.87
IndependentJeannie Kwan 548 1.28 $7,229
CommunistJason Mann 172 0.40 -0.04 $389
Canadian ActionJacob Rempel 142 0.33 -2.87 $373
Marxist–LeninistDonna Peterson 94 0.22 -0.11 $150
Total valid votes 42,697100.0  
Total rejected ballots 3950.92+0.08
Turnout 43,09258.01+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
LiberalSophia Leung 16,118 43.07 +2.63 $56,204
AllianceAlice Wong 11,076 29.59 +11.23 $39,286
New DemocraticVictor Wong 5,921 15.82 -14.72 $7,654
Progressive ConservativeKanman Wong 1,803 4.81 +0.85 $11,072
Canadian ActionConnie Fogal 1,200 3.20 $54,962
GreenPhillip Petrik 1,009 2.69 +0.37 $134
CommunistElwyn Patterson 168 0.44 $189
Marxist–LeninistDonna Peterson 126 0.33 -0.13 $22
Total valid votes 37,421100.0  
Total rejected ballots 3160.84-0.37
Turnout 37,73755.98-7.39
Liberal hold Swing -4.30
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party.
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalSophia Leung 14,182 40.62 $48,495
New DemocraticVictor Wong 10,662 30.54 $52,412
ReformRaymond Leung 6,412 18.36 $15,532
Progressive ConservativeKan Wong 1,385 3.96 $4,577
IndependentGim Huey 894 2.56 $23,368
GreenIrene Louise Schmidt 811 2.32
Natural LawSteven Beck 210 0.60
Marxist–LeninistDonna Peterson 161 0.46 $699
IndependentRoger Annis 116 0.33
IndependentDavid Tsai 78 0.22 $2,450
Total valid votes 34,911100.0  
Total rejected ballots 4261.21
Turnout 35,33763.37
This riding was re-created from parts of Burnaby—Kingsway, Vancouver East, Vancouver Quadra and Vancouver South, which elected three Liberals and one New Democrat (Burnaby—Kingsway) in the previous election.

1953–1988

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticIan Waddell 20,179 51.10 +4.25
LiberalNancy Morrison 11,640 29.48 -0.84
Progressive ConservativeCollin Wong 7,152 18.11 -3.82
GreenTed Mousseau 305 0.77
CommunistBert Ogden 214 0.54 +0.13
Total valid votes 39,490100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +2.54
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticIan Waddell 16,928 46.85 +2.09
LiberalSimma Holt 10,954 30.32 -2.01
Progressive ConservativeDrew Taylor 7,924 21.93 -0.27
CommunistBert Ogden 149 0.41 ±0
IndependentNorm Baker 113 0.31
Marxist–LeninistLeanne Corcoran 63 0.17 -0.12
Total valid votes 36,131100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +2.05
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticIan Waddell 15,928 44.76 +11.71
LiberalSimma Holt 11,503 32.33 -5.05
Progressive ConservativeCal Davis 7,900 22.20 -6.31
CommunistJack Phillips 147 0.41 -0.29
Marxist–LeninistTarlochan S. Bains 106 0.30 -0.06
Total valid votes 35,584100.0  
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +8.38
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalSimma Holt 12,002 37.38 +18.60
New DemocraticDennis F. Mulroney 10,614 33.06 -23.76
Progressive ConservativeJohn Taylor 9,155 28.51 +7.33
CommunistFred Wilson 225 0.70
Marxist–LeninistThomas J. Boylan 114 0.36
Total valid votes 32,110100.0  
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +21.18
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticGrace MacInnis 18,108 56.81 +7.26
Progressive ConservativeJohn A. Cherrington 6,752 21.18 +10.75
LiberalEd Bodnarchuk 5,986 18.78 -15.64
Social CreditFaren Garner 750 2.35 -3.24
IndependentWilliam John Turner 211 0.66
IndependentClaire Alston 66 0.21
Total valid votes 31,873100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing -1.74
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticGrace MacInnis 15,599 49.55 +0.48
LiberalEdward Bodnarchuk 10,835 34.42 +5.85
Progressive ConservativeClaude Britton 3,285 10.44 +2.43
Social CreditLorena T. Green 1,760 5.59 -8.75
Total valid votes 31,479100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing -2.68
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticGrace MacInnis 13,730 49.08 +1.84
LiberalJack Austin 7,994 28.57 +1.00
Social CreditArthur Holmes 4,012 14.34 +3.70
Progressive ConservativeGarfield Milner 2,240 8.01 -6.54
Total valid votes 27,976100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +0.42
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticArnold Alexander Webster 13,966 47.24 -0.87
LiberalDouglas A. Walker 8,154 27.58 +5.45
Progressive ConservativeGerald E. Klein 4,301 14.55 -4.65
Social CreditArthur Holmes 3,145 10.64 +0.07
Total valid votes 29,566100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing -3.16
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticArnold Alexander Webster 13,837 48.10 +6.12
LiberalDouglas A. Walker 6,366 22.13 +12.71
Progressive ConservativeJohn Ferguson Browne 5,523 19.20 -23.51
Social CreditArthur Holmes 3,039 10.56 +4.68
Total valid votes 28,765100.0  
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -3.30
Change for the New Democrats is based on the Co-operative Commonwealth.
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Ferguson Browne 11,928 42.71 +17.04
Co-operative CommonwealthAlex B. Macdonald 11,724 41.98 +7.66
LiberalEveret King 2,631 9.42 -6.79
Social CreditGus Froese 1,642 5.88 -17.90
Total valid votes 27,925100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Co-operative Commonwealth Swing +4.69
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthAlex Macdonald 9,040 34.33 -11.85
Progressive ConservativeJohn Ferguson Browne 6,762 25.68 +17.95
Social CreditThomas Williamson 6,262 23.78 -1.71
LiberalEverett Crowley 4,270 16.21 -1.77
Total valid votes 26,334100.0  
Co-operative Commonwealth hold Swing -14.90
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes%
Co-operative CommonwealthAngus MacInnis 10,162 46.18
Social CreditNicholas James Bartman 5,610 25.49
LiberalArthur Ralph Gordon Helps 3,957 17.98
Progressive ConservativeWalter Redvers Dent 1,700 7.72
Labor–ProgressiveMona Laufey Morgan 578 2.63
Total valid votes 22,007100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Vancouver South, which elected a Liberal in the previous election.

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