Burnaby—New Westminster (federal electoral district)

Burnaby—New Westminster
British Columbia electoral district
	Burnaby—New Westminster shown in the Lower Mainland
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	2003
District abolished	2013
First contested	2004
Last contested	2011
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	131,917
Electors (2011)	80,110
Area (km²)	40.69
Census division	Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)	Burnaby, New Westminster

Burnaby—New Westminster was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015.

Demographics

(According to the 2001 Canadian 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

Geography

The riding includes all of the city of New Westminster west of 8th Street and 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.

History

The riding was created in 2003 from parts of New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby, Vancouver South—Burnaby, and Burnaby—Douglas.

According to the electoral boundaries set out by the 2012 Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for British Columbia, the riding was dissolved, with various parts joining the new ridings of Burnaby South, New Westminster—Burnaby and Steveston—Richmond East.^[3]

Members of Parliament

Parliament	Years		Party
Riding created from New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby, Vancouver South—Burnaby and Burnaby—Douglas
38th	2004–2006	Peter Julian	New Democratic
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–2015
Riding dissolved into Burnaby South, and New Westminster—Burnaby

Election results

v t e 2011 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Peter Julian	22,193	49.67	+3.17	$71,153.20
	Conservative	Paul Forseth	16,009	35.83	+5.48	$69,676.43
	Liberal	Garth Evans	4,496	10.06	–5.36	$25,287.52
	Green	Carrie McLaren	1,731	3.87	–3.21	$1,701.37
	Libertarian	Tyler Pierce	160	0.36	–0.07	$344.00
	Marxist–Leninist	Joseph Theriault	94	0.21	–0.01	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			44,683	99.57	–	$90,151.17
Total rejected ballots			194	0.43	–0.06
Turnout			44,877	53.25	–1.10
Eligible voters			84,271
	New Democratic hold		Swing		–1.15
Source: Elections Canada^[4]^[5]

v t e 2008 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Peter Julian	20,145	46.50	+7.70	$72,142.50
	Conservative	Sam Rakhra	13,150	30.35	+2.77	$72,106.12
	Liberal	Gerry Lenoski	6,681	15.42	–14.52	$45,119.84
	Green	Carrie McLaren	3,067	7.08	+3.39	$7,637.50
	Libertarian	Ismet Yetisen	186	0.43	–	none listed
	Marxist–Leninist	Joseph Theriault	96	0.22	–	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			43,325	99.51	–	$85,024.12
Total rejected ballots			214	0.49	+0.17
Turnout			43,539	54.35	–5.74
Eligible voters			80,110
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+2.44
Source: Elections Canada^[6]^[7]

v t e 2006 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Peter Julian	17,391	38.79	+5.07	$67,743.86
	Liberal	Mary Pynenburg	13,420	29.94	–3.00	$74,115.51
	Conservative	Marc Dalton	12,364	27.58	–0.77	$52,855.97
	Green	Scott Henry Janzen	1,654	3.69	–0.16	$1,149.61
Total valid votes/expense limit			44,829	99.68	–	$77,276.88
Total rejected ballots			144	0.32	–0.20
Turnout			44,973	60.09	+1.13
Eligible voters			74,848
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+4.03
Source: Elections Canada^[8]^[9]

v t e 2004 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Peter Julian	14,061	33.72	–	$51,272.44
	Liberal	Mary Pynenburg	13,732	32.93	–	$66,885.20
	Conservative	Mike Redmond	11,821	28.35	–	$49,976.95
	Green	Revel Kunz	1,606	3.85	–	$173.25
	Canadian Action	Dana Green	312	0.75	–	$97.83
	Communist	Péter Pál Horváth	166	0.40	–	$389.85
Total valid votes/expense limit			41,698	99.48	–	$73,590.81
Total rejected ballots			217	0.52	–
Turnout			41,915	58.95	–
Eligible voters			71,097
	New Democratic notional gain from Conservative		Swing		+9.69
This riding was created from parts of New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby, Vancouver South—Burnaby, and Burnaby—Douglas, which elected MPs from the Canadian Alliance, Liberal, and New Democratic parties, respectively, in 2000. Changes are based on redistributed results. Conservative change based on the total of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative votes in the 2000 election.
Source: Elections Canada^[10]^[11]^[12]

References

↑ Statistics Canada: 2012
↑ Statistics Canada: 2012
↑ "Proposed Boundaries – British Columbia – Redistribution Federal Electoral Districts".
↑ "Forty-First General Election 2011 — Poll-by-poll Results: Burnaby—New Westminster". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2011.
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2011). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2011 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
↑ "Fortieth General Election 2008 — Poll-by-poll Results: Burnaby—New Westminster". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2008.
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2008). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2008 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
↑ "Thirty-Ninth General Election 2006 — Poll-by-poll Results: Burnaby—New Westminster". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2006.
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2006). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2006 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Burnaby--New Westminster, British Columbia (2004)". lop.parl.ca.
↑ "Thirty-Eighth General Election 2004 — Poll-by-poll Results: Burnaby—New Westminster". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2004.
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2004). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2004 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

"Burnaby—New Westminster (federal electoral district) (Code 59003) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
Library of Parliament Riding Profile

External links

Riding history for Burnaby—New Westminster, British Columbia (2004–2015) from the Library of Parliament

49°12′48″N 122°56′50″W / 49.2134°N 122.9472°W / 49.2134; -122.9472

[1] Statistics Canada: 2012

[2] Statistics Canada: 2012

[3] "Proposed Boundaries – British Columbia – Redistribution Federal Electoral Districts".

[4] "Forty-First General Election 2011 — Poll-by-poll Results: Burnaby—New Westminster". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2011.

[5] Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2011). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2011 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

[6] "Fortieth General Election 2008 — Poll-by-poll Results: Burnaby—New Westminster". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2008.

[7] Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2008). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2008 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

[8] "Thirty-Ninth General Election 2006 — Poll-by-poll Results: Burnaby—New Westminster". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2006.

[9] Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2006). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2006 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

[10] Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Burnaby--New Westminster, British Columbia (2004)". lop.parl.ca.

[11] "Thirty-Eighth General Election 2004 — Poll-by-poll Results: Burnaby—New Westminster". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2004.

[12] Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2004). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2004 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

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