| Defunct federal electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1952 |
| District abolished | 1966 |
| First contested | 1953 |
| Last contested | 1965 |
Burnaby—Coquitlam was a federalelectoral district inBritish Columbia, Canada, that was represented in theHouse of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1968. Thisriding was created in 1952 from parts ofBurnaby—Richmond riding.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed intoBurnaby—Seymour,Fraser Valley West andNew Westminster ridings.
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created fromBurnaby—Richmond | ||||
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Erhart Regier | Co-operative Commonwealth | |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | |||
| 24th | 1958–1961 | |||
| 1961–1962 | New Democratic | |||
| 25th | 1962–1962 | |||
| 1962–1963 | Tommy Douglas | New Democratic | ||
| 26th | 1963–1965 | |||
| 27th | 1965–1968 | |||
| Riding dissolved intoBurnaby—Seymour,Fraser Valley West andNew Westminster | ||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Tommy Douglas | 22,553 | 52.93 | +6.56 | ||||
| Liberal | Dick Hayes | 12,090 | 28.37 | -6.03 | ||||
| Social Credit | James Morris Kennedy | 5,308 | 12.46 | +2.93 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Allen | 2,662 | 6.25 | -3.45 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 42,613 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratichold | Swing | +6.30 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Tommy Douglas | 19,067 | 46.37 | -4.06 | ||||
| Liberal | Tom Kent | 14,148 | 34.40 | +9.58 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lyn Morrow | 3,990 | 9.70 | +1.78 | ||||
| Social Credit | René-J. Gamache | 3,917 | 9.53 | -6.80 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 41,122 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratichold | Swing | -6.82 | ||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, October 22, 1962 On the resignation ofErhart Regier, 20 August 1962 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Tommy Douglas | 16,313 | 50.43 | +0.52 | ||||
| Liberal | Warren R. Clark | 8,029 | 24.82 | +0.32 | ||||
| Social Credit | René-J. Gamache | 5,282 | 16.33 | +4.37 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Eric Greenwood | 2,562 | 7.92 | -5.72 | ||||
| Independent | George D. Burnham | 162 | 0.50 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 32,348 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratichold | Swing | +0.10 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Erhart Regier | 19,050 | 49.91 | +6.83 | ||||
| Liberal | Warren R. Clark | 9,351 | 24.50 | +12.72 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Maurice Dorfman | 5,206 | 13.64 | -24.45 | ||||
| Social Credit | David C. King | 4,564 | 11.96 | +4.91 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 38,171 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratichold | Swing | -2.94 | ||||||
| Change for the New Democrats is based on the Co-operative Commonwealth. | ||||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Erhart Regier | 12,917 | 43.08 | +4.30 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Murray Morrison | 11,422 | 38.09 | +20.56 | ||||
| Liberal | Robert James Cooper | 3,533 | 11.78 | -5.15 | ||||
| Social Credit | Morris Perrett | 2,113 | 7.05 | -19.71 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 29,985 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealthhold | Swing | -8.13 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Erhart Regier | 10,947 | 38.78 | +1.16 | ||||
| Social Credit | Clarence E. Gerhart | 7,552 | 26.76 | +0.82 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jane Kilmer | 4,949 | 17.53 | +6.48 | ||||
| Liberal | Fred Philps | 4,778 | 16.93 | -5.21 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 28,226 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealthhold | Swing | +0.17 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Erhart Regier | 7,232 | 37.62 | |||||
| Social Credit | Rene Jules Gamache | 4,987 | 25.94 | |||||
| Liberal | George Campbell Bastedo | 4,256 | 22.14 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | John E. Milne | 2,124 | 11.05 | |||||
| Labor–Progressive | Alexander Kucher | 627 | 3.26 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 19,226 | 100.0 | ||||||
| This riding was created from parts ofBurnaby—Richmond, which elected a Liberal in the previous election. | ||||||||