Burnaby—Douglas in relation to other federal electoral districts in Vancouver | |
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| 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 |
| Census division | Greater Vancouver Regional District |
| Census subdivision | Burnaby |
Burnaby—Douglas was a federalelectoral district in theprovince ofBritish Columbia, Canada, that was represented in theHouse of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2012. It was named after the city ofBurnaby, as well as Douglas Road andTommy Douglas, an MP who represented the area in the 1960s.[3]
This electoral district was created in 1996 fromNew Westminster—Burnaby andBurnaby—Kingsway ridings. Portions ofVancouver South—Burnaby andNew Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby have been added to it since.
The2012 electoral redistribution dissolved this riding and incorporated it intoBurnaby North—Seymour andBurnaby South for the2015 election.
This riding elected the followingmembers of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created fromNew Westminster—Burnaby andBurnaby—Kingsway | ||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Svend Robinson | New Democratic | |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | |||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Bill Siksay | ||
| 39th | 2006–2008 | |||
| 40th | 2008–2011 | |||
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Kennedy Stewart | ||
| Riding dissolved intoBurnaby North—Seymour andBurnaby South | ||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Kennedy Stewart | 20,943 | 42.99 | +5.05 | ||||
| Conservative | Ronald Leung | 19,932 | 40.92 | +4.67 | ||||
| Liberal | Ken Low | 5,451 | 11.19 | -8.22 | ||||
| Green | Adrianne Merlo | 1,754 | 3.60 | -2.37 | ||||
| Libertarian | Lewis Clarke Dahlby | 420 | 0.86 | – | ||||
| Communist | George Gidora | 155 | 0.32 | -0.11 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Brian Sproule | 57 | 0.12 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 48,710 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratichold | Swing | +0.19 | ||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Bill Siksay | 17,937 | 37.94 | +2.34 | $69,095 | |||
| Conservative | Ronald Leung | 17,139 | 36.25 | +8.65 | $74,432 | |||
| Liberal | Bill Cunningham | 9,177 | 19.41 | -13.59 | $53,568 | |||
| Green | Doug Perry | 2,822 | 5.97 | +2.47 | $1,629 | |||
| Communist | George Gidora | 203 | 0.43 | +0.13 | $377 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,278 | 100.0 | $85,966 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 208 | 0.44 | ||||||
| Turnout | 47,486 | |||||||
| New Democratichold | Swing | -3.16 | ||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Bill Siksay | 17,323 | 35.60 | +1.02 | $75,409.11 | |||
| Liberal | Bill Cunningham | 16,079 | 33.00 | +0.48 | $69,467.45 | |||
| Conservative | George Drazenovic | 13,466 | 27.60 | -0.03 | $55,538.14 | |||
| Green | Ray Power | 1,694 | 3.50 | -0.22 | ||||
| Communist | Timothy George Gidora | 153 | 0.30 | +0.04 | $522.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 48,715 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Turnout | 48,715 | 63.2 | ||||||
| New Democratichold | Swing | +0.27 | ||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Bill Siksay | 15,682 | 34.58 | -2.80 | $59,871 | |||
| Liberal | Bill Cunningham | 14,748 | 32.52 | +8.85 | $63,194 | |||
| Conservative | George Drazenovic | 12,531 | 27.63 | -10.89 | $79,130 | |||
| Green | Shawn Hunsdale | 1,687 | 3.72 | – | ||||
| Libertarian | Adam Desaulniers | 291 | 0.64 | – | ||||
| Independent | Frank Cerminara | 282 | 0.62 | – | $2,455 | |||
| Communist | Hanne Gidora | 122 | 0.26 | -0.15 | $407 | |||
| Total valid votes | 45,343 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 320 | 0.70 | +0.21 | |||||
| Turnout | 45,663 | 61.49 | -0.85 | |||||
| New Democratichold | Swing | -5.82 | ||||||
| Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined totals of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives. | ||||||||
| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Svend Robinson | 17,018 | 37.38 | -5.70 | $50,374 | |||
| Alliance | Alan McDonnell | 15,057 | 33.08 | +6.53 | $49,282 | |||
| Liberal | Francesca Zumpano | 10,774 | 23.67 | -2.41 | $57,489 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Kenneth Edgar King | 2,477 | 5.44 | +2.05 | $12,954 | |||
| Communist | Roger Perkins | 198 | 0.41 | – | $189 | |||
| Total valid votes | 45,515 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 225 | 0.49 | +0.03 | |||||
| Turnout | 45,740 | 62.34 | -5.71 | |||||
| New Democratichold | Swing | -6.12 | ||||||
| Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party. | ||||||||
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| New Democratic | Svend Robinson | 19,058 | 43.08 | $45,632 | ||||
| Reform | Gary Eyre | 11,743 | 26.55 | $38,897 | ||||
| Liberal | Mobina Jaffer | 11,536 | 26.08 | $55,707 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ray Power | 1,498 | 3.39 | $9,924 | ||||
| Natural Law | Valerie Hubert | 300 | 0.68 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Brian Sproule | 103 | 0.23 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 44,238 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 203 | 0.46 | ||||||
| Turnout | 44,441 | 68.05 | ||||||
| This riding was created from parts ofNew Westminster—Burnaby andBurnaby—Kingsway, which elected a Reform and a New Democrat, respectively, in the last election. New DemocratSvend Robinson was the incumbent from Burnaby—Kingsway. | ||||||||
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