Federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver Centre (French :Vancouver-Centre electoral district inBritish Columbia , Canada, that has been represented in theHouse of Commons of Canada since 1917. It includes the neighbourhoods of downtown Vancouver, the West End, Yaletown, False Creek and Stanley Park. The riding is relatively gentrified due to policy efforts; it has some of the highest property values in Vancouver, a large business and commercial district with office buildings and a largeLGBTQ population.
The riding includes the neighbourhoods ofYaletown , theWest End ,Coal Harbour ,Downtown Vancouver , westernStrathcona , easternKitsilano , andFalse Creek South . The heavily urbanized electoral district is by far the most densely populated inWestern Canada , with most of its residents living in mid and high rise apartments. The riding has a diverse, multi-generational demographic.
According to the2021 Canadian census Languages (2021 mother tongue) : 55.2% English, 4.8% Mandarin, 4.6% Iranian Persian, 4% Spanish, 2.9% Yue, 2.5% French, 2.5% Korean, 1.9% Russian, 1.8% Portuguese, 1.7% Japanese, 1% German[ 3] Panethnic groups in Vancouver Centre (2011−2021)Panethnic 2021[ 4] 2016[ 5] 2011[ 6] Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % European [ a] 70,670 71,345 65,120 East Asian [ b] 21,985 19,505 17,065 Middle Eastern [ c] 8,455 6,680 5,765 South Asian 6,275 4,150 2,990 Latin American 5,650 3,460 2,605 Southeast Asian [ d] 4,265 3,520 3,470 Indigenous 2,615 2,305 1,740 African 1,730 1,300 1,005 Other[ e] 2,825 1,930 1,275 Total responses 124,475 114,190 101,040 Total population 126,995 116,443 102,480 Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.
It is the riding with the biggestJapanese community in Canada. As per the2021 census , 2.4% of the population of Vancouver-Centre is Japanese.[ 7]
The electoral district was created in 1914 from parts ofVancouver City riding .
Canada's longest-serving femalemember of Parliament (MP),Hedy Fry , has represented Vancouver Centresince 1993 . Another high-profile MP wasKim Campbell , who waselected in 1988 , served inBrian Mulroney 's cabinet, then served asPrime Minister for 132 days before being defeated by Fry.
The2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Vancouver Centre should be adjusted, and a modified electoral district of the same name would be contested in future elections.[ 8] Vancouver Granville . These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came into effect upon the call of the42nd Canadian federal election , scheduled for October 2015.[ 9]
Historical boundaries [ edit ] 1914 representation order
1933 representation order
1947 representation order
1952 representation order
1966 representation order
1976 representation order
1987 representation order
1996 representation order
2003 representation order
2013 representation order
2023 representation order
Members of Parliament [ edit ] This riding has elected the followingmembers of Parliament :
Current member of Parliament [ edit ] Its current member of Parliament isHedy Fry , a former physician. She was first elected in1993 , and is a member of theLiberal Party of Canada .
Vote share Year 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 2040 Liberal Conservative CCF/NDP Green PC/Hist. Con. Reform/Alliance Social Credit Labour National (1993) Reonstruction (1935) Communist People's Independent (>5%) Election results in Vancouver Centre
Graph of election results in Vancouver Centre (minor parties that never received 2% of the vote or did not run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Hedy Fry 20,873 40.44 −1.74 $87,773.26 New Democratic Breen Ouellette 15,869 30.74 +7.00 $80,950.83 Conservative Harry Cockell 11,162 21.62 +2.35 $20,505.00 Green Alaric Paivarinta 2,030 3.93 −8.59 $8,967.42 People's Taylor Singleton-Fookes 1,683 3.27 +1.98 $3,574.44 Total valid votes/expense limit 51,617 99.19 – $119,443.50 Total rejected ballots 422 0.81 +0.16 Turnout 52,039 57.01 −4.04 Eligible voters 91,276 Liberal hold Swing −4.37 Source:Elections Canada [ 14] [ 15]
2019 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Hedy Fry 23,599 42.18 −13.90 $90,613.92 New Democratic Breen Ouellette 13,280 23.74 +3.72 $35,726.92 Conservative David Cavey 10,782 19.27 +2.36 $32,539.03 Green Jesse Brown 7,002 12.52 +6.71 $28,503.30 People's Louise Kierans 724 1.29 – $4,907.84 Libertarian John Clarke 379 0.68 −0.38 $0.00 Independent Lily Bowman 142 0.25 – none listed Independent Imtiaz Popat 38 0.07 – $0.00 Total valid votes/expense limit 55,946 99.35 Total rejected ballots 364 0.65 +0.22 Turnout 56,310 61.05 −4.85 Eligible voters 92,243 Liberal hold Swing −8.81 Source:Elections Canada [ 16] [ 17]
2015 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Hedy Fry 32,554 56.08 +25.06 $126,090.21 New Democratic Constance Barnes 11,618 20.01 −6.34 $102,184.82 Conservative Elaine Allan 9,818 16.91 −9.14 $84,492.99 Green Lisa Barrett 3,370 5.81 −9.27 $45,728.01 Libertarian John Clarke 614 1.06 +0.53 – Marxist–Leninist Michael Hill 74 0.13 +0.02 – Total valid votes/expense limit 58,048 99.58 $224,575.59 Total rejected ballots 247 0.42 – Turnout 58,295 65.89 – Eligible voters 88,470 Liberal hold Swing +15.70 Source:Elections Canada [ 18] [ 19]
2008 Canadian federal election :Vancouver Centre Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Hedy Fry 19,506 34.50 −9.37 $80,974 Conservative Lorne Mayencourt 14,188 25.09 +4.73 $91,239 New Democratic Michael Byers 12,047 21.31 −7.34 $85,957 Green Adriane Carr 10,354 18.31 +12.43 $82,713 Libertarian John Clarke 340 0.60 +0.07 $0 Marxist–Leninist Michael Hill 94 0.16 Total valid votes/expense limit 56,529 100.0 $94,404 Liberal hold Swing −7.05
2006 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Hedy Fry 25,013 43.80 +3.50 $77,826 New Democratic Svend Robinson 16,374 28.67 −3.62 $84,170 Conservative Tony Fogarassy 11,684 20.46 +1.26 $86,591 Green Jared Evans 3,340 5.84 −0.94 $1,008 Libertarian John Clarke 304 0.53 −0.04 Marijuana HeathCliff Dion Campbell 259 0.45 – $115 Christian Heritage Joe Pal 130 0.22 −0.24 $389 Total valid votes 57,104 100.0 Total rejected ballots 163 0.28 −0.15 Turnout 57,267 62.06 +0.59 Liberal hold Swing +3.56
2004 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Hedy Fry 21,280 40.30 −2.00 $66,619 New Democratic Kennedy Stewart 17,050 32.29 +20.25 $57,675 Conservative Gary Mitchell 10,139 19.20 −18.70 $73,789 Green Robbie Mattu 3,580 6.78 +2.85 $2,440 Libertarian John Clarke 304 0.57 – $60 Christian Heritage Joe Pal 243 0.46 – $389 Canadian Action Alexander Frei 101 0.19 −1.08 $100 Communist Kimball Cariou 96 0.18 +0.01 $389 Total valid votes 52,793 100.0 Total rejected ballots 226 0.43 −0.05 Turnout 53,019 61.47 0.97 Liberal hold Swing −11.12 Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined totals of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives.
2000 Canadian federal election :Vancouver Centre Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Hedy Fry 24,553 42.30 +1.54 $69,017 Alliance John Mortimer 15,176 26.14 +3.56 $68,158 New Democratic Scott Robertson 6,993 12.04 −8.83 $8,841 Progressive Conservative Lee Johnson 6,828 11.76 +2.52 $4,047 Green Jamie Lee Hamilton 2,285 3.93 +0.93 $3,945 Marijuana Marc Emery 1,116 1.92 – Canadian Action Jeff Jewell 742 1.27 +0.24 $547 Natural Law Valerie Laporte 177 0.30 −0.12 $40 Communist Kimball Cariou 99 0.17 – $189 Marxist–Leninist Joseph Theriault 75 0.12 −0.10 $364 Total valid votes 58,044 100.0 Total rejected ballots 280 0.48 −0.05 Turnout 58,324 60.50 −4.22 Liberal hold Swing −1.01 Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party.
1997 Canadian federal election :Vancouver Centre Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Hedy Fry 20,878 40.76 +9.57 $54,905 Reform Richard Farbridge 11,567 22.58 +5.12 $24,846 New Democratic Bill Siksay 10,690 20.87 +5.69 $27,133 Progressive Conservative Victoria Minnes 4,736 9.24 −15.81 $43,121 Green Paul Alexander 1,541 3.00 +2.05 $2,154 Independent Joseph Roberts 728 1.42 – $6,163 Canadian Action Connie Fogal 528 1.03 – $12,986 Natural Law John Cowhig 217 0.42 −0.62 Independent John Clarke 125 0.24 – $2,687 Marxist–Leninist Joseph Theriault 116 0.22 – $559 Independent Elvis Flostrand 92 0.17 – $699 Total valid votes 51,218 100.0 Total rejected ballots 272 0.53 Turnout 51,490 64.72 Liberal hold Swing +2.22
Student vote results [ edit ] ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority,n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census. ^ Indicates what the riding results would have been had the 2021 election taken place using the updated riding boundaries from the2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution ^ Indicates what the riding results would have been had the 2011 election taken place using the updated riding boundaries from the2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution ^ Statistics Canada : 2022^ Statistics Canada : 2022^ "Mother Tongue for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2013 Representation Order), 2021 Census" . December 15, 2022.^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022)."Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population" .www12.statcan.gc.ca . RetrievedFebruary 16, 2023 . ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021)."Census Profile, 2016 Census" .www12.statcan.gc.ca . RetrievedFebruary 16, 2023 . ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015)."NHS Profile" .www12.statcan.gc.ca . RetrievedFebruary 16, 2023 . ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error" .^ Final Report – British Columbia the original on March 20, 2018, retrievedSeptember 2, 2013 ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts the original on April 18, 2017, retrievedSeptember 2, 2013 ^ "Voter information service" .Elections Canada . RetrievedApril 19, 2025 .^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts" .Elections Canada . May 3, 2025. RetrievedMay 21, 2025 .^ "Final Election Expenses Limits for Candidates" .Elections Canada . RetrievedMay 21, 2025 .^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders" .Elections Canada . RetrievedApril 9, 2024 .^ "Confirmed candidates — Vancouver Centre" .Elections Canada . September 1, 2021. RetrievedSeptember 6, 2021 .^ "Candidate Campaign Returns" .Elections Canada . RetrievedJuly 19, 2022 .^ "List of confirmed candidates" .Elections Canada . RetrievedOctober 4, 2019 .^ "Official Voting Results" . Elections Canada. RetrievedAugust 8, 2021 .^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Vancouver Centre, 30 September 2015 ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections ^ Vancouver Sun , June 26, 1968, "Republicans Claim Win", p. 15^ "List of confirmed candidates" .Elections Canada . RetrievedOctober 4, 2019 .^ "Official Voting Results" . Student Vote Canada. RetrievedAugust 27, 2021 .
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