New Westminster—Burnaby
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New Westminster—Burnaby was a federal electoral district
in British Columbia
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1988 to 1997.
This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Burnaby
and New Westminster—Coquitlam
ridings. It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby
riding.
The riding consisted of the City of Westminster and the southern part of the District Municipality of Burnaby.
|New Democratic Party
|BLACK, Dawn
|align="right"|24,933
|Progressive Conservative
|TAYLOR, Marie
|align="right"|18,007
|Liberal
|BRITO, Carlos
|align="right"|11,013
|Reform
|ANDERSON, Bill
|align="right"|1,722
|Social Credit
| RUSH, Randall
|align="right"|718
|Green
| BIDWELL, Richard
|align="right"|332
|Libertarian
|GEDDES, Paul
|align="right"|316
|Communist
|DEAN, Elsie
|align="right"|116
|}
|-
|Reform
|FORSETH, Paul E.
|align="right"|16,254
|Liberal
|COPELAND, Leanore
|align="right"|15,430
|New Democratic Party
| BLACK, Dawn
|align="right"|14,442
|Progressive Conservative
|MACKAY, Neil
|align="right"|6,419
|National
|JEWELL, P. Jeffery
|align="right"|1,775
|Natural Law
|GRAYSON, Carolyn
|align="right"|374
|Green
|ROMAINE, Todd E.
|align="right"|313
|Libertarian
|FONG, Robert
|align="right"|267
|Independent
|LEE, Jess P.
|align="right"|73
|Commonwealth
|DAKIN, Geoff
|align="right"|70
|}
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1988 to 1997.
This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Burnaby
Burnaby (electoral district)
Burnaby was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988.This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Burnaby—Richmond—Delta, Burnaby—Seymour and New Westminster ridings...
and New Westminster—Coquitlam
New Westminster—Coquitlam
New Westminster—Coquitlam is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988, and since 2004.-Demographics:...
ridings. It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby
New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby
New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004.-Geography:...
riding.
The riding consisted of the City of Westminster and the southern part of the District Municipality of Burnaby.
Electoral history
|-|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|BLACK, Dawn
Dawn Black
Dawn Black is a politician in British Columbia, Canada.Born Dawn Whitty, Black became involved in politics from a young age, she became an assistant to New Democratic Party Member of Parliament Pauline Jewett.-Member of Parliament:...
|align="right"|24,933
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|TAYLOR, Marie
|align="right"|18,007
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|BRITO, Carlos
|align="right"|11,013
|Reform
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
|ANDERSON, Bill
|align="right"|1,722
|Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
| RUSH, Randall
|align="right"|718
|Green
Green Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...
| BIDWELL, Richard
|align="right"|332
|Libertarian
Libertarian Party of Canada
The Libertarian Party of Canada is a political party in Canada that subscribes to the tenets of the libertarian movement across Canada.-History:...
|GEDDES, Paul
|align="right"|316
|Communist
Communist Party of Canada
The Communist Party of Canada is a communist political party in Canada. Although is it currently a minor or small political party without representation in the Federal Parliament or in provincial legislatures, historically the Party has elected representatives in Federal Parliament, Ontario...
|DEAN, Elsie
|align="right"|116
|}
|-
|Reform
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
|FORSETH, Paul E.
Paul Forseth
Paul Eugene Forseth is a Canadian politician, who was a Member of Parliament for British Columbia from 1993 to 2006.He was first elected as the Member of Parliament for New Westminster—Burnaby in the 1993 federal election, as a member of the Reform Party of Canada, defeating New Democrat Member of...
|align="right"|16,254
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|COPELAND, Leanore
|align="right"|15,430
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
| BLACK, Dawn
Dawn Black
Dawn Black is a politician in British Columbia, Canada.Born Dawn Whitty, Black became involved in politics from a young age, she became an assistant to New Democratic Party Member of Parliament Pauline Jewett.-Member of Parliament:...
|align="right"|14,442
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|MACKAY, Neil
|align="right"|6,419
|National
National Party of Canada
The National Party of Canada was a short-lived Canadian political party that contested the 1993 federal election. The party should not be confused by an earlier and unrelated National Party that was founded in 1979.-Formation:...
|JEWELL, P. Jeffery
|align="right"|1,775
|Natural Law
Natural Law Party of Canada
The Natural Law Party of Canada was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party founded in 1992 by a group of educators, business leaders, and lawyers who practiced Transcendental Meditation....
|GRAYSON, Carolyn
|align="right"|374
|Green
Green Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...
|ROMAINE, Todd E.
|align="right"|313
|Libertarian
Libertarian Party of Canada
The Libertarian Party of Canada is a political party in Canada that subscribes to the tenets of the libertarian movement across Canada.-History:...
|FONG, Robert
|align="right"|267
|Independent
|LEE, Jess P.
|align="right"|73
|Commonwealth
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada
The Party for the Commonwealth of Canada was a Canadian political party formed by Canadians who supported the ideology of U.S. politician Lyndon LaRouche in the 1984, 1988 and 1993 elections....
|DAKIN, Geoff
|align="right"|70
|}
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...
- Website of the Parliament of Canada