Burnaby North—Seymour

Burnaby North—Seymour (French: Burnaby-Nord—Seymour) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral districts of Burnaby—Douglas and North Vancouver.[3]

Burnaby North—Seymour
British Columbia electoral district
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Terry Beech
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]102,486
Electors (2019)77,301
Area (km²)[2]115
Pop. density (per km²)891.2
Census division(s)Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)Burnaby, North Vancouver (DM)

Burnaby North—Seymour was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[4]

Demographics
Ethnic groups in Burnaby North Seymour (2016)
Source: 		Population%
Ethnic groupEuropean55,48554.6%
Chinese24,81024.4%
South Asian4,3904.3%
Aboriginal3,0853%
Filipino2,9852.9%
Korean2,6752.6%
West Asian2,0152%
Japanese1,6951.7%
Latin American1,6151.6%
Southeast Asian1,4901.5%
Black1,1051.1%
Arab5100.5%
Multiple minorities1,7151.7%
Visible minority, n.i.e.2050.2%
Total population101,545100%
According to the Canada 2016 Census; 2013 representation[5][6]

Languages: 58.2% English, 10.1% Cantonese, 7.7% Mandarin, 2.9% Italian, 2.6% Korean, 1.8% Persian, 1.7% Spanish, 1.4% Tagalog, 1.2% French
Religions (2011): 44.8% Christian (21.3% Catholic, 4.5% United Church, 4.0% Anglican, 1.5% Christian Orthodox, 1.3% Baptist, 1.2% Lutheran, 1.0% Presbyterian, 10.1% Other), 3.6% Buddhist, 2.9% Muslim, 45.6% No religion
Median income (2015): $34,358
Average income (2015): $49,497
Main industries: Professional, scientific and technical services (11.2% of labour force); Retail trade (10.4%); Educational services (9.4%); Health care and social assistance (9.0%)

Geography

As of the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution, the district includes the portion of the City of Burnaby north of Highway 7, the portion of the District Municipality of North Vancouver east of the Seymour River and the southern section between west of the Seymour River and east of Lynn Creek and the Seymour Creek 2 and Burrard Inlet 3 Indian reserves.[7]

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Burnaby North—Seymour
Riding created from Burnaby—Douglas and North Vancouver
42nd  2015–2019     Terry Beech Liberal
43rd  2019–present

Election results
Graph of election results in Burnaby North—Seymour (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalTerry Beech17,77035.5-0.59$95,724.28
New DemocraticSvend Robinson16,18532.3+2.69$96,430.99
ConservativeHeather Leung9,73419.4-8.44none listed
GreenAmita Kuttner4,8019.6+4.33$13,982.95
People'sRocky Dong1,0792.2–none listed
IndependentRobert Taylor2710.5–none listed
LibertarianLewis Dahlby2190.4-0.08none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,059100.0
Total rejected ballots 466
Turnout 50,52565.4
Eligible voters 77,301
Liberal hold Swing -1.64
Heather Leung was dropped by the Conservative Party of Canada after past homophobic remarks were made public,[8] but still appeared on the ballot papers.
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalTerry Beech18,93836.09+20.37$112,731.67
New DemocraticCarol Baird Ellan15,53729.61-5.55$151,963.09
ConservativeMike Little14,61227.84-16.39$74,815.44
GreenLynne Quarmby2,7655.27+1.39$104,104.37
LibertarianChris Tylor2520.48––
IndependentHelen Hee Soon Chang2070.39–$1,011.85
CommunistBrent Jantzen1260.24––
Marxist–LeninistBrian Sproule430.08––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,480100.00 $206,738.46
Total rejected ballots 2600.49–
Turnout 52,74070.34–
Eligible voters 74,982
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +18.38
Source: Elections Canada[11][12][13]
2011 federal election redistributed results[14]
Party Vote %
  Conservative19,15044.24
  New Democratic15,21935.16
  Liberal6,80415.72
  Green1,6793.88
  Others4371.01

References
  1. Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. Final Report – British Columbia
  4. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  5. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=59002&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Burnaby%20North&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
  6. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=59002&Data=Count&SearchText=Burnaby%20North&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
  7. Burnaby North-Seymour Electoral Boundary Description
  8. Baker, Rafferty (3 October 2019). "Conservatives eject B.C. candidate over 'offensive' comments about LGBTQ people". CBC News. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  9. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  10. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  11. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Burnaby North—Seymour, 30 September 2015
  12. Official Voting Results - Burnaby North—Seymour
  13. "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
  14. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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