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]
British Columbia electoral district | |||
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Liberal | ||
District created | 2013 | ||
First contested | 2015 | ||
Last contested | 2019 | ||
District webpage | profile, 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 | % | |
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Ethnic group | European | 55,485 | 54.6% |
Chinese | 24,810 | 24.4% | |
South Asian | 4,390 | 4.3% | |
Aboriginal | 3,085 | 3% | |
Filipino | 2,985 | 2.9% | |
Korean | 2,675 | 2.6% | |
West Asian | 2,015 | 2% | |
Japanese | 1,695 | 1.7% | |
Latin American | 1,615 | 1.6% | |
Southeast Asian | 1,490 | 1.5% | |
Black | 1,105 | 1.1% | |
Arab | 510 | 0.5% | |
Multiple minorities | 1,715 | 1.7% | |
Visible minority, n.i.e. | 205 | 0.2% | |
Total population | 101,545 | 100% |
- 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 | |
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Burnaby North—Seymour Riding created from Burnaby—Douglas and North Vancouver |
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42nd | 2015–2019 | Terry Beech | Liberal | |
43rd | 2019–present |
Election results
2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Terry Beech | 17,770 | 35.5 | -0.59 | $95,724.28 | |||
New Democratic | Svend Robinson | 16,185 | 32.3 | +2.69 | $96,430.99 | |||
Conservative | Heather Leung | 9,734 | 19.4 | -8.44 | none listed | |||
Green | Amita Kuttner | 4,801 | 9.6 | +4.33 | $13,982.95 | |||
People's | Rocky Dong | 1,079 | 2.2 | – | none listed | |||
Independent | Robert Taylor | 271 | 0.5 | – | none listed | |||
Libertarian | Lewis Dahlby | 219 | 0.4 | -0.08 | none listed | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,059 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 466 | |||||||
Turnout | 50,525 | 65.4 | ||||||
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 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Terry Beech | 18,938 | 36.09 | +20.37 | $112,731.67 | |||
New Democratic | Carol Baird Ellan | 15,537 | 29.61 | -5.55 | $151,963.09 | |||
Conservative | Mike Little | 14,612 | 27.84 | -16.39 | $74,815.44 | |||
Green | Lynne Quarmby | 2,765 | 5.27 | +1.39 | $104,104.37 | |||
Libertarian | Chris Tylor | 252 | 0.48 | – | – | |||
Independent | Helen Hee Soon Chang | 207 | 0.39 | – | $1,011.85 | |||
Communist | Brent Jantzen | 126 | 0.24 | – | – | |||
Marxist–Leninist | Brian Sproule | 43 | 0.08 | – | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 52,480 | 100.00 | $206,738.46 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 260 | 0.49 | – | |||||
Turnout | 52,740 | 70.34 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 74,982 | |||||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +18.38 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[11][12][13] |
2011 federal election redistributed results[14] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 19,150 | 44.24 | |
New Democratic | 15,219 | 35.16 | |
Liberal | 6,804 | 15.72 | |
Green | 1,679 | 3.88 | |
Others | 437 | 1.01 |
References
- Statistics Canada: 2011
- Statistics Canada: 2011
- Final Report – British Columbia
- Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- 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
- 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
- Burnaby North-Seymour Electoral Boundary Description
- Baker, Rafferty (3 October 2019). "Conservatives eject B.C. candidate over 'offensive' comments about LGBTQ people". CBC News. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Burnaby North—Seymour, 30 September 2015
- Official Voting Results - Burnaby North—Seymour
- "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
- Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections