Vancouver Quadra

Vancouver Quadra is a federal electoral district in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia, Canada. It has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1949. The constituency name refers to Quadra Island in the Georgia Strait. Since 2007, the riding has been represented by Liberal MP Joyce Murray, who has served in the 29th ministry under Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau.

Vancouver Quadra
British Columbia electoral district
Vancouver Quadra in relation to other electoral districts in the Vancouver area
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Joyce Murray
Liberal
District created1947
First contested1949
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]102,416
Electors (2015)72,409
Area (km²)[1]42
Pop. density (per km²)2,438.5
Census division(s)Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)Greater Vancouver A, Musqueam 2, Vancouver

Within the boundaries of this riding are the University of British Columbia and the western portions of the affluent West Side of Vancouver. Voters within Vancouver Quadra have tended to elect centrist candidates, which is an exception to the province as a whole where politics has tended to be more polarized. Though the Liberals have held the seat since 1984, MPs tend to be on the right wing of the party. For example, the current MP, Joyce Murray, was previously a cabinet minister in the centre-right British Columbia Liberal Party, which is unaffiliated with the federal Liberal party and attracts the vast majority of voters who vote for the Conservative Party of Canada in federal elections.

Demographics

This is the sixth wealthiest riding in Canada, with an average family income of over $145,000. As of 2006, this riding had 37% immigrants, most of whom are Chinese-Canadians. The province's largest university, the University of British Columbia, is situated in this riding. The major employer is the professional, scientific and technical service sector. The unemployment rate is 5.2%.[2] Nearly every single-family house in this riding is worth over a million dollars.

The Vancouver Quadra riding has a very high level of educational attainment; it has the highest percentage of people with a university certificate or degree in all of Canada (55.7%) and also tops the following educational attainment sub-categories:

  • Earned doctorate: 3.9%
  • Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry: 2.7%
  • Bachelor's degree: 27.4%[3]
Ethnic groups in Vancouver Quadra (2016)
Source:
Population%
Ethnic groupEuropean60,54058.9%
Chinese27,60026.9%
South Asian2,7852.7%
Aboriginal2,5902.5%
Korean2,3602.3%
Japanese1,6551.6%
Latin American1,2951.3%
West Asian1,1851.2%
Filipino9951%
Southeast Asian6900.7%
Black6050.6%
Arab5250.5%
Multiple minorities1,1551.1%
Visible minority, n.i.e.1150.1%
Total population102,740100%

According to the Canada 2001 Census:

Racial groups: 69.2% White, 21.3% Chinese, 1.9% South Asian, 1.6% Korean, 1.6% Japanese, 1.0% Aboriginal
Languages: 66.0% English, 1.6% French, 31.3% Other, 1.1% Multiple languages
Religions: 27.9% Protestant, 16.3% Catholic, 4.5% Buddhist, 4.2% Other Christian, 3.8% Jewish, 2.4% Christian Orthodox, 1.1% Muslim, 38.5% No religious affiliation
Average income: $46,991

Geography

The district includes the parts of the West Side of Vancouver and the University of British Columbia Endowment Lands.

History

The electoral district was created in 1947 from Vancouver East and Vancouver South ridings. It was a swing riding for most of its first four decades. However, in 1984, John Turner, then Prime Minister, unseated Progressive Conservative incumbent Bill Clarke even as Turner's Liberals suffered what was then the biggest seat loss in Canadian history. It was one of only two Liberal-held seats west of Ontario. The seat has stayed in Liberal hands ever since.

The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Vancouver Quadra should be adjusted, and a modified electoral district of the same name will be contested in future elections.[4] The redefined Vancouver Quadra loses a portion of its current territory east of the Arbutus Corridor to the new district of Vancouver Granville. These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[5]

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Vancouver Quadra
Riding created from Vancouver East and Vancouver South
21st  1949–1953     Howard Charles Green Progressive Conservative
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965     Grant Deachman Liberal
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972
29th  1972–1974     Bill Clarke Progressive Conservative
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     John Turner Liberal
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997 Ted McWhinney
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004 Stephen Owen
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2007
 2008–2008 Joyce Murray
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2019
43rd  2019–present

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament (MP) is Joyce Murray, (Liberal) a former British Columbia cabinet minister and provincial Member of the Legislative Assembly. She was first elected in a March 2008 by-election, by a small margin. Murray was re-elected in the general elections of 2008, 2011 and 2015 with larger margins.

Election results

Graph of election results in Vancouver Quadra (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJoyce Murray22,09343.5-15.21$98,274.21
ConservativeKathleen Dixon14,08227.7+1.87$101,180.50
New DemocraticLeigh Kenny7,68115.1+4.25none listed
GreenGeoff Wright6,30812.4+8.19$9,668.18
People'sSandra Filosof-Schipper4280.8none listed
IndependentAusten Erhardt1620.3$769.45
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,754100.0
Total rejected ballots 251
Turnout 51,00568.0
Eligible voters 74,984
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJoyce Murray31,10258.71+15.25$97,238.16
ConservativeBlair Lockhart13,68325.83-10.60$138,478.02
New DemocraticScott Andrews5,74810.85-3.60$28,356.72
GreenKris Constable2,2294.21-1.44$9,999.97
PirateTrevor Clinton Walper860.16$246.50
MarijuanaMarc Boyer650.12
IndependentJean-François Caron590.11$20.80
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,972100.00 $207,109.54
Total rejected ballots 1440.27
Turnout 53,11671.17
Eligible voters 74,633
Liberal hold Swing +12.92
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  Liberal20,22643.47
  Conservative16,95336.43
  New Democratic6,72314.45
  Green2,6295.65
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJoyce Murray22,90342.17-3.42
ConservativeDeborah Meredith20,98438.64+1.73
New DemocraticVictor Elkins7,49913.81+5.75
GreenLaura-Leah Shaw2,9225.38-3.44
Total valid votes 54,308100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1440.26-0.02
Turnout 54,45263.17-0.20
Eligible voters 86,203
Liberal hold Swing -2.58
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJoyce Murray25,39345.59+9.54$79,097
ConservativeDeborah Meredith20,56136.91+1.39$83,516
GreenDan Grice4,9168.82-4.64$6,621
New DemocraticDavid Caplan4,4938.06-6.37$19,537
LibertarianNorris Barens3330.59
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,696100.0   $89,046
Total rejected ballots 1580.28+0.01
Turnout 55,85463.37+29
Liberal hold Swing +4.08
Canadian federal by-election, March 17, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJoyce Murray10,15536.05-12.79$71,894
ConservativeDeborah Meredith10,00435.52+6.43$86,890
New DemocraticRebecca Coad4,06414.43-1.67$59,591
GreenDan Grice3,79213.46+8.32$37,353
RhinocerosJohn Turner1110.39
Canadian ActionPsamuel Frank400.14$58
Total valid votes/Expense limit 28,166100.0   $87,208
Total rejected ballots 770.27+0.05
Turnout 28,24334-34
Liberal hold Swing -9.61
By-election due to the resignation of Stephen Owen
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalStephen Owen28,65549.14-3.29$66,112
ConservativeStephen Rogers16,84428.89+2.58$81,186
New DemocraticDavid Askew9,37916.08+1.09$28,264
GreenBen West2,9745.10-0.50$1,187
IndependentBetty Krawczyk2630.45
MarijuanaMarc Boyer1580.27
Marxist–LeninistDonovan Young410.07-0.02
Total valid votes 58,314100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1310.22-0.07
Turnout 58,44568-1
Liberal hold Swing -2.94
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalStephen Owen29,18752.43+7.60$68,710
ConservativeStephen Rogers14,64826.31-19.47$78,433
New DemocraticDavid Askew8,34814.99+9.77$51,374
GreenDoug Warkentin3,1185.60+2.72$4,289
Canadian ActionConnie Fogal1650.29-0.49$5,222
LibertarianKatrina Chowne1510.27
Marxist–LeninistDonovan Young480.08-0.21
Total valid votes 55,665100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1640.29-0.11
Turnout 55,82966.53+3.19
Liberal hold Swing +13.54
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
LiberalStephen Owen22,25344.83+2.69$60,542
AllianceKerry-Lynne Findlay18,61337.50+9.91$64,240
Progressive ConservativeBill Clarke4,1128.28-8.59$12,355
New DemocraticLoretta Woodcock2,5955.22-4.81$10,844
GreenDoug Warkentin1,4342.88+0.30$16,556
Canadian ActionChris Shaw3900.78$5,683
Natural LawSteven Beck1260.25-0.22
Marxist–LeninistAnne Jamieson1090.21-0.09$18
Total valid votes 49,632100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1940.40
Turnout 49,82663.34-4.32
Liberal hold Swing -3.61
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party.
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalTed McWhinney18,84742.14+2.73$55,589
ReformJoanne Easdown12,34027.59+5.44$57,114
Progressive ConservativeGeoff Chutter7,54616.87-0.55$53,095
New DemocraticDonovan T. Kuehn4,48610.03-0.66$11,981
GreenKelly White1,1552.58+1.43
Natural LawAlan Mackenzie Brooke2110.47-0.26
Marxist–LeninistAnne Jamieson1350.30+0.15
Total valid votes 44,720100.0  
Total rejected ballots 2020.45
Turnout 44,92267.76
Liberal hold Swing -1.36
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalTed McWhinney20,36639.41-4.54
ReformBill McArthur11,44722.15+20.12
Progressive ConservativeGeoff Chutter9,00217.42-13.07
New DemocraticTommy Tao5,52410.69-10.69
NationalW.J. Willy Spat3,3036.39
GreenAlannah New-Small5941.15
LibertarianWalter Boytinck4100.79+0.56
Natural LawAlan M. Brooke3760.73
Christian HeritageWalter Opmeer2080.40
IndependentRoman York1700.33
IndependentJanet Ludlam1380.27
Marxist–LeninistDorothy-Jean O'Donnell800.15
Commonwealth of CanadaJ.G. Joseph Jackman590.11+0.07
Total valid votes 51,677100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -12.33
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn Turner24,02143.95+0.02
Progressive ConservativeBill Clarke16,66430.49-6.97
New DemocraticGerry Scott11,68721.38+4.56
ReformJ.R. Jack Ford1,1122.03
RhinocerosJohn Turner (no relation)7601.39
LibertarianWalter Boytinck1290.24+0.06
CommunistBert Ogden750.14
IndependentAlbert A. Ritchie740.14
IndependentBlair T. Longley520.10
Confederation of RegionsNora Galenzoski350.06
Commonwealth of CanadaG.J. Joseph Jackman230.04+0.02
IndependentAllen Soroka220.04
Total valid votes 54,654100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +3.50
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn Turner21,79443.94+13.23
Progressive ConservativeBill Clarke18,58137.46-8.63
New DemocraticRay Cantillon8,34316.82-4.93
GreenJim Bohlen3890.78
RhinocerosIan McConkey2190.44
IndependentDiane Jones1110.22
LibertarianMarco Den Ouden870.18
IndependentBill Burgess280.06
IndependentDavid Michael Shebib200.04
Commonwealth of CanadaT. Gaetan Feuille D'érable Wall200.04
IndependentJ.G. Joseph Jackman120.02
Total valid votes 49,604100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +10.93
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBill Clarke20,99346.09+0.52
LiberalPeter Pearse13,98730.71+1.31
New DemocraticAlan Bush9,90721.75-2.71
RhinocerosVerne John Eh McDonald4050.89
Social CreditElaine Wanstall1040.23
IndependentPeter Rabbit Milne730.16
Marxist–LeninistAllen Soroka500.11-0.04
IndependentByron Nelson260.06
Total valid votes 45,545100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -0.40
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBill Clarke19,86945.57-2.69
LiberalPaul Manning12,82029.40-10.09
New DemocraticAlan Bush10,66524.46+13.13
LibertarianCampbell Osborne1440.33
Marxist–LeninistDavid Fuller640.15-0.16
IndependentFred Gilbertson370.08
Total valid votes 43,599100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.70
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBill Clarke18,89248.26+5.69
LiberalFrank Low-Beer15,45839.49+3.55
New DemocraticNigel Nixon4,43411.33-8.82
Social CreditEdith Garner1790.46-0.45
Marxist–LeninistBrian Keith Sproule1200.31
IndependentNorman G. Dent610.16
Total valid votes 39,144100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +1.07
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBill Clarke17,76742.57+12.27
LiberalGrant Deachman15,00135.94-18.34
New DemocraticNigel Nixon8,41120.15+5.20
Social CreditEdith Garner3780.91
IndependentRupert Beebe1800.43
Total valid votes 41,737100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +15.30
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGrant Deachman20,78854.29+15.45
Progressive ConservativeJohn A. Pearkes11,60430.30-7.49
New DemocraticGeorge Trasov5,72714.96-1.13
RepublicanRobert Hein1750.46
Total valid votes 38,294100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +11.47
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGrant Deachman12,89538.84-2.90
Progressive ConservativeHoward Charles Green12,54937.80-0.07
New DemocraticGeorge E. Trasov5,34216.09+1.43
Social CreditDonald W. Gosse2,4167.28+1.54
Total valid votes 33,202100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -1.42
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGrant Deachman15,16041.73+10.66
Progressive ConservativeHoward Charles Green13,75637.87-7.59
New DemocraticDorothy Gretchen Steeves5,32414.66-2.49
Social CreditJames P.R. Mason2,0855.74-0.59
Total valid votes 36,325100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +9.12
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHoward Charles Green15,11345.46-25.26
LiberalGrant Deachman10,33131.07+14.79
New DemocraticPhilip H. Waddell5,69917.14+7.17
Social CreditEmil Peter Schafer2,1036.33+3.30
Total valid votes 33,246100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -20.02
Change for the New Democrats is based on the Co-operative Commonwealth.
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHoward Charles Green24,80270.72+6.78
LiberalFrancis Cecil Boyes5,71316.29+0.33
Co-operative CommonwealthBill Pierce3,4969.97+1.26
Social CreditStephen Halom1,0623.03-8.37
Total valid votes 35,073100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.22
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHoward Charles Green21,71963.93+20.11
LiberalTed R. Burnett5,42315.96-10.76
Social CreditChristy McDevitt3,87111.39-5.61
Co-operative CommonwealthJames G. Lorimer2,9598.71-3.74
Total valid votes 33,972100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +15.44
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHoward Charles Green12,76943.82-6.31
LiberalRussell Charles Gordon7,78626.72-5.37
Social CreditTom Boothman4,95517.01
Co-operative CommonwealthGordon H. Dowding3,62812.45-5.33
Total valid votes 29,138100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -0.47
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeHoward Charles Green16,66150.13
LiberalThomas Foster Isherwood10,66532.09
Co-operative CommonwealthHarold Winston Mason5,90817.78
Total valid votes 33,234100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Vancouver East and Vancouver South, which elected a Co-operative Commonwealth and a Progressive Conservative, respectively, in the previous election. Howard Charles Green was the incumbent from Vancouver South.

See also

References

  • "(Code 59033) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  • Expenditures – 2004
  • Expenditures – 2000
  • Expenditures – 1997
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament

Notes

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