New Westminster—Burnaby is a federal

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, Canada, that was represented in the

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from 1988 to 1997 and since 2015.

History

The 1988–1997 edition of this riding was created in 1987 from parts of

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and

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ridings. The riding consisted of the City of

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and the southern part of the District Municipality of

. It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby. The riding was recreated following the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It was created from parts of Burnaby—New Westminster and

. Its 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.

Demographics

Members of Parliament

Election results

New Westminster—Burnaby, 2015–present

New Westminster—Burnaby, 1988–1997

References

External links

Riding history from the

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