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This page is a listing of federal and provincial electoral districts located in the City of
Vancouver, British Columbia Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The ...
, and for ridings which include the name Vancouver in their title, including those on Vancouver Island among which was the original first-use of the riding-name
Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
. For ridings in any of the suburbs other than North Vancouver and
West Vancouver West Vancouver is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District, West Vancouver is to the northwest of the city of Vancouver on the northern side of English Ba ...
, please see New Westminster (electoral districts) (all other Lower Mainland ridings are descendants of the original
New Westminster New Westminster (colloquially known as New West) is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It was founded by Major-General Richard Moody as the capi ...
riding.
Vancouver Island Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The island is in length, in width at its widest point, and in total area, while are of land. The island is the largest by ...
ridings not including the name "Vancouver" can be found on
Vancouver Island (electoral districts) This page lists all historical and current federal and provincial electoral districts on Vancouver Island. Federal Current * North Island—Powell River *Courtenay—Alberni * Nanaimo—Ladysmith * Cowichan-Malahat-Langford * Esquimalt—Saanichâ ...
.


Current federal electoral districts

In Vancouver: *
Vancouver Centre Vancouver Centre (french: Vancouver-Centre) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1917. It is the riding with the biggest Japanese community in Canada. As ...
(1914–present) *
Vancouver East Vancouver East (french: Vancouver-Est) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935. It is currently represented by New Democratic Party MP Jenny Kwan. The ...
(1933–present) *
Vancouver Granville Vancouver Granville is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. The district includes all or significant portions of the Kerrisdale, Marpole, Oakridge, ...
(2013–present) *
Vancouver Kingsway Vancouver Kingsway is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1988 and since 1997. It is located in Vancouver. Demographics This riding's population is ...
(1952–1987), (1996–present) *
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 bears the name of the Spanish explorer who surveye ...
(1947–present) *
Vancouver South Vancouver South (french: Vancouver-Sud) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1997, and since 2004. It covers the southern portion of the city of Va ...
(1914–1996), (2003–present) Not in the City of Vancouver: *
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country (formerly West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. Geography The ...
(2004–present) * North Vancouver (1987–present)


Defunct federal electoral districts

In Vancouver: * Burrard (1892–1903), included coastal and Valley areas assigned to
Comox—Atlin Comox—Atlin was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1917. This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Burrard and Vancouver ridings ...
and
Yale—Cariboo Yale–Cariboo was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1917. This riding was created in 1896 by combining the former Yale and Cariboo ridings. A redist ...
in 1903, at which the urban area riding was named Vancouver city. Burrard was restored 1914-1924 as a riding covering the Burrard Inlet-side wards of the city of Vancouver (excluding downtown) and the North Shore communities, Squamish and Coquitlam. It was succeeded by: *
Vancouver—Burrard Vancouver—Burrard was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1968. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Burrard riding. It was abolished in 19 ...
(1924–1966) In addition to
Vancouver—Burrard Vancouver—Burrard was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1968. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Burrard riding. It was abolished in 19 ...
, other urban ridings were: * Vancouver City (1903–1914) * Burnaby–Kingsway (1987–1996) * Vancouver South—Burnaby (1996–2003) Not in the City of Vancouver: *
Vancouver Island Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The island is in length, in width at its widest point, and in total area, while are of land. The island is the largest by ...
(1871–1872) *
Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
(1872–1903) ''Note: This riding was the successor to the Vancouver Island riding, and did not include the site of the city of Vancouver (which was not named until 1885-86). From 1892 the city of Vancouver riding was Burrard, which had been 1872-1892 part of
New Westminster New Westminster (colloquially known as New West) is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It was founded by Major-General Richard Moody as the capi ...
'' *
Vancouver North Vancouver North was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1949. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Burrard and Comox—Alberni ridings. A redi ...
, British Columbia (1924–1947) (included the North Shore and also much of the rural area north to Pemberton and the Sunshine Coast. Between 1935 and 1947 it also included northern Burnaby and the Tri-Cities.) * North Vancouver—Burnaby, British Columbia (1976–1987) * West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast (1996–2004) *
Vancouver Island North Vancouver Island North is a former federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015. Geography The district included the Regional Districts of Comox Valley, Strat ...
(1996–2013)


Current provincial electoral districts


Vancouver City

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Vancouver-Fairview Vancouver-Fairview is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Fairview is made up of two rectangles: one bounded by Granville Street to the east, 16th Avenue to the south, Arbutus Street to th ...
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Vancouver-False Creek Vancouver-False Creek is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. The current MLA is Brenda Bailey of the BC NDP. Established by the ''Electoral Districts Act, 2008'', Vancouver-False Creek was first contested in the 2009 ...
* Vancouver-Fraserview *
Vancouver-Hastings Vancouver-Hastings is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Geography History This riding has elected the following Members of Legislative Assembly: Member of Legislative A ...
* Vancouver-KensingtonElections BC - Vancouver-Kensington Electoral District
/ref> * Vancouver-Kingsway *
Vancouver-Langara Vancouver-Langara is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. History This riding has elected the following Members of Legislative Assembly: 1999 Redistribution Changes to the ...
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Vancouver-Mount Pleasant Vancouver-Mount Pleasant is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was one of only two electoral districts to return an NDP MLA in the 2001 election when the NDP was nearly wiped off the e ...
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Vancouver-Point Grey Vancouver-Point Grey is a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was first contested in the 1933 British Columbia general election, general election of 1933. It was ...
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Vancouver-Quilchena Vancouver-Quilchena is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. According to the 2006 Census, this riding is the second-wealthiest in British Columbia with an average family income of $91,822, b ...
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Vancouver-West End Vancouver-West End is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the ''Electoral Districts Act, 2008''. It was contested for the first time in the 2009 election. Prior to 2009, the riding was part of Vancouver- ...


North Shore

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North Vancouver-Lonsdale North Vancouver-Lonsdale is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. For other current and historical North Shore and City of Vancouver ridings, please see Vancouver (electoral districts) ...
, since 1991 *
North Vancouver-Seymour North Vancouver-Seymour is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. For other current and historical North Shore and City of Vancouver ridings, please see Vancouver (electoral districts) Ge ...
, since 1966 *
West Vancouver-Capilano West Vancouver-Capilano is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. The riding is the wealthiest constituency in British Columbia, with a median household income of $93,569 according to the 20 ...
, since 1991 * West Vancouver-Sea to Sky, since 2009


Defunct provincial electoral districts


Vancouver City

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Vancouver-Burrard Vancouver-Burrard was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the 1933 general election and included the neighbourhoods of Kitsilano and Fairview. This ver ...
, 1933-2005 All of the following were multiple member ridings until 1991 * Vancouver City, 1890–1928 *
South Vancouver South Vancouver was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1916 (South Vancouver then was incorporated separately from the City of Vancouver). Fo ...
, 1916–1928 *
Vancouver East Vancouver East (french: Vancouver-Est) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935. It is currently represented by New Democratic Party MP Jenny Kwan. The ...
, 1933–1986 *
Vancouver Centre Vancouver Centre (french: Vancouver-Centre) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1917. It is the riding with the biggest Japanese community in Canada. As ...
, 1933–1986 *
Vancouver-Little Mountain Vancouver-Little Mountain was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It first appeared on the hustings in the general election of 1966 as a two-member seat. It returned two members from 1966 to 1986 and one ...
, 1966–1996 *
Vancouver South Vancouver South (french: Vancouver-Sud) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1997, and since 2004. It covers the southern portion of the city of Va ...
, 1966–1986


North Shore

* North Vancouver, 1916–1963 *
North Vancouver-Capilano North Vancouver-Capilano was a provincial electoral district in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1991. The riding's predecessor was North Vancouver (provincial electoral district), North Va ...
, 1966–1986 *
West Vancouver-Howe Sound West Vancouver-Howe Sound was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1986. The riding's predecessor was North Vancouver, which first appeared on the hustings from 1903. For other historical and ...
, 1966–1986 * West Vancouver–Garibaldi, 1991-2005


Vancouver Island


References

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