Vancouver East (french: Vancouver-Est) is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 1935. It is currently represented by

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MP Jenny Kwan. The riding of Vancouver East is the poorest in Canada with a median individual income of $24,374 (2010). Vancouver East is known as a

stronghold; the NDP and its

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predecessor have won all but two elections in the riding since its creation in 1933. Both losses (

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and

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) have come at the hands of

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candidates who failed to retain the seat at the next election. The

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and its right-leaning predecessors have always fared poorly in the riding, rarely garnering more than 20 percent of the vote. In the 2006 federal election, the NDP won a higher percentage of the vote in Vancouver East than in any other riding in the country: 56.6 percent. In the 2011 election, the NDP increased its majority win to 62.83 percent.

Geography

The district includes the City of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Mount Pleasant,

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, and

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Federal riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:

Demographics

Though Vancouver East is home to a predominantly impoverished underclass populace, it is also home to a prominent industrial and working-class riding. The district is well-known for hosting North America's largest

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, in addition to being one of the poorest areas in the

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, known as the Downtown Eastside. 42 percent of the riding's inhabitants are immigrants and 22 percent are of Chinese ancestry. A high number, 63 percent, of residents are renters. 24 percent of residents over age 25 have a university certificate or degree. Manufacturing, tourism, shipping, accommodation and food service industries are vital to the employment base in this riding. The average family income is over . The unemployment rate is about 7.7 percent.Vancouver East
CBC.ca, 2008. The ethnically diverse area is home to many of the city's artists and socio-political activists. In recent years, the area has been negatively affected by an influx of hard drugs and the concomitant social consequences associated with their use. The riding is the least religious in Canada, with 55.1 percent of the population not adhering to any religion.

History

The electoral district was created in 1933 from Vancouver South and

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ridings. Vancouver East was one two electoral districts in British Columbia that saw no changes to its boundaries proposed following the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution.

Historical boundaries

Members of Parliament

Current member of Parliament

Its member of Parliament (MP) is Jenny Kwan. She is a member of the

Election results

References

Notes

External links

Library of Parliament Riding Profile

Expenditures – 2004

Expenditures – 2000

Expenditures – 1997
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Parliament of Canada
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