Vancouver South was a federal

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, Canada, that was represented in the

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from 1997 to 2004.

Demographics

Geography

It comprised the southeastern portion of the city of

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 ...

and the southwestern portion of the neighbouring city of

Burnaby Burnaby is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the centre of the Burrard Peninsula, it neighbours the City of Vancouver to the west, the District of North Vancouver across the confluence of the Burrard I ...

History

This riding was created in 1996 from parts of

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 ...

and

New Westminster—Burnaby New Westminster—Burnaby is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997 and since 2015. History The 1988–1997 edition of this riding was created in 198 ...

ridings. It was only contested in two elections. It was abolished in 2003 and used to re-create Vancouver South and to help create Burnaby—New Westminster. A small portion went to

Burnaby—Douglas Burnaby—Douglas was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2012. History This electoral district was created in 1996 from New Westminster� ...

Member of Parliament

Election results

External links

Riding history from the

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