Burnaby—Kingsway was a federal
electoral district
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in
British Columbia
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1988 to 1997. This
riding was created in 1987 from parts 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 In ...
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North Vancouver—Burnaby and
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 ...
ridings. It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into
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. It was named after the city of Burnaby, as well as Douglas Road and Tommy ...
riding.
For its entire history it was represented by
New Democratic Party
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Member of Parliament (MP)
Svend Robinson
Svend Robinson (born March 4, 1952) is a Canadian politician. He was a member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 2004, representing suburban Vancouver-area constituencies in the city of Burnaby for the New Democratic Party (NDP). He was the first ...
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Members of Parliament
Election results
See also
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List of Canadian electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the ...
References
External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of British Columbia
Federal electoral districts of Vancouver
1987 establishments in British Columbia
Constituencies established in 1987
1996 disestablishments in British Columbia
Constituencies disestablished in 1996