Burnaby—New Westminster was a federal
electoral district
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
in
British Columbia
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 2004 to 2015.
Demographics
''(According to the
2001 Canadian census
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)''
Ethnic groups: 50.7% White, 20.2% Chinese, 10.6% South Asian, 4.3% Filipino, 2.9% Korean, 2.0% Aboriginal, 1.7% Latin American, 1.7% Black, 1.4% Japanese, 1.2% Southeast Asian
Languages: 48.7% English, 1.0% French, 48.0% Other, 2.2% Multiple languages
Religions: 21.1% Protestant, 19.1% Catholic, 6.1% Sikh, 4.6% Muslim, 4.4% Buddhist, 2.9% Christian Orthodox, 1.7% Hindu, 5.7% Other Christian, 33.5% No religious affiliation
Average income: $27,356
Geography
The riding includes all of the city 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 cap ...
west of 8th Street and all of the 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 In ...
south of the following line:
Kingsway to Sussex Avenue to Grange Street to Dover Street to Oakland Street to Sperling Avenue to the
Trans-Canada Highway
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.
History
The riding was created in 2003 from parts of
New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby,
Vancouver South—Burnaby, and
Burnaby—Douglas.
According to the electoral boundaries set out by the
2012 Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for British Columbia, the riding was dissolved, with various parts joining the new ridings of
Burnaby South,
New Westminster—Burnaby and
Steveston—Richmond East.
Members of Parliament
Election results
See also
*
List of Canadian electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
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Library of Parliament Riding ProfileExpenditures – 2008Expenditures – 2004
External links
* Website of th
Parliament of CanadaMap of riding archived by Elections Canada
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Former federal electoral districts of British Columbia
Federal electoral districts in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley
Politics of Burnaby
Politics of New Westminster
Canadian federal electoral districts established in 2003
2003 establishments in British Columbia
Canadian federal electoral districts disestablished in 2015
2015 disestablishments in British Columbia