Vancouver South—Burnaby

Vancouver South was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004.

Vancouver South—Burnaby
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1996
District abolished2003
First contested1997
Last contested2000

Demographics

Population, 2001 113,063
Electors 73,738
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Geography

It comprised the southeastern portion of the city of Vancouver and the southwestern portion of the neighbouring city of Burnaby.

History

This riding was created in 1996 from parts of Vancouver South and New Westminster—Burnaby 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.

Member of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Vancouver South
and New Westminster—Burnaby
36th  1997–2000     Herb Dhaliwal Liberal
37th  2000–2004
Riding dissolved into Vancouver South,
Burnaby—New Westminster and Burnaby—Douglas

Election results

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalHerb Dhaliwal17,70542.69+0.04$58,673
AllianceRon Jack15,38437.09+7.38$28,116
New DemocraticHerschel Hardin3,8489.27-9.86$13,583
Progressive ConservativeDan Tidball2,6496.38+0.44$2,621
GreenImtiaz Popat6461.55-0.07$594
IndependentMichelle Jasmine Chang4651.12
Canadian ActionAdam Sealey4301.03
IndependentDerrick O'Keefe1580.38$317
Marxist–LeninistCharles Boylan1010.24-0.11$600
Natural LawPrince Pabbies810.19-0.38
Total valid votes 41,467100.0  
Total rejected ballots 2880.69
Turnout 41,75558.38
Liberal hold Swing -3.67
Change for the Canadian Alliance is compared to the Reform Party.
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalHerb Dhaliwal16,64842.65$54,591
ReformDoug Hargrove11,59829.71$23,380
New DemocraticHerschel Hardin7,46719.13$35,574
Progressive ConservativeDon Couch2,3215.94$18,037
GreenCyndi Thompson6331.62
Natural LawCarolyn Grayson2240.57
Marxist–LeninistAllan Bezanson1380.35
Total valid votes 39,029100.0  
Total rejected ballots 2810.71
Turnout 39,31064.22
This riding was created from parts of Vancouver South and New Westminster—Burnaby, which elected a Liberal and a Reform candidate, respectively, in the previous election. Herb Dhaliwal was the incumbent from Vancouver South.

See also

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