Burnaby (federal electoral district)
 British Columbia electoral district | |
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1976 |
| District abolished | 1987 |
| First contested | 1979 |
| Last contested | 1984 |
Burnaby was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.
This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Burnaby—Richmond—Delta, Burnaby—Seymour and New Westminster ridings
It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Burnaby—Kingsway and New Westminster—Burnaby ridings.
Members of Parliament[edit]
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Burnaby—Richmond—Delta, Burnaby—Seymourand New Westminster |
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| 31st | 1979–1980 | Svend Robinson | New Democratic | |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Burnaby—Kingsway and New Westminster—Burnaby |
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Election results[edit]
| 1984 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Svend Robinson | 28,318 | 48.00 | +5.57 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Langas | 20,697 | 35.09 | -1.51 | ||||
| Liberal | Mike Hillman | 9,612 | 16.29 | -4.52 | ||||
| Green | Blair T. Longley | 364 | 0.62 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 58,991 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +3.54 | ||||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Svend Robinson | 21,587 | 42.43 | +2.67 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Hugh Mawby | 18,619 | 36.60 | -0.29 | ||||
| Liberal | Doreen A. Lawson | 10,585 | 20.81 | -2.54 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Brian K. Sproule | 81 | 0.16 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 50,872 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +1.48 | ||||||
| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Svend Robinson | 20,604 | 39.76 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Hugh Mawby | 19,119 | 36.89 | |||||
| Liberal | Doreen A. Lawson | 12,099 | 23.35 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 51,822 | 100.0 | ||||||
| This riding was created from parts of Burnaby—Richmond—Delta, Burnaby—Seymour and New Westminster, which elected a Progressive Conservative, a Liberal and a New Democrat, respectively, in the last election. | ||||||||
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