Burnaby North—Seymour

Burnaby North—Seymour
British Columbia electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Terry Beech
Liberal
District created 2013
First contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 100,632
Electors (2015) 74,982
Area (km²)[2] 115
Pop. density (per km²) 875.1
Census divisions Metro Vancouver
Census subdivisions Burnaby, North Vancouver (DM)

Burnaby North—Seymour (French: Burnaby-Nord—Seymour) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral districts of Burnaby—Douglas and North Vancouver.[3]

Burnaby North—Seymour was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[4]

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation[5][6]

Ethnic groups: 55.8% White, 23.6% Chinese, 3.7% South Asian, 3.0% Korean, 3.0% Filipino, 1.8% Aboriginal, 1.8% Japanese, 1.7% West Asian, 1.5% Latin American, 1.2% Southeast Asian
Languages: 58.4% English, 18.7% Chinese, 3.3% Italian, 2.8% Korean, 1.6% Spanish, 1.5% Persian, 1.2% French, 1.2% Tagalog, 1.1% German
Religions: 44.8% Christian (21.3% Catholic, 4.5% United Church, 4.0% Anglican, 1.5% Christian Orthodox, 1.3% Baptist, 1.2% Lutheran, 1.0% Presbyterian, 10.1% Other), 3.6% Buddhist, 2.9% Muslim, 45.6% No religion
Median income (2010): $29,910
Average income (2010): $41,002
Main industries: Professional, scientific and technical services (11.2% of labour force); Retail trade (10.0%); Health care and social assistance (9.1%)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Burnaby North—Seymour
Riding created from Burnaby—Douglas and North Vancouver
42nd  2015–Present     Terry Beech Liberal

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalTerry Beech18,93836.09+20.37$112,731.67
New DemocraticCarol Baird Ellan15,53729.61-5.55$151,963.09
ConservativeMike Little14,61227.84-16.39$74,815.44
GreenLynne Quarmby2,7655.27+1.39$104,104.37
LibertarianChris Tylor2520.48––
IndependentHelen Hee Soon Chang2070.39–$1,011.85
CommunistBrent Jantzen1260.24––
Marxist–LeninistBrian Sproule430.08––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,480100.00 $206,738.46
Total rejected ballots 2600.49–
Turnout 52,74070.34–
Eligible voters 74,982
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +18.38
Source: Elections Canada[7][8][9]
2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  Conservative19,15044.24
  New Democratic15,21935.16
  Liberal6,80415.72
  Green1,6793.88
  Others4371.01

References

  1. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. ↑ Final Report – British Columbia
  4. ↑ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  5. ↑ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=59002&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Burnaby%20North&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
  6. ↑ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=59002&Data=Count&SearchText=Burnaby%20North&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
  7. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Burnaby North—Seymour, 30 September 2015
  8. ↑ Official Voting Results - Burnaby North—Seymour
  9. ↑ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
  10. ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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