Burnaby Citizens Association
Burnaby Citizens Association | |
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| Leader | Vacant |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Headquarters | Burnaby, British Columbia |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | NDP |
| Provincial affiliation | BC NDP |
| Burnaby City Council | 6 / 9 [1]
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| Burnaby School Board | 7 / 7
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| Website | |
| www | |
The Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) is a social-democratic municipal political party in Burnaby, British Columbia. It was founded in 1955 by Alan Emmott and Eileen Dailly.[2] The BCA is the official municipal affiliate of the BC NDP in Burnaby, and membership in the BCA requires membership in the BC NDP as a prerequisite.
In October 2018 the BCA won 7 of 8 seats in the city council 2018 municipal election but the BCA incumbent Derek Corrigan lost the mayoral race to independent Mike Hurley.[3]
On February 5, 2020 three councillors resigned from the BCA over housing policy disagreements and other party issues.[4] In the 2021 by-election, following the deaths of two city councillors, the BCA won one of the two seats up for election.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mayor and Council". Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "About the BCA". About the BCA. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ Ferreras, Jesse. "B.C. municipal election 2018: Burnaby results". Global News. Global News. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ Godfrey, Dustin. "UPDATED: Three Burnaby council members resign from BCA slate". Burnabynow. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ Campbell, Chris. "BCA's Gu, independent Hillman unofficial winners of Burnaby byelection". Burnabynow. Burnabynow. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
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