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Burnaby North—Seymour
British Columbia electoral district
Location in the Lower Mainland
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Terry Beech
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]102,486
Electors (2019)77,301
Area (km²)[2]115
Pop. density (per km²)891.2
Census division(s)Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)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

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Panethnic groups in Burnaby North—Seymour (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group 		2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 52,725 49.05% 53,835 53.02% 55,425 55.83%
East Asian[b] 31,315 29.13% 29,180 28.74% 28,210 28.41%
South Asian 5,315 4.94% 4,390 4.32% 3,670 3.7%
Southeast Asian[c] 5,045 4.69% 4,475 4.41% 4,170 4.2%
Middle Eastern[d] 3,745 3.48% 2,525 2.49% 2,070 2.09%
Indigenous 2,695 2.51% 2,500 2.46% 1,785 1.8%
Latin American 2,320 2.16% 1,615 1.59% 1,450 1.46%
African 1,525 1.42% 1,105 1.09% 890 0.9%
Other[e] 2,795 2.6% 1,920 1.89% 1,610 1.62%
Total responses 107,485 98.8% 101,545 99.08% 99,280 98.66%
Total population 108,794 100% 102,486 100% 100,632 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.
According to the 2016 Canadian census; 2013 representation[8][9]

Languages: 58.2% English, 10.1% Cantonese, 7.7% Mandarin, 2.9% Italian, 2.6% Korean, 1.8% Persian, 1.7% Spanish, 1.4% Tagalog, 1.2% French
Religions (2011): 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 (2015): $34,358
Average income (2015): $49,497
Main industries: Professional, scientific and technical services (11.2% of labour force); Retail trade (10.4%); Educational services (9.4%); Health care and social assistance (9.0%)

Geography

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As of the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution, the district includes the portion of the City of Burnaby north of Highway 7, the portion of the District Municipality of North Vancouver east of the Seymour River and the southern section between west of the Seymour River and east of Lynn Creek and the Seymour Creek 2 and Burrard Inlet 3 Indian reserves.[10]

Members of Parliament

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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  2015–2019     Terry Beech Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

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Graph of election results in Burnaby North—Seymour (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2023 representation order

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2021 federal election redistributed results[11]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 22,673 40.88
  Conservative 14,732 26.56
  New Democratic 14,706 26.52
  Green 1,878 3.39
  People's 1,472 2.65

2013 representation order

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2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Terry Beech 19,445 39.5 +4.0 $99,625.09
New Democratic Jim Hanson 14,318 29.1 -3.2 $89,537.98
Conservative Kelsey Shein 12,535 25.5 +6.0 $106,654.00
Green Peter Dolling 1,516 3.1 -6.5 $0.00
People's Brad Nickerson 1,370 2.8 +0.6 $2,215.88
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,184 99.5 – $110,377.44
Total rejected ballots 273 0.5
Turnout 49,457 62.3
Eligible voters 79,395
Liberal hold Swing +3.6
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Terry Beech 17,770 35.50 -0.59 $95,724.28
New Democratic Svend Robinson 16,185 32.33 +2.73 $96,430.99
Conservative Heather Leung 9,734 19.45 -8.40 none listed
Green Amita Kuttner 4,801 9.59 +4.32 $13,982.95
People's Rocky Dong 1,079 2.16 – none listed
Independent Robert Taylor 271 0.54 – none listed
Libertarian Lewis Dahlby 219 0.44 -0.04 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,059 99.08
Total rejected ballots 466 0.92 +0.43
Turnout 50,525 64.80
Eligible voters 77,969
Liberal hold Swing -1.66
Heather Leung was dropped by the Conservative Party of Canada after past homophobic remarks were made public,[12] but still appeared on the ballot papers.
Source: Elections Canada[13][14]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Terry Beech 18,938 36.09 +20.37 $112,731.67
New Democratic Carol Baird Ellan 15,537 29.61 -5.55 $151,963.09
Conservative Mike Little 14,612 27.84 -16.39 $74,815.44
Green Lynne Quarmby 2,765 5.27 +1.39 $104,104.37
Libertarian Chris Tylor 252 0.48 – –
Independent Helen Hee Soon Chang 207 0.39 – $1,011.85
Communist Brent Jantzen 126 0.24 – –
Marxist–Leninist Brian Sproule 43 0.08 – –
Total valid votes/expense limit 52,480 99.51   $206,738.46
Total rejected ballots 260 0.49 –
Turnout 52,740 70.34 –
Eligible voters 74,982
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +18.38
Source: Elections Canada[15][16][17]
2011 federal election redistributed results[18]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 19,150 44.24
  New Democratic 15,219 35.16
  Liberal 6,804 15.72
  Green 1,679 3.88
  Others 437 1.01

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

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  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. ^ Final Report – British Columbia
  4. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  8. ^ "2011 Census Profile". February 8, 2012.
  9. ^ "Statistics Canada: 2011 National Household Survey Profile". May 8, 2013.
  10. ^ Burnaby North-Seymour Electoral Boundary Description
  11. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  12. ^ Baker, Rafferty (October 3, 2019). "Conservatives eject B.C. candidate over 'offensive' comments about LGBTQ people". CBC News. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  13. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  14. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  15. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Burnaby North—Seymour, 30 September 2015
  16. ^ Official Voting Results - Burnaby North—Seymour
  17. ^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
  18. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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