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Vancouver-Burrard is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It first appeared on the hustings in the 1933 general election.
For the next election, the riding will be split across two new ridings. The portion west of Burrard,Georgia,Jervis will become the new Vancouver-West End riding.[1] The remainder of Vancouver-Burrard will join part of Vancouver-Fairview to become the new Vancouver-False Creek riding.
[edit] Demographics
From 2001 Canadian Census
| Population, 2001 |
64,046 |
| Population Change, 1996-2001 |
20.9% |
| Area (km²) |
8.89 |
| Pop. Density (people per km²) |
7,204 |
[edit] Geography
[edit] History
[edit] Member of Legislative Assembly
The MLA is Lorne Mayencourt, who won the 2005 election by 11 votes. He has announced he will not seek reelection after this term.[2]
[edit] Election results
| B.C. General Election 1996: Vancouver-Burrard |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
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NDP |
Tim Stevenson |
10,646 |
49.70% |
-1.23 |
$43,534 |
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BC Liberal |
Duncan Wilson |
7,975 |
37.23% |
+2.00 |
$50,880 |
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PDA |
Laura McDiarmid |
1,014 |
4.73% |
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$1,072 |
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Green |
Imtiaz Popat |
563 |
2.63% |
+0.32 |
$155 |
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BC Reform |
Aletta Buday |
671 |
3.13% |
|
$100 |
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Libertarian |
John Clarke |
458 |
2.14% |
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Natural Law |
Wayne A. Melvin |
93 |
0.43% |
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$100 |
| Total Valid Votes |
21,420 |
100.00% |
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| Total Rejected Ballots |
257 |
1.19% |
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| Turnout |
21,677 |
62.68% |
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[edit] External links
[edit] References
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British Columbia provincial electoral districts |
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| Fraser Valley / South |
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| Vancouver |
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