Burnaby North—Seymour

Burnaby North—Seymour
British Columbia electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Terry Beech; Liberal
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District created	2013
First contested	2015
Last contested	2019
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	102,486
Electors (2019)	77,301
Area (km²)	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

Ethnic groups in Burnaby North Seymour (2016) Source: [1]		Population	%
Ethnic group	European	55,485	54.6%
	Chinese	24,810	24.4%
	South Asian	4,390	4.3%
	Aboriginal	3,085	3%
	Filipino	2,985	2.9%
	Korean	2,675	2.6%
	West Asian	2,015	2%
	Japanese	1,695	1.7%
	Latin American	1,615	1.6%
	Southeast Asian	1,490	1.5%
	Black	1,105	1.1%
	Arab	510	0.5%
	Multiple minorities	1,715	1.7%
	Visible minority, n.i.e.	205	0.2%
Total population		101,545	100%

According to the Canada 2016 Census; 2013 representation^[5]^[6]

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

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.^[7]

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament	Years		Party
Burnaby North—Seymour Riding created from Burnaby—Douglas and North Vancouver
42nd	2015–2019	Terry Beech	Liberal
43rd	2019–present	Terry Beech	Liberal

Election results

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

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Terry Beech	17,770	35.5	-0.59	$95,724.28
	New Democratic	Svend Robinson	16,185	32.3	+2.69	$96,430.99
	Conservative	Heather Leung	9,734	19.4	-8.44	none listed
	Green	Amita Kuttner	4,801	9.6	+4.33	$13,982.95
	People's	Rocky Dong	1,079	2.2	–	none listed
	Independent	Robert Taylor	271	0.5	–	none listed
	Libertarian	Lewis Dahlby	219	0.4	-0.08	none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit			50,059	100.0
Total rejected ballots			466
Turnout			50,525	65.4
Eligible voters			77,301
	Liberal hold		Swing		-1.64
Heather Leung was dropped by the Conservative Party of Canada after past homophobic remarks were made public,^[8] but still appeared on the ballot papers.
Source: Elections Canada^[9]^[10]

v t e 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^[11]^[12]^[13]

2011 federal election redistributed results^[14]
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

References

^ Statistics Canada: 2011
^ Statistics Canada: 2011
^ Final Report – British Columbia
^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
^ 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
^ 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
^ Burnaby North-Seymour Electoral Boundary Description
^ Baker, Rafferty (3 October 2019). "Conservatives eject B.C. candidate over 'offensive' comments about LGBTQ people". CBC News. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Burnaby North—Seymour, 30 September 2015
^ Official Voting Results - Burnaby North—Seymour
^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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[1] Statistics Canada: 2011

[2] Statistics Canada: 2011

[report-3] Final Report – British Columbia

[timeline-4] Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts

[5] ttp://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] ttp://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] Burnaby North-Seymour Electoral Boundary Description

[8] Baker, Rafferty (3 October 2019). "Conservatives eject B.C. candidate over 'offensive' comments about LGBTQ people". CBC News. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

[9] "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.

[10] "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.

[11] Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Burnaby North—Seymour, 30 September 2015

[12] Official Voting Results - Burnaby North—Seymour

[13] "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.

[14] Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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