Burnaby
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1976
District abolished1987
First contested1979
Last contested1984

Burnaby was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.

This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Burnaby—Richmond—Delta, Burnaby—Seymour and New Westminster ridings

It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Burnaby—Kingsway and New Westminster—Burnaby ridings.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Burnaby—Richmond—Delta,
Burnaby—Seymourand New Westminster
31st  1979–1980     Svend Robinson New Democratic
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Burnaby—Kingsway
and New Westminster—Burnaby

Election results

1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticSvend Robinson28,31848.00+5.57
Progressive ConservativeBill Langas20,69735.09-1.51
LiberalMike Hillman9,61216.29-4.52
GreenBlair T. Longley3640.62–
Total valid votes 58,991100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +3.54
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticSvend Robinson21,58742.43+2.67
Progressive ConservativeHugh Mawby18,61936.60-0.29
LiberalDoreen A. Lawson10,58520.81-2.54
Marxist–LeninistBrian K. Sproule810.16–
Total valid votes 50,872100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +1.48
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
New DemocraticSvend Robinson20,60439.76
Progressive ConservativeHugh Mawby19,11936.89
LiberalDoreen A. Lawson12,09923.35
Total valid votes 51,822100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Burnaby—Richmond—Delta, Burnaby—Seymour and New Westminster, which elected a Progressive Conservative, a Liberal and a New Democrat, respectively, in the last election.

See also

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