New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1996
District abolished2003
First contested1997
Last contested2000

New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004.

Geography

This was an urban riding that contained the city of New Westminster, and those parts of Burnaby lying southeast of the Trans-Canada Highway, and the southwestern portion of Coquitlam.

History

This riding was created in 1996 from parts of the electoral districts of New Westminster—Burnaby and Port Moody—Coquitlam.

This riding was used in the 1997 and 2000 federal elections.

In 2003, the district was abolished. Parts of it went into the electoral districts of New Westminster—Coquitlam, Burnaby—New Westminster and Burnaby—Douglas.

Member of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from New Westminster—Burnaby
and Port Moody—Coquitlam
36th  1997–2000     Paul Forseth Reform
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2003
 2003–2004     Conservative
Riding dissolved into New Westminster—Coquitlam, and Burnaby—New Westminster

Election results

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
AlliancePaul Forseth20,69843.96+9.49$44,293
LiberalLee Rankin14,57930.96+1.86$64,668
New DemocraticLorrie Williams7,07615.03-15.44$30,701
Progressive ConservativeMike Redmond3,4924.71+0.81$11,866
GreenFrançois C. Nantel1,0282.18+0.69$86
CommunistHanne Gidora1090.23$189
Marxist–LeninistBrian Sproule930.19-0.01$10
Total valid votes 47,075100.0  
Total rejected ballots 2060.44
Turnout 47,28160.11
Alliance hold Swing +3.82
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party.
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
ReformPaul Forseth15,91534.47$28,885
New DemocraticDawn Black14,06730.47$58,459
LiberalCelso Boscariol13,43729.10$51,245
Progressive ConservativeDebra Hicks1,8033.90$12,174
GreenTom Hetherington6911.49$374
Natural LawDaphne Quance1600.34
Marxist–LeninistElaine Wismer930.20
Total valid votes 46,166100.0  
Total rejected ballots 2100.45
Turnout 46,37665.44
This riding was created from New Westminster—Burnaby and Port Moody—Coquitlam, both of which elected a Reform candidate in the previous election. Paul Forseth was the incumbent from New Westminster—Burnaby.

See also

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