Burquitlam (electoral district)

{{Short description|Defunct provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada}}

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Burquitlam was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009.

Demographics

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|Population, 2001

|53,881

Population Change, 1996–2001

|5.1%

Area (km2)

|34.56

Pop. Density (People per km2)

|1,559

Geography

The area of the Burquitlam riding included parts of both Burnaby and Coquitlam in the eastern suburbs of Vancouver. The riding straddled the border between the two cities.

History

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Member of the Legislative Assembly

Its only MLA was Harry Bloy, a former president of a local telecommunications company. He was elected in 2001 and 2005, as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.

Election results

{{Election FPTP begin | title=2005 British Columbia general election: Burquitlam}}

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{{CANelec |BC |Liberal |Harry Bloy |10,054 |46.39% | |$106,258}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|row}}

|NDP

|Bart Healey

|align="right"|9,682

|align="right"|44.68%

|align="right"|

|align="right"|$47,079

{{CANelec |BC |Green |Carli Irene Travers |1,619 |7.47% |– |$450}}

{{CANelec|BC|Marijuana|Peter Grin|191|0.88%||$100}}

{{Canadian party colour|BC|Independent|row}}

|Independent

|Graham "Evil Genius" Fox

|align="right"|125

|align="right"|0.58%

|align="right"|

|align="right"|$121

{{CANelec/total |Total valid votes |21,671 |100%}}

{{CANelec/total |Total rejected ballots |146 |0.67%}}

{{CANelec/total |Turnout |21,817 |60.45%}}

{{end}}

{{Election FPTP begin | title=2001 British Columbia general election: Burquitlam}}

|-

{{CANelec |BC |Liberal |Harry Bloy |11,131 |56.34% | |$44,974}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|BC|NDP|row}}

|NDP

|Bart Healey

|align="right"|4,678

|align="right"|23.68%

|align="right"|

|align="right"|$26,422

{{CANelec |BC |Green |Stephen J. Mancinelli |2,668 |13.50% |– |$4,124}}

{{CANelec |BC |Unity |Greg Watrich |749 |3.79% | |$3,723}}

{{CANelec|BC|Marijuana|Peter Grin|530|2.69%||$505}}

{{CANelec/total |Total valid votes |19,756 |100.00%}}

{{CANelec/total |Total rejected ballots |190 |0.96%}}

{{CANelec/total |Turnout |19,946 |70.95%}}

{{end}}