# Burnaby North—Seymour

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.
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.

## Demographics

Panethnic groups in Burnaby North—Seymour (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 52,725 | 49.05% | 53,835 | 53.02% | 55,425 | 55.83% |
| East Asian | 31,315 | 29.13% | 29,180 | 28.74% | 28,210 | 28.41% |
| South Asian | 5,315 | 4.94% | 4,390 | 4.32% | 3,670 | 3.7% |
| Southeast Asian | 5,045 | 4.69% | 4,475 | 4.41% | 4,170 | 4.2% |
| Middle Eastern | 3,745 | 3.48% | 2,525 | 2.49% | 2,070 | 2.09% |
| Indigenous | 2,695 | 2.51% | 2,500 | 2.46% | 1,785 | 1.8% |
| Latin American | 2,320 | 2.16% | 1,615 | 1.59% | 1,450 | 1.46% |
| African | 1,525 | 1.42% | 1,105 | 1.09% | 890 | 0.9% |
| Other | 2,795 | 2.6% | 1,920 | 1.89% | 1,610 | 1.62% |
| Total responses | 107,485 | 98.8% | 101,545 | 99.08% | 99,280 | 98.66% |
| Total population | 108,794 | 100% | 102,486 | 100% | 100,632 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||
    According to the 2016 Canadian census; 2013 representation
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.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Burnaby North—Seymour Riding created from Burnaby—Douglas and North Vancouver |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Terry Beech | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Terry Beech | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Terry Beech | Liberal |

## Election results
### 2023 representation order

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 22,673 | 40.88 |
| Conservative | 14,732 | 26.56 |
| New Democratic | 14,706 | 26.52 |
| Green | 1,878 | 3.39 |
| People's | 1,472 | 2.65 |

### 2013 representation order

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Terry Beech | 19,445 | 39.5 | +4.0 | $99,625.09 |
| | New Democratic | Jim Hanson | 14,318 | 29.1 | -3.2 | $89,537.98 |
| | Conservative | Kelsey Shein | 12,535 | 25.5 | +6.0 | $106,654.00 |
| | Green | Peter Dolling | 1,516 | 3.1 | -6.5 | $0.00 |
| | People's | Brad Nickerson | 1,370 | 2.8 | +0.6 | $2,215.88 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,184 | 99.5 | – | $110,377.44 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 273 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,457 | 62.3 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 79,395 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +3.6 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Terry Beech | 17,770 | 35.50 | -0.59 | $95,724.28 |
| | New Democratic | Svend Robinson | 16,185 | 32.33 | +2.73 | $96,430.99 |
| | Conservative | Heather Leung | 9,734 | 19.45 | -8.40 | none listed |
| | Green | Amita Kuttner | 4,801 | 9.59 | +4.32 | $13,982.95 |
| | People's | Rocky Dong | 1,079 | 2.16 | – | none listed |
| | Independent | Robert Taylor | 271 | 0.54 | – | none listed |
| | Libertarian | Lewis Dahlby | 219 | 0.44 | -0.04 | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,059 | 99.08 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 466 | 0.92 | +0.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,525 | 64.80 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 77,969 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -1.66 |
| Heather Leung was dropped by the Conservative Party of Canada after past homophobic remarks were made public, but still appeared on the ballot papers. |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,480 | 99.51 | | $206,738.46 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 260 | 0.49 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,740 | 70.34 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 74,982 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +18.38 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| 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 |