# Burnaby—Coquitlam

Burnaby—Coquitlam was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1968. This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Burnaby—Richmond riding.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Burnaby—Seymour, Fraser Valley West and New Westminster ridings.

## Members of Parliament

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Burnaby—Richmond |||||
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Erhart Regier | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Erhart Regier | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 24th | 1958–1961 | Erhart Regier | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 24th | 1961–1962 | Erhart Regier | New Democratic |
| 25th | 1962–1962 | Erhart Regier | New Democratic |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Tommy Douglas | New Democratic |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Tommy Douglas | New Democratic |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Tommy Douglas | New Democratic |
| Riding dissolved into Burnaby—Seymour, Fraser Valley West and New Westminster |||||

## Election results

1965 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Tommy Douglas | 22,553 | 52.93 | +6.56 |
| | Liberal | Dick Hayes | 12,090 | 28.37 | -6.03 |
| | Social Credit | James Morris Kennedy | 5,308 | 12.46 | +2.93 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mike Allen | 2,662 | 6.25 | -3.45 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,613 | 100.0 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +6.30 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Tommy Douglas | 19,067 | 46.37 | -4.06 |
| | Liberal | Tom Kent | 14,148 | 34.40 | +9.58 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lyn Morrow | 3,990 | 9.70 | +1.78 |
| | Social Credit | René-J. Gamache | 3,917 | 9.53 | -6.80 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 41,122 | 100.0 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -6.82 |
Canadian federal by-election, 22 October 1962 On the resignation of Erhart Regier, 20 August 1962 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Tommy Douglas | 16,313 | 50.43 | +0.52 |
| | Liberal | Warren R. Clark | 8,029 | 24.82 | +0.32 |
| | Social Credit | René-J. Gamache | 5,282 | 16.33 | +4.37 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Eric Greenwood | 2,562 | 7.92 | -5.72 |
| | Independent | George D. Burnham | 162 | 0.50 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,348 | 100.0 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +0.10 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Erhart Regier | 19,050 | 49.91 | +6.83 |
| | Liberal | Warren R. Clark | 9,351 | 24.50 | +12.72 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Maurice Dorfman | 5,206 | 13.64 | -24.45 |
| | Social Credit | David C. King | 4,564 | 11.96 | +4.91 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,171 | 100.0 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -2.94 |
| Change for the New Democrats is based on the Co-operative Commonwealth. |||||||
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Erhart Regier | 12,917 | 43.08 | +4.30 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Murray Morrison | 11,422 | 38.09 | +20.56 |
| | Liberal | Robert James Cooper | 3,533 | 11.78 | -5.15 |
| | Social Credit | Morris Perrett | 2,113 | 7.05 | -19.71 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,985 | 100.0 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth hold | Co-operative Commonwealth hold | Swing | Swing | -8.13 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Erhart Regier | 10,947 | 38.78 | +1.16 |
| | Social Credit | Clarence E. Gerhart | 7,552 | 26.76 | +0.82 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jane Kilmer | 4,949 | 17.53 | +6.48 |
| | Liberal | Fred Philps | 4,778 | 16.93 | -5.21 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,226 | 100.0 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth hold | Co-operative Commonwealth hold | Swing | Swing | +0.17 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Erhart Regier | 7,232 | 37.62 |
| | Social Credit | Rene Jules Gamache | 4,987 | 25.94 |
| | Liberal | George Campbell Bastedo | 4,256 | 22.14 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John E. Milne | 2,124 | 11.05 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Alexander Kucher | 627 | 3.26 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,226 | 100.0 |
| This riding was created from parts of Burnaby—Richmond, which elected a Liberal in the previous election. |||||||