# Burnaby—Richmond

Burnaby—Richmond (also known as Burnaby—Richmond—Delta) was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1979. This riding was created as "Burnaby—Richmond" in 1947 from parts of New Westminster and Vancouver North ridings.
The name of the electoral district was changed in 1970 to "Burnaby—Richmond—Delta". It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Burnaby and Richmond—South Delta ridings.

## Historical boundaries

* 1952 representation order
* 1966 representation order

## Members of Parliament

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Burnaby—Richmond Riding created from New Westminster and Vancouver North |||||
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Tom Goode | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Tom Goode | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Thomas Irwin | Social Credit |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | John Drysdale | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Bob Prittie | New Democratic |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Bob Prittie | New Democratic |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Bob Prittie | New Democratic |
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Thomas Henry Goode | Liberal |
| Burnaby—Richmond—Delta |||||
| 29th | 1972–1974 | John Reynolds | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1974–1977 | John Reynolds | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1978–1979 | Tom Siddon | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Burnaby and Richmond—South Delta |||||

## Election results

Canadian federal by-election, 16 October 1978 On the resignation of John Reynolds, 5 September 1977 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tom Siddon | 30,395 | 63.48 | +8.67 |
| | New Democratic | Mercia Stickney | 11,308 | 23.62 | +7.34 |
| | Liberal | Tony Schmand | 4,713 | 9.84 | -18.47 |
| | Independent | Ernie Lecours | 1,128 | 2.36 | – |
| | Communist | Homer Stevens | 339 | 0.71 | +0.23 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,883 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +0.66 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Reynolds | 34,013 | 54.81 | +19.14 |
| | Liberal | Joan Wallace | 17,570 | 28.31 | -1.31 |
| | New Democratic | J.-P. Daem | 10,106 | 16.28 | -16.80 |
| | Communist | Homer J. Stevens | 299 | 0.48 | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Steve Ruthchinski | 70 | 0.11 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 62,058 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +10.22 |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Reynolds | 19,798 | 35.67 | +22.47 |
| | New Democratic | Ken Novakowski | 18,358 | 33.08 | -4.87 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Henry Goode | 16,441 | 29.62 | -12.82 |
| | Social Credit | Gayle Dewhirst | 906 | 1.63 | -4.78 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 55,503 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +13.67 |
1968 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Henry Goode | 16,182 | 42.44 | +10.88 |
| | New Democratic | Bob Prittie | 14,470 | 37.95 | -6.75 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Matt Phillips | 5,035 | 13.20 | +5.28 |
| | Social Credit | Jack Lubzinski | 2,445 | 6.41 | -9.42 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,132 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +8.82 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Bob Prittie | 19,758 | 44.70 | +6.67 |
| | Liberal | Emmet Cafferky | 13,950 | 31.56 | -4.15 |
| | Social Credit | J.F. Jack Lubzinski | 6,999 | 15.83 | +5.94 |
| | Progressive Conservative | T.A. Tom Horan | 3,499 | 7.92 | -8.45 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,206 | 100.0 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +5.41 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Bob Prittie | 16,578 | 38.03 | -0.52 |
| | Liberal | Bill Trainor | 15,568 | 35.71 | +7.30 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Philip S. Stannard | 7,138 | 16.37 | -5.06 |
| | Social Credit | Cyril Smith | 4,312 | 9.89 | -1.72 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,596 | 100.0 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -3.91 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Bob Prittie | 15,620 | 38.55 | +9.05 |
| | Liberal | William J. Trainor | 11,509 | 28.41 | +12.91 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Drysdale | 8,683 | 21.43 | -24.22 |
| | Social Credit | Hilliard Beyerstein | 4,705 | 11.61 | +2.26 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,517 | 100.0 |
| | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | -1.93 |
| Change for the New Democrats is based on the Co-operative Commonwealth. |||||||
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Drysdale | 15,570 | 45.65 | +19.81 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Bob Prittie | 10,063 | 29.50 | +4.56 |
| | Liberal | Tom Goode | 5,286 | 15.50 | -7.68 |
| | Social Credit | Thomas Irwin | 3,190 | 9.35 | -16.69 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,109 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit | Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit | Swing | Swing | +7.62 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Thomas Irwin | 7,999 | 26.04 | -4.82 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Drysdale | 7,940 | 25.84 | – |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Bob Prittie | 7,662 | 24.94 | -6.14 |
| | Liberal | Tom Goode | 7,121 | 23.18 | -11.02 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,722 | 100.0 |
| | Social Credit gain from Liberal | Social Credit gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | -15.33 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Tom Goode | 7,021 | 34.20 | -4.67 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Francis James McKenzie | 6,381 | 31.08 | -6.89 |
| | Social Credit | Clement F. Stelter | 6,334 | 30.86 | – |
| | Labor–Progressive | Homer Stevens | 792 | 3.86 | -0.85 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,528 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +1.11 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Tom Goode | 12,848 | 38.87 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Dorothy Gretchen Steeves | 12,553 | 37.97 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Ferguson | 6,097 | 18.44 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Tom McEwen | 1,558 | 4.71 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,056 | 100.0 |
| This riding was created from parts of New Westminster and Vancouver North, which both elected Liberals in the previous election. |||||||