# Burnaby-Edmonds

Burnaby-Edmonds is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada in use from 1966 to 2024.
Under the 2021 redistribution that took effect for the 2024 election. the riding was divided between the new districts of Burnaby South-Metrotown (taking in most portions west of Griffiths Drive), and Burnaby-New Westminster (taking in portions east of it, including the Edmonds community). A small part was transferred to Burnaby Centre.

## Geography

The district is located in southern Burnaby, British Columbia. It is bordered by Boundary Road to the east, Imperial and Mayfield Streets to the north, 4th Street to the east, and 10th Avenue and Fraser River to the south.

## Electoral history

Burnaby-Edmonds :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Burnaby |||||
| 28th | 1966–1969 | Gordon Dowding | New Democratic |
| 29th | 1969–1972 | Gordon Dowding | New Democratic |
| 30th | 1972–1975 | Gordon Dowding | New Democratic |
| 31st | 1975–1979 | Raymond Loewen | Social Credit |
| 32nd | 1979–1983 | Rosemary Brown | New Democratic |
| 33rd | 1983–1986 | Rosemary Brown | New Democratic |
| 34th | 1986–1991 | David Mercier | Social Credit |
| 35th | 1991–1996 | Fred G. Randall | New Democratic |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | Fred G. Randall | New Democratic |
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Patty Sahota | Liberal |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Raj Chouhan | New Democratic |
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Raj Chouhan | New Democratic |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Raj Chouhan | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Raj Chouhan | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2020–2024 | Raj Chouhan | New Democratic |

## Election results

vte2020 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Raj Chouhan | 11,063 | 62.01 | +7.76 | $38,987.91 |
| | Liberal | Tripat Atwal | 4,754 | 26.65 | −5.43 | $62,427.04 |
| | Green | Iqbal Parekh | 2,023 | 11.34 | −2.33 | $889.57 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,840 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 196 | 1.10 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18036 | 44.36 | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 40655 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2017 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Raj Chouhan | 10,827 | 54.25 | +2.82 | $47,595.75 |
| | Liberal | Garrison Duke | 6,404 | 32.08 | −6.55 | $42,998.98 |
| | Green | Valentine Wu | 2,728 | 13.67 | +4.93 | $2,758.14 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,959 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 156 | 0.78 | −0.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,115 | 53.81 | +4.81 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 37,385 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2013 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Raj Chouhan | 9,253 | 51.43 | -0.51 | $79,346 |
| | Liberal | Jeff Kuah | 6,950 | 38.63 | +0.27 | $20,696 |
| | Green | Wyatt Tessari | 1,573 | 8.74 | +2.00 | $600 |
| | Excalibur | Nicholas Edward D'Amico | 215 | 1.20 | – | $341 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,991 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 203 | 1.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,194 | 49.00 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
B.C. General Election 2009 Burnaby-Edmonds :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Raj Chouhan | 8,647 | 51.94% | +20.52% | $75,002 |
| | Liberal | Lee Rankin | 6,385 | 38.36% | -7.71% | $80,469 |
| | Green | Carrie McLaren | 1,122 | 6.74% | -3.17% | $383 |
| | Libertarian | Dan Cancade | 493 | 2.96% | +2.96% | $643 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,647 | 100% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 178 | 1.06% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,825 | 49.07% |
B.C. General Election 2005: Burnaby-Edmonds :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | NDP | Raj Chouhan | 10,337 | 46.71% | +5.23% | $71,644 |
| | Liberal | Patty Sahota | 9,599 | 43.38% | -5.02% | $109,119 |
| | Green | Suzanne Deveau | 2,192 | 9.91% | – | $1,754 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,128 | 100% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 155 | 0.70% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,283 | 57.70% |
vte2001 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Patty Sahota | 9,607 | 51.09 | $34,249 |
| | New Democratic | Sav Dhaliwal | 4,924 | 26.19 | $48,520 |
| | Green | Eric Hawthorne | 2,599 | 13.82 | $2,231 |
| | Unity | Grant Murray | 1,111 | 5.91 | $7,646 |
| | Marijuana | Roy Arjun | 456 | 2.43 | $394 |
| | Citizens | Gordon S. Watson | 105 | 0.56 | $1,150 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 18,802 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 120 | 0.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,922 | 69.90 |
B.C. General Election 1996: Burnaby-Edmonds :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | NDP | Fred G. Randall | 9,912 | 46.45% | -0.70% | $41,298 |
| | Liberal | Judy St. Denis | 8,770 | 41.09% | -8.39% | $52,980 |
| | Progressive Democrat | John Schwermer | 1,067 | 5.00% | – | $200 |
| | Reform | Carlos Brito | 1,008 | 4.72% | | $1,921 |
| | Green | Eric Hawthorne | 387 | 1.81% | – | $655 |
| | Social Credit | Suraj Narain | 120 | 0.56% | – | |
| | Natural Law | Guy Harvey | 77 | 0.36% | | $136 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,341 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 172 | 0.80% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,513 | 70.63% |
B.C. General Election 1991: Burnaby-Edmonds :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | NDP | Fred G. Randall | 9,947 | 47.15% | | $75,824 |
| | Liberal | Carlos A. Brito | 6,898 | 32.70% | | $4,470 |
| | Social Credit | Peter M. Wearing | 3,900 | 18.49% | – | $33,816 |
| | Green | Elizabeth D. Smith | 199 | 0.94% | – | $100 |
| | Conservative | Debra J. A. Hicks | 77 | 0.37% | | $40 |
| | Independent | Kurt Gruen | 74 | 0.35% | | $2,386 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,095 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 544 | 2.51% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,639 | 72.71% |