# Burnaby—Douglas

Burnaby—Douglas was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2012. It was named after the city of Burnaby, as well as Douglas Road and Tommy Douglas, an MP who represented the area in the 1960s.

## History

This electoral district was created in 1996 from New Westminster—Burnaby and Burnaby—Kingsway ridings. Portions of Vancouver South—Burnaby and New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby have been added to it since.
The 2012 electoral redistribution dissolved this riding and incorporated it into Burnaby North—Seymour and Burnaby South for the 2015 election.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from New Westminster—Burnaby and Burnaby—Kingsway |||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Svend Robinson | New Democratic |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Svend Robinson | New Democratic |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Bill Siksay | New Democratic |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Bill Siksay | New Democratic |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Bill Siksay | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Kennedy Stewart | New Democratic |
| Riding dissolved into Burnaby North—Seymour and Burnaby South |||||

## Election results

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Kennedy Stewart | 20,943 | 42.99 | +5.05 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Leung | 19,932 | 40.92 | +4.67 |
| | Liberal | Ken Low | 5,451 | 11.19 | -8.22 |
| | Green | Adrianne Merlo | 1,754 | 3.60 | -2.37 |
| | Libertarian | Lewis Clarke Dahlby | 420 | 0.86 | – |
| | Communist | George Gidora | 155 | 0.32 | -0.11 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Brian Sproule | 57 | 0.12 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,710 | 100.0 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +0.19 |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Bill Siksay | 17,937 | 37.94 | +2.34 | $69,095 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Leung | 17,139 | 36.25 | +8.65 | $74,432 |
| | Liberal | Bill Cunningham | 9,177 | 19.41 | -13.59 | $53,568 |
| | Green | Doug Perry | 2,822 | 5.97 | +2.47 | $1,629 |
| | Communist | George Gidora | 203 | 0.43 | +0.13 | $377 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,278 | 100.0 | | $85,966 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 208 | 0.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,486 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -3.16 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Bill Siksay | 17,323 | 35.60 | +1.02 | $75,409.11 |
| | Liberal | Bill Cunningham | 16,079 | 33.00 | +0.48 | $69,467.45 |
| | Conservative | George Drazenovic | 13,466 | 27.60 | -0.03 | $55,538.14 |
| | Green | Ray Power | 1,694 | 3.50 | -0.22 | |
| | Communist | Timothy George Gidora | 153 | 0.30 | +0.04 | $522.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,715 | 100.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,715 | 63.2 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +0.27 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Bill Siksay | 15,682 | 34.58 | -2.80 | $59,871 |
| | Liberal | Bill Cunningham | 14,748 | 32.52 | +8.85 | $63,194 |
| | Conservative | George Drazenovic | 12,531 | 27.63 | -10.89 | $79,130 |
| | Green | Shawn Hunsdale | 1,687 | 3.72 | – | |
| | Libertarian | Adam Desaulniers | 291 | 0.64 | – | |
| | Independent | Frank Cerminara | 282 | 0.62 | – | $2,455 |
| | Communist | Hanne Gidora | 122 | 0.26 | -0.15 | $407 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,343 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 320 | 0.70 | +0.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,663 | 61.49 | -0.85 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -5.82 |
| Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined totals of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives. |||||||
2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Svend Robinson | 17,018 | 37.38 | -5.70 | $50,374 |
| | Alliance | Alan McDonnell | 15,057 | 33.08 | +6.53 | $49,282 |
| | Liberal | Francesca Zumpano | 10,774 | 23.67 | -2.41 | $57,489 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Kenneth Edgar King | 2,477 | 5.44 | +2.05 | $12,954 |
| | Communist | Roger Perkins | 198 | 0.41 | – | $189 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,515 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 225 | 0.49 | +0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,740 | 62.34 | -5.71 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -6.12 |
| Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party. |||||||
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Svend Robinson | 19,058 | 43.08 | $45,632 |
| | Reform | Gary Eyre | 11,743 | 26.55 | $38,897 |
| | Liberal | Mobina Jaffer | 11,536 | 26.08 | $55,707 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ray Power | 1,498 | 3.39 | $9,924 |
| | Natural Law | Valerie Hubert | 300 | 0.68 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Brian Sproule | 103 | 0.23 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,238 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 203 | 0.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,441 | 68.05 |
| This riding was created from parts of New Westminster—Burnaby and Burnaby—Kingsway, which elected a Reform and a New Democrat, respectively, in the last election. New Democrat Svend Robinson was the incumbent from Burnaby—Kingsway. |||||||