Burnaby—Coquitlam

Federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

Burnaby—Coquitlam British Columbia electoral district

Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature| House of Commons
District created| 1952
District abolished| 1966
First contested| 1953
Last contested| 1965

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

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Parliament | Years | Member | Party

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

## Election results

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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  | 42,613 | 100.0
| New Democratic hold | 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  | 41,122 | 100.0
| New Democratic hold | 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  | 32,348 | 100.0
| New Democratic hold | 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  | 38,171 | 100.0
| New Democratic hold | 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  | 29,985 | 100.0
| Co-operative Commonwealth hold | 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  | 28,226 | 100.0
| Co-operative Commonwealth hold | 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  | 19,226 | 100.0
This riding was created from parts of Burnaby—Richmond, which elected a Liberal in the previous election.

## See also

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* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

## External links

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* Riding history from the Library of Parliament