New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby

Federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada

New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby British Columbia electoral district

Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature| House of Commons
District created| 1996
District abolished| 2003
First contested| 1997
Last contested| 2000

New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004.

## Geography[edit]

This was an urban riding that contained the city of New Westminster, and those parts of Burnaby lying southeast of the Trans-Canada Highway, and the southwestern portion of Coquitlam.

## History[edit]

This riding was created in 1996 from parts of the electoral districts of New Westminster—Burnaby and Port Moody—Coquitlam.

This riding was used in the 1997 and 2000 federal elections.

In 2003, the district was abolished. Parts of it went into the electoral districts of New Westminster—Coquitlam, Burnaby—New Westminster and Burnaby—Douglas.

## Member of Parliament[edit]

Parliament | Years | Member | Party

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Riding created from New Westminster—Burnaby
and Port Moody—Coquitlam
36th |  1997–2000 |  | Paul Forseth | Reform
2000–2000 |  | Alliance
37th |  2000–2003
2003–2004 |  | Conservative
Riding dissolved into New Westminster—Coquitlam, and Burnaby—New Westminster

## Election results[edit]

2000 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Alliance | Paul Forseth | 20,698 | 43.96 | +9.49 | $44,293
| Liberal | Lee Rankin | 14,579 | 30.96 | +1.86 | $64,668
| New Democratic | Lorrie Williams | 7,076 | 15.03 | -15.44 | $30,701
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Redmond | 3,492 | 4.71 | +0.81 | $11,866
| Green | François C. Nantel | 1,028 | 2.18 | +0.69 | $86
| Communist | Hanne Gidora | 109 | 0.23 | - | $189
| Marxist–Leninist | Brian Sproule | 93 | 0.19 | -0.01 | $10
Total valid votes  | 47,075 | 100.0
Total rejected ballots  | 206 | 0.44
Turnout  | 47,281 | 60.11
| Alliance hold | Swing | +3.82
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party.
1997 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | Expenditures
| Reform | Paul Forseth | 15,915 | 34.47 | $28,885
| New Democratic | Dawn Black | 14,067 | 30.47 | $58,459
| Liberal | Celso Boscariol | 13,437 | 29.10 | $51,245
| Progressive Conservative | Debra Hicks | 1,803 | 3.90 | $12,174
| Green | Tom Hetherington | 691 | 1.49 | $374
| Natural Law | Daphne Quance | 160 | 0.34 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Elaine Wismer | 93 | 0.20 |
Total valid votes  | 46,166 | 100.0
Total rejected ballots  | 210 | 0.45
Turnout  | 46,376 | 65.44
This riding was created from New Westminster—Burnaby and Port Moody—Coquitlam, both of which elected a Reform candidate in the previous election. Paul Forseth was the incumbent from New Westminster—Burnaby.

## See also[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* Library of Parliament Riding Profile
* Expenditures - 2000
* Expenditures – 1997
* Website of the Parliament of Canada