New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby

New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

in British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

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that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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from 1997 to 2004.

Geography

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

Trans-Canada Highway

The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins the ten provinces of Canada. It is, along with the Trans-Siberian Highway and Australia's Highway 1, one of the world's longest national highways, with the main route spanning 8,030 km...

, and the southwestern portion of Coquitlam.

History

This riding was created in 1996 from parts of the electoral districts of New Westminster—Burnaby

New Westminster—Burnaby

New Westminster—Burnaby was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997.This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Burnaby and New Westminster—Coquitlam ridings...

and Port Moody—Coquitlam.

This riding was used in the 1997

Canadian federal election, 1997

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and 2000 federal elections

Canadian federal election, 2000

The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....

.

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

New Westminster—Coquitlam

New Westminster—Coquitlam is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988, and since 2004.-Demographics:...

, Burnaby—New Westminster

Burnaby—New Westminster

Burnaby—New Westminster is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-Demographics:...

and Burnaby—Douglas

Burnaby—Douglas

Burnaby—Douglas is a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-History:...

Member of Parliament

Paul Forseth
Paul Forseth
Paul Eugene Forseth is a Canadian politician, who was a Member of Parliament for British Columbia from 1993 to 2006.He was first elected as the Member of Parliament for New Westminster—Burnaby in the 1993 federal election, as a member of the Reform Party of Canada, defeating New Democrat Member of...

- Reform Party
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....

, Canadian Alliance
Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...

, Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...

(1997-2004)

Election results

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| style="width: 160px"|Canadian Alliance

Canadian Alliance

The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...

|Paul Forseth

Paul Forseth

Paul Eugene Forseth is a Canadian politician, who was a Member of Parliament for British Columbia from 1993 to 2006.He was first elected as the Member of Parliament for New Westminster—Burnaby in the 1993 federal election, as a member of the Reform Party of Canada, defeating New Democrat Member of...

|align="right"|20,698
|align="right"|43.96%
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|align="right"|$44,293
|-

| style="width: 160px"|Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

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New Democratic Party

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Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

|Mike Redmond
|align="right"|3,492
|align="right"|4.71%
|
|align="right"|$11,866
|-
| Green

Green Party of Canada

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Communist Party of Canada

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Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist)

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Reform Party of Canada

The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....

|Paul Forseth

Paul Forseth

|align="right"|15,915
|align="right"|34.47%
|
|align="right"|$28,885

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

|Dawn Black

Dawn Black

Dawn Black is a politician in British Columbia, Canada.Born Dawn Whitty, Black became involved in politics from a young age, she became an assistant to New Democratic Party Member of Parliament Pauline Jewett.-Member of Parliament:...

|align="right"|14,067
|align="right"|30.47%
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|align="right"|$58,459

|Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

|Celso Boscariol
|align="right"|13,437
|align="right"|29.10%
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|align="right"|$51,245
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|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

Green Party of Canada

Natural Law Party of Canada

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