Burnaby—Richmond

Burnaby—Richmond
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1949
District abolished 1976
First contested 1949
Last contested 1978

Burnaby—Richmond (also known as Burnaby—Richmond—Delta) was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1979.

This riding was created as "Burnaby—Richmond" in 1947 from parts of New Westminster and Vancouver North ridings.

The name of the electoral district was changed in 1970 to "Burnaby—Richmond—Delta".

It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Burnaby and Richmond—South Delta ridings.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Burnaby—Richmond
Riding created from New Westminster and Vancouver North
21st  1949–1953     Tom Goode Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958     Thomas Irwin Social Credit
24th  1958–1962     John Drysdale Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Bob Prittie New Democratic
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972     Thomas Henry Goode Liberal
Burnaby—Richmond—Delta
29th  1972–1974     John Reynolds Progressive Conservative
30th  1974–1977
 1978–1979     Tom Siddon Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Burnaby and Richmond—South Delta

Election results

Canadian federal by-election, 16 October 1978
On the resignation of John Reynolds, 5 September 1977
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeTom Siddon 30,395 63.48 +8.67
New DemocraticMercia Stickney 11,308 23.62 +7.34
LiberalTony Schmand 4,713 9.84 -18.47
IndependentErnie Lecours 1,128 2.36
CommunistHomer Stevens 339 0.71 +0.23
Total valid votes 47,883100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +0.66
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Reynolds 34,013 54.81 +19.14
LiberalJoan Wallace 17,570 28.31 -1.31
New DemocraticJ.-P. Daem 10,106 16.28 -16.80
CommunistHomer J. Stevens 299 0.48
Marxist–LeninistSteve Ruthchinski 70 0.11
Total valid votes 62,058100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +10.22
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Reynolds 19,798 35.67 +22.47
New DemocraticKen Novakowski 18,358 33.08 -4.87
LiberalThomas Henry Goode 16,441 29.62 -12.82
Social CreditGayle Dewhirst 906 1.63 -4.78
Total valid votes 55,503100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +13.67
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalThomas Henry Goode 16,182 42.44 +10.88
New DemocraticBob Prittie 14,470 37.95 -6.75
Progressive ConservativeMatt Phillips 5,035 13.20 +5.28
Social CreditJack Lubzinski 2,445 6.41 -9.42
Total valid votes 38,132100.0  
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +8.82
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticBob Prittie 19,758 44.70 +6.67
LiberalEmmet Cafferky 13,950 31.56 -4.15
Social CreditJ.F. Jack Lubzinski 6,999 15.83 +5.94
Progressive ConservativeT.A. Tom Horan 3,499 7.92 -8.45
Total valid votes 44,206100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +5.41
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticBob Prittie 16,578 38.03 -0.52
LiberalBill Trainor 15,568 35.71 +7.30
Progressive ConservativePhilip S. Stannard 7,138 16.37 -5.06
Social CreditCyril Smith 4,312 9.89 -1.72
Total valid votes 43,596100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing -3.91
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticBob Prittie 15,620 38.55 +9.05
LiberalWilliam J. Trainor 11,509 28.41 +12.91
Progressive ConservativeJohn Drysdale 8,683 21.43 -24.22
Social CreditHilliard Beyerstein 4,705 11.61 +2.26
Total valid votes 40,517100.0  
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -1.93
Change for the New Democrats is based on the Co-operative Commonwealth.
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Drysdale 15,570 45.65 +19.81
Co-operative CommonwealthBob Prittie 10,063 29.50 +4.56
LiberalTom Goode 5,286 15.50 -7.68
Social CreditThomas Irwin 3,190 9.35 -16.69
Total valid votes 34,109100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit Swing +7.62
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Social CreditThomas Irwin 7,999 26.04 -4.82
Progressive ConservativeJohn Drysdale 7,940 25.84
Co-operative CommonwealthBob Prittie 7,662 24.94 -6.14
LiberalTom Goode 7,121 23.18 -11.02
Total valid votes 30,722100.0  
Social Credit gain from Liberal Swing -15.33
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalTom Goode 7,021 34.20 -4.67
Co-operative CommonwealthFrancis James McKenzie 6,381 31.08 -6.89
Social CreditClement F. Stelter 6,334 30.86
Labor–ProgressiveHomer Stevens 792 3.86 -0.85
Total valid votes 20,528100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +1.11
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalTom Goode 12,848 38.87
Co-operative CommonwealthDorothy Gretchen Steeves 12,553 37.97
Progressive ConservativeJohn Ferguson 6,097 18.44
Labor–ProgressiveTom McEwen 1,558 4.71
Total valid votes 33,056100.0  
This riding was created from parts of New Westminster and Vancouver North, which both elected Liberals in the previous election.

See also

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

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