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| DISTRICT: Burnaby-New Westminster |
| Candidate |
Party |
Vote Count |
Vote Share |
Elected |
| Peter Julian |
NDP |
14061 |
33.72%
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| Mary Pynenburg |
LIB |
13732 |
32.93%
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| Mike Redmond |
CON |
11821 |
28.35%
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| Revel Kunz |
GRN |
1606 |
3.85%
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| Dana Green |
CAP |
312 |
0.75%
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| P�ter P�l Horv�th |
COM |
166 |
0.4%
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| Last Update: June 29, 5:38:55 AM EDT |
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of 195 polls reporting |
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Ridings
272 Burnaby-New Westminster
2004 Candidates
Riding Profile
This riding encompasses Burnaby south of the Kingsway and between the east and west city limits, with North Arm and Annacis Channel forming the southern boundary. In the southeast it also contains part of New Westminster. The 2001 census counted 111,048 residents, of whom more than 46 per cent are immigrants. Nearly 19 per cent of residents are ethnically Chinese. Nearly half of all dwellings in this riding are rentals.
This riding has a diverse economy, including retail, manufacturing and other services. The average family income is $58,734; unemployment is 9.1 per cent. About 16 per cent of residents hold university degrees.
Burnaby-New Westminster was created in 2004 by combining sections of New Westminster-Coquitlam-Burnaby and Vancouver South-Burnaby with a smaller portion of Burnaby-Douglas.
Population: 111,048
Political History
In the former riding of New Westminster-Coquitlam-Burnaby, Paul Forseth won the past three elections as a Reform/Canadian Alliance member. His latest victory came at the hands of Liberal Leo Rankin, by a difference of more than 6,000 votes. In 1988, the riding was won by a New Democrat.
Liberals had more success in Vancouver South-Burnaby, where Herb Dhaliwal served two terms. Dhaliwal's 2000 win was by 2,321 votes over the Canadian Alliance's Ron Jack. Dhaliwal has served as the minister of revenue, fisheries and oceans, and, until last December, was minister of natural resources.
This riding was established in the 2004 redistribution.
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Candidate Profiles
Mary Pynenburg
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birth Date: 1956
Age:
Birthplace: Perth, Ont.
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| University Degree:
Yes
Education: Holds a bachelor's degree in architecture
from Carleton University and a master's degree in planning from
the University of Ottawa.
Career Background: She has worked in Canada, the
U.S., England and Saudi Arabia. She has worked for Public Works
Canada, the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International
Trade, Canadian Pacific Hotels and a couple of architecture and
design firms. Currently, she is director of planning for the city
of New Westminster, B.C. She is chair of the Greater Vancouver Regional
District (GVRD) Technical advisory Committee. She is on the advisory
committee for the applied planning assistant program at Langara
College, and in the community, she is the former president of the
New Westminster Rotary and is on the Massey Theatre Board.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Jacques Leger
Political History
Party: Current president of the New Westminster
and area affiliate of the B.C. Women's Liberal Commission.
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Mike Redmond
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birth Date: Sept. 3, 1952
Age: 51
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| University Degree:
Yes
Education: Holds a BA in history, has a teaching
certificate, and holds an LL.B. from the University of British Columbia's
law school.
Profession: Lawyer
Career Background: Before entering law school,
he taught history. He practices commercial and business law in Vancouver.
He is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia, the Canadian
Bar Association and the British Columbia Mediation and Arbitration
Institute. In the community, he is a member of the 78th Fraser Highlanders,
the Knights of Columbus and a member of the board of directors of
the Massey Theatre.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Alaura
Political History
Party: He has been actively involved in campaigns
and riding associations as a riding president, and was a member
of the national management committee of the Progressive Conservative
Party of Canada.
Federal: Defeated as the Progressive Conservative
candidate in New Westminster-Coquitlam-Burnaby in 2000.
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Peter Julian
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
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| University Degree:
Yes
Education: Holds a bachelor's degree in political
science from the University of Quebec in Montreal.
Career Background: He is executive director of
the Western Institute for the Deaf Hard of Hearing, and is formerly
the national executive director of the Council of Canadians. In
the community, he is co-founder of the Save St. Mary's Hospital
Community Coalition, co-founder of the Burnaby-New Westminster Council
of Canadians and Concerned Citizens of New Westminster. He is also
a founder of the B.C. Disability Employment Network, former national
co-chair of the Common Front of the World Trade Organization, as
well as a volunteer for the United Way, the United Church and
Emergency Social Services.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Micheline
Children: one - Stefan
Political History
Party: He served as assistant and acting federal
secretary for the New Democratic Party of Canada in Ottawa between
1996 and 2000 and as provincial secretary of the NDP in Quebec between
1991 and 1993.
Office Address: 7870 Edmonds St., Burnaby, B.C. V3N 1B8
Tel: 604-525-5815
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Revel Kunz
Party: Green Party of Canada
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Education: Studied geography at Simon Fraser University.
Career Background: She has lived in the Lower Mainland
for over 25 years. She operates Vancouver's only bed and breakfast
serving exclusively organic food. She also serves on the plan monitoring
committee for the Greater Vancouver Regional District's Solid Waste
Plan.
Tel: 604-301-1880
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Dana Green
Party: Canadian Action Party
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Péter Pél Horvéth
Party: Communist Party
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