Ridings
302 Vancouver Quadra
2006 Candidates:
RIDING PROFILE
This is the most westerly Vancouver riding. It is bounded on the east
by Arbutus Street, 16th Avenue West, Oak Street, 41st Avenue West and Granville
Street, and then moves west between Burrard Inlet in the north and North
Arm and Georgia Strait in the south. The west boundary is formed by the
University Endowment Lands to Point Grey.
The 2001 census found 36 per cent of the people in this riding were immigrants,
with Chinese-Canadians forming the largest community.
This is predominantly a residential riding, though the University of
British Columbia is located here. A remarkable 38.5 per cent of residents
hold a university degree – the second-highest proportion of graduates
in any riding in the country. This is also Canada's sixth-wealthiest riding,
with average family incomes of $112,155. The average home here costs a
staggering $552,781. Unemployment was 6.3 per cent in 2001.
Vancouver Quadra was established in 1947. In the 1996 redistribution,
it lost about half its population and saw significant additions from Vancouver
South and Vancouver Centre. In 2004, 28 per cent of the riding went to
neighbouring ridings, while 24 per cent of Vancouver Centre was added.
Population: 112,985
Political History
Liberals have held this seat for the past six elections. The current incumbent,
Stephen Owen, won a second term in 2004, beating Conservative Stephen
Rogers by 14,539 votes. Owen is now the minister of western economic diversification.
Vancouver Quadra was held by Tories from 1949 to 1963, by Liberals from
1963 to 1972, and by Tory Bill Clarke from 1972 to 1984. John Turner,
then leader of the Liberal party, was elected here in 1984 and 1988.
Liberal Ted McWhinney was elected in 1993 and 1997.
1949-1962 inclusive - PC
1963, 1965, 1968 - LIB
1972-1980 inclusive - PC
Since 1984 - LIB
CANDIDATE PROFILES
Stephen Rogers
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Career Background: He served as a commercial pilot for over 35 years. He is currently a successful businessman involved in various endeavours and industries. He is a member of the Sir John A. Macdonald Society and part of the BC Motorcycle Coalition. He was an Officer Cadet in the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Electoral History
Provincial: Elected as Social Credit in Vancouver South in 1975, 1979, 1983 and 1986
Federal: Defeated in Vancouver Quadra in 2004
Campaign Address:
(604) 733-4443
Ben West
Party: Green Party of Canada
Birthplace: Vancouver, B.C.
Profession: Independent film maker
Career Background: Recently released documentary: "Alarm Clocks Kill Dreams"
Community Activities: Spent several years as the Chairperson of the Capilano Students' Union
Electoral History
Ran as a candidate in the recent provincial election and municipally for mayor of Vancouver for the
Work Less Party
Campaign Address:
(604) 710-5340
bwest@greenparty.ca
Betty Krawczyk
Party: Independent
Birthplace: United States of America
Profession: Writer
Children: Eight
Career Background: Wrote Clayoquot: Sound of my Heart and Lock Me Up or Let Me Go
Community Activities: Founder and member of Women in the Woods
Campaign Address:
(604) 255-4427
betty_krawczyk@hotmail.com
Stephen Owen
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birth Date: Sept. 8, 1948
Age: 57
Birthplace: Vancouver, B.C.
Education: Holds an LLB from the University of British Columbia, an LLM from University College at the University of London, and an MBA from the University of Geneva
Profession: Lawyer
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Diane
Children: Two sons
Career Background: He is a former professor of law and public policy and a director at the Institute for Dispute Resolution at the University of Victoria. He has also been commissioner and vice-president of the Law Commission of Canada, deputy attorney general of British Columbia, ombudsman of B.C., and executive director of the Legal Services Society of British Columbia. He also worked for public and private law practices in Vancouver, and was a teacher for Canadian University Services Overseas (CUSO) in Nigeria. He has been an adviser to many international and national projects, including for war-affected children in northern Uganda; conflict resolution in Sri Lanka; and for the Israel-Palestine Centre for Research Information on final status peace negotiations. He was also a mediator of the Newfoundland-Nova Scotia offshore boundary dispute.
Electoral History
Federal: Elected in Vancouver Quadra in 2000
Political History
Cabinet: Secretary of State (Western Economic Diversification) (Indian Affairs and Northern Development) from January 2002-December 2003. Became Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Receiver General for Canada in December 2003
Parliamentary Secretary: to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (September 2001-January 2002)
Committee: Former member: Justice and Human Rights; Health; Special Committee on Non-Medical Use of Drugs. Session member, Treasury Board Committee of Cabinet
Caucus: Was a member of the Prime Minister's Task Force on Urban Issues
Campaign Address:
5315 West Blvd., Vancouver, B.C., V6M 3W4
(604) 714-0776
Marc Boyer
Party: Marijuana Party of Canada
Campaign Address:
(604) 721-7461
Donovan Young
Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
Campaign Address:
(778) 772-8550
David Askew
Party: New Democratic Party
Birthplace: Salmon Arm, B.C.
Education: Holds a bachelor of applied science degree in chemical engineering from the University of British Columbia and a master's degree in adult education from the University of Toronto
Marital Status: Married
Children: Three
Career Background: He has worked for the B.C. Energy Council and the provincial Ministry of Skills, Training and Labour. He previously was the president of the University of Toronto Staff Association. He serves on the city of Vancouver's peace and justice committee and is a member of the Council of Canadians
Electoral History
Federal: Defeated in Vancouver Quadra in 2004
Campaign Address:
(604) 730-8842
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