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North Vancouver
Party Candidate Votes Status
233/233 polls Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT
CON Andrew Saxton 28,998 Elected
LIB Taleeb Noormohamed 17,665
NDP Michael Charrois 9,618
GRN Greg Dowman 3,007
IND Nick Jones 350
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Riding Info

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This riding is on the north shore of Burrard Inlet across from Vancouver and Burnaby. The eastern boundary is Indian Arm and Indian River, while the Capilano River and Capilano Lake form part of the west boundary. The city of North Vancouver is here, along with three reserves: Mission, Seymour Creek and Burrard Inlet.

The riding was created in 1986 from the North Vancouver-Burnaby and Capilano ridings. In 1996, it added about a quarter of Capilano-Howe Sound. In 2004's redistribution, about six per cent of the population was pared away.

Population: 122,371 (2006 census; an increase of 1.3% since 2001)

Political History

In 2008, the Conservatives retook the riding, with Andrew Saxton upsetting incumbent Liberal Don Bell by 2,819 votes. Bell triumphed in 2006, narrowly beating Conservative Cindy Silver.

In 2004, Bell, the former mayor of the District of North Vancouver, defeated Conservative incumbent Ted White.

White first won the North Vancouver riding on the Reform ticket in 1993. In 2000, his victory was by 9,577 votes over Liberal Bill Bell.

From 1979 to 1993, Tory Chuck Cook was the MP.

  • 1988 - PC
  • 1993, 1997 - REF
  • 2000 - CA
  • 2004, 2006 - LIB
  • 2008 - CON

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Demographics

Ethnic Origin

Ethnic Origin
Ethnic Origin
Region Percentage
British Isles 58.10% (66,550)
French 11.62% (13,310)
Aboriginal 8.97% (10,275)
American 2.24% (2,570)
Canadian 22.07% (25,280)
Caribbean 0.15% (170)
Latin, Central, South 0.47% (540)
Western European 30.89% (35,380)
Northern European 11.47% (13,135)
Eastern European 16.84% (19,290)
S European 4.51% (5,170)
Other European 0.56% (645)
Scandinavian 10.65% (12,195)
Baltic 0.26% (300)
Czech/Slovak 0.97% (1,115)
African 0.31% (350)
Arab 0.12% (140)
Maghrebi 0.01% (10)
West Asia 0.15% (170)
South Asia 0.89% (1,020)
East/SE Asia 1.63% (1,870)
Oceania 0.34% (390)
Pacific Islands 0.03% (35)
Statistics Canada Population: 114,550

Mother Tongue

Mother Tongue
Mother Tongue
Language Percentage
English 89% (101,445)
French 1% (1,330)
Algonquin 0% (0)
Atikamekw 0% (0)
Blackfoot 0% (0)
Carrier 0% (10)
Chilcotin 0% (20)
Chipewyan 0% (0)
Cree 0% (70)
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 0% (10)
Dene 0% (0)
Dogrib 0% (0)
Gitksan 0% (15)
Inuinnaqtun 0% (0)
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 0% (10)
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 0% (0)
Malecite 0% (0)
Mi'kmaq 0% (0)
Mohawk 0% (0)
Montagnais-Naskapi 0% (0)
Nisga'a 0% (0)
North Slave (Hare) 0% (0)
Ojibway 0% (0)
Oji-Cree 0% (0)
Shuswap 0% (240)
South Slave 0% (0)
Tlingit 0% (0)
Italian 0% (345)
Portuguese 0% (95)
Romanian 0% (25)
Spanish 0% (235)
Danish 0% (145)
Dutch 1% (1,185)
Flemish 0% (30)
Frisian 0% (10)
German 4% (4,175)
Norwegian 0% (90)
Swedish 0% (120)
Yiddish 0% (0)
Bosnian 0% (0)
Bulgarian 0% (0)
Croatian 0% (80)
Czech 0% (130)
Macedonian 0% (0)
Polish 0% (225)
Russian 0% (520)
Serbian 0% (15)
Serbo-Croatian 0% (10)
Slovak 0% (60)
Slovenian 0% (15)
Ukrainian 1% (830)
Latvian 0% (10)
Lithuanian 0% (0)
Estonian 0% (20)
Finnish 0% (120)
Hungarian 0% (135)
Greek 0% (30)
Armenian 0% (0)
Turkish 0% (0)
Amharic 0% (55)
Arabic 0% (15)
Hebrew 0% (0)
Maltese 0% (0)
Somali 0% (0)
Tigrigna 0% (0)
Bengali 0% (0)
Gujarati 0% (70)
Hindi 0% (30)
Kurdish 0% (0)
Panjabi (Punjabi) 1% (675)
Pashto 0% (0)
Persian (Farsi) 0% (60)
Sindhi 0% (0)
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0% (0)
Urdu 0% (25)
Malayalam 0% (0)
Tamil 0% (10)
Telugu 0% (0)
Japanese 0% (55)
Korean 0% (110)
Cantonese 0% (145)
Chinese, n.o.s. 0% (270)
Mandarin 0% (0)
Taiwanese 0% (30)
Lao 0% (0)
Khmer (Cambodian) 0% (0)
Vietnamese 0% (40)
Bisayan languages 0% (10)
Ilocano 0% (10)
Malay 0% (0)
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0% (100)
Akan (Twi) 0% (0)
Swahili 0% (0)
Creoles 0% (30)
Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 113,890

Industry

Industry
Industry
Industry Percentage
Agriculture 7.92
Mining 7.26
Utilities 1.21
Construction 8.91
Manufacturing 0.00
Wholesale 3.83
Retail 10.56
Transport 7.32
Info Culture 1.20
Finance Insurance 2.06
Real Estate 1.67
ProSciTech 4.24
Management 0.15
Waste/Remediation 3.16
Education 5.85
Heath/Social Assistance 7.31
Arts/Entertainment 1.36
Hospitality 0.00
Other Services 4.67
Public Admin 4.42
Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 62,275

Overall

Unemployment Rate
6.9%
Provincial
6%
National
6.6%
Seniors
20.16%
Provincial
14.58%%
National
13.71%%
Home Owners
32.91%
Provincial
27.84%%
National
26.92%%
Avg Family Income
$66,939
Provincial
$80,511
National
$82,325
Immigration
32%
Provincial
27%
National
20%
Post-Secondary Degree
28.82%
Provincial
34.30%
National
33.35%
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census

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Candidate Info

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CON – Andrew Saxton

GRN – Greg Dowman

IND – Nick Jones

LIB – Taleeb Noormohamed

NDP – Michael Charrois

Andrew Saxton

Andrew Saxton

Party: Conservative Party of Canada

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Age: 47
Profession: Former businessman

Education:

Administrative and commercial studies, University of Western Ontario

Political Career:

FEDERAL: Elected as MP for North Vancouver in 2008.

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Greg Dowman

Greg Dowman

Party: Green Party of Canada

Contact Information:

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604-649-1567

Birthplace:

Surrey, B.C.

Profession:

Management at a tourist attraction in North Vancouver

Education:

University of Victoria

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Nick Jones

Nick Jones

Party: Independent

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778-996-0568

Age:

43

Birthplace:

Johannesburg, South Africa (father was a Canadian diplomat)

Profession:

Digital technology manager, public speaker, author and entrepreneur

Education:

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Queen's University), Master of Business Administration (Queen's University), Master of Public Administration (Queen's University).

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Taleeb Noormohamed

Taleeb Noormohamed

Party: Liberal Party of Canada

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604-612-8568

Age: 34
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ont.

Education:

BA in international relations, Princeton University. Graduate/doctoral studies in geography, Oxford University.

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Michael Charrois

Michael Charrois

Party: New Democratic Party of Canada

Contact Information:

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778-686-5358

Profession:

Actor and drama teacher

Education:

University of Alberta and the Banff School of Fine Arts

Political Career:

PROVINCIAL: Ran as an Alberta New Democrat MLA candidate in 2001.

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