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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 266/266 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| LIB | Hedy Fry | 18,267 | 31.04 |
Elected |
| NDP | Karen Shillington | 15,325 | 26.04 |
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| CON | Jennifer Clarke | 15,323 | 26.03 |
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| GRN | Adriane Carr | 9,090 | 15.44 |
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| LTN | John Clarke | 313 | 0.53 |
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| PCP | Michael Huenefeld | 285 | 0.48 |
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| PPC | Travis McCrea | 192 | 0.33 |
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| ML | Michael Hill | 62 | 0.11 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This is Vancouver's downtown business core, north of 16th Avenue West, Marpole Avenue, Wolfe Avenue and 16th Avenue, and between Cambie Street, Dunsmuir Street, Main Street, 2nd Avenue East and Ontario Street in the east, and Arbutus Street in the west. It includes much of English Bay and False Creek.
The riding was established in 1914. In 2004, it retained three-quarters of its residents and added about 6,000 from Vancouver East.
Population: 123,701 (2006 census; an increase of 16.7% since 2001)
Political History
Liberal incumbent Hedy Fry has held this seat since 1993. In 2008, she defeated Conservative Lorne Mayencourt by 5,214 votes. She retained her seat easily in 2006, frustrating former Burnaby-Douglas MP Svend Robinson's attempt to return to politics.
Fry also won re-election in 2004, defeating New Democrat Kennedy Stewart by 4,230 votes.
This was Liberal territory in the 1960s and '70s, when it was held by Ron Basford and Art Phillips. It turned Tory in 1980 with the election of Pat Carney, who served in Brian Mulroney's cabinet.
In 1988, Vancouver Centre voters elected Tory Kim Campbell. Campbell was Canada's first female justice minister and defence minister. After Mulroney resigned, she became the country's first female prime minister in June 1993. By November, she and her party were out of office. Campbell lost in her riding to Fry.
Fry's main opponents in 1997 and 2000 were Reform/Canadian Alliance challengers. Both times, she won by about 9,300 votes.
- 1917-26 inclusive - CON
- 1930-45 inclusive - LIB
- 1948 byelection - CCF
- 1949, 1953 - LIB
- 1957, 1958 - PC
- 1962-79 inclusive - LIB
- 1980, 1984, 1988 - PC
- 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008 - LIB
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 42.87% (52,330) |
| French | 9.61% (11,730) |
| Aboriginal | 2.46% (3,000) |
| American | 1.57% (1,920) |
| Canadian | 12.30% (15,010) |
| Caribbean | 1.01% (1,235) |
| Latin, Central, South | 2.23% (2,720) |
| Western European | 15.62% (19,070) |
| Northern European | 6.80% (8,300) |
| Eastern European | 14.40% (17,575) |
| S European | 10.13% (12,365) |
| Other European | 3.01% (3,670) |
| Scandinavian | 6.17% (7,525) |
| Baltic | 0.53% (645) |
| Czech/Slovak | 1.50% (1,835) |
| African | 1.32% (1,615) |
| Arab | 1.21% (1,475) |
| Maghrebi | 0.12% (150) |
| West Asia | 3.70% (4,515) |
| South Asia | 2.55% (3,110) |
| East/SE Asia | 21.27% (25,965) |
| Oceania | 0.75% (910) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.11% (140) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 122,060 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 64% (76,660) |
| French | 3% (3,590) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (0) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| 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% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 1% (640) |
| Portuguese | 0% (440) |
| Romanian | 0% (425) |
| Spanish | 2% (2,850) |
| Danish | 0% (160) |
| Dutch | 1% (630) |
| Flemish | 0% (30) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 2% (2,000) |
| Norwegian | 0% (70) |
| Swedish | 0% (160) |
| Yiddish | 0% (45) |
| Bosnian | 0% (125) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (185) |
| Croatian | 0% (545) |
| Czech | 0% (475) |
| Macedonian | 0% (60) |
| Polish | 1% (950) |
| Russian | 1% (1,460) |
| Serbian | 1% (1,195) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (415) |
| Slovak | 0% (385) |
| Slovenian | 0% (30) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (470) |
| Latvian | 0% (40) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (20) |
| Estonian | 0% (30) |
| Finnish | 0% (150) |
| Hungarian | 0% (500) |
| Greek | 0% (280) |
| Armenian | 0% (55) |
| Turkish | 0% (245) |
| Amharic | 0% (75) |
| Arabic | 1% (745) |
| Hebrew | 0% (195) |
| Maltese | 0% (15) |
| Somali | 0% (25) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (15) |
| Bengali | 0% (85) |
| Gujarati | 0% (340) |
| Hindi | 0% (160) |
| Kurdish | 0% (125) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (300) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 2% (2,975) |
| Sindhi | 0% (30) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (15) |
| Urdu | 0% (90) |
| Malayalam | 0% (35) |
| Tamil | 0% (15) |
| Telugu | 0% (35) |
| Japanese | 3% (3,190) |
| Korean | 3% (3,275) |
| Cantonese | 3% (3,335) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 3% (4,035) |
| Mandarin | 3% (3,100) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (120) |
| Lao | 0% (40) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (25) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (275) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (60) |
| Ilocano | 0% (30) |
| Malay | 0% (225) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 1% (1,120) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (25) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (15) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 120,300 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.70 |
| Mining | 0.31 |
| Utilities | 0.32 |
| Construction | 4.98 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 4.27 |
| Retail | 10.50 |
| Transport | 4.20 |
| Info Culture | 4.00 |
| Finance Insurance | 3.98 |
| Real Estate | 1.93 |
| ProSciTech | 8.90 |
| Management | 0.11 |
| Waste/Remediation | 4.72 |
| Education | 6.39 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 10.13 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 2.16 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 6.09 |
| Public Admin | 2.74 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 65,265 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 5.1%
6% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 10.40%
14.58%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 20.57%
27.84%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $88,204
$80,511 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 34%
27% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 56.71%
34.30% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
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Jennifer Clarke | |
| Party: Conservative Party of Canada Contact Information: | |
| Birthplace: | Vancouver |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Children: | Three |
| Profession: | Businesswoman |
| Political Career: | MUNICIPAL: Served on Vancouver city council, 1993 – 2002. |
Adriane Carr | |
 | Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: 301 – 207 W. Hastings St. Vancouver, B.C. V6B 1H7 604-689-9233 |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Children: | Two |
| Education: | Master’s degree in urban geography, University of British Columbia. |
| Political Career: | PROVINCIAL: Co-founded the BC Green Party in 1983. FEDERAL: Appointed deputy leader of the Green Party of Canada in 2006. |
Hedy Fry | |
 | Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: 604-558-4470 1262 Burrard St. Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 1Z1 |
| Age: | 69 |
| Birthplace: | San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Children: | Three sons |
| Education: | Completed undergraduate degree in French, English and Spanish literature. Studied medicine at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Dublin. |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Elected for Vancouver-Centre in 1993. Re-elected in 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006 and 2008. |
John Clarke | |
| Party: Libertarian Party of Canada Contact Information: Website604-681-9861 | |
Michael Hill | |
| Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada Contact Information: Website778-772-8550 | |
Michael Huenefeld | |
 | Party: Progressive Canadian Party Contact Information: 604-505-3126 |
| Education: | MBA in finance, Simon Fraser University (2004); MA in political science, Simon Fraser (2000); BA, Honours, University of British Columbia (1998) |
Travis McCrea | |
| Party: Pirate Party of Canada Contact Information: Website778-846-3444 | |
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