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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205/207 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Wai Young | 19,389 | 43.33 |
Elected |
| LIB | Ujjal Dosanjh | 15,499 | 34.63 |
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| NDP | Meena Wong | 8,499 | 18.99 |
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| GRN | Jean de Dieu Hakizimana | 1,145 | 2.56 |
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| ML | Charles Boylan | 220 | 0.49 |
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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
On the north shore of Fraser Arm and the Fraser River, this riding contains that part of Vancouver bounded by the city's eastern limit, Tyne Street, School Avenue and east of Granville Street. It stretches between 41st Avenue West and 41st Avenue East in the north and the southern border of Vancouver in the south.
The riding of Vancouver South was established in 1914. In 1996, Vancouver South-Burnaby was created by combining nearly two-thirds of Vancouver South with a third of New Westminster-Burnaby. In 2004, the riding's name was changed to Vancouver South; it lost about one-third of its previous population while adding 25,435 people from Vancouver Quadra and 11,527 from Vancouver Kingsway.
Population: 120,284 (2006 census; an increase of 6.4% since 2001)
Political History
Former B.C. premier Ujjal Dosanjh held on to this seat for the Liberals in 2008, in a nail-biter, beating Conservative Wai Young by only 22 votes. In 2006, Dosanjh comfortably defeated Conservative Tarlok Sablok. Dosanjh first won here in 2004 after supporters of Prime Minister Paul Martin squeezed out incumbent Herb Dhaliwal for the Liberal nomination. Dosanjh served as minister of health in Martin's cabinet.
Dhaliwal held this seat from 1993 to 2004. His 2000 win over the Canadian Alliance's Ron Jack was by 2,321 votes. Dhaliwal served as minister of national revenue, fisheries and oceans and natural resources.
For the 21 years before Dhaliwal, Conservative John Fraser was MP. Fraser served as minister of environment, minister of fisheries and Speaker of the House of Commons.
Before Fraser, Liberal Arthur Laing was MP from 1962 to 1972. He held several cabinet posts and was appointed to the Senate in 1972.
Vancouver South-Burnaby:
- 1997, 2000 - LIB
Vancouver South:
- 2004, 2006, 2008 - LIB
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 13.26% (15,770) |
| French | 2.36% (2,810) |
| Aboriginal | 1.22% (1,445) |
| American | 0.56% (665) |
| Canadian | 5.56% (6,610) |
| Caribbean | 0.32% (385) |
| Latin, Central, South | 1.71% (2,030) |
| Western European | 5.18% (6,165) |
| Northern European | 2.09% (2,490) |
| Eastern European | 5.18% (6,160) |
| S European | 4.93% (5,865) |
| Other European | 1.20% (1,430) |
| Scandinavian | 1.88% (2,230) |
| Baltic | 0.22% (265) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.39% (460) |
| African | 0.96% (1,145) |
| Arab | 0.55% (655) |
| Maghrebi | 0.11% (125) |
| West Asia | 1.12% (1,335) |
| South Asia | 15.29% (18,180) |
| East/SE Asia | 56.14% (66,750) |
| Oceania | 0.50% (590) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.39% (465) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 118,905 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 30% (34,620) |
| French | 1% (735) |
| 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% (705) |
| Portuguese | 0% (475) |
| Romanian | 0% (240) |
| Spanish | 2% (1,975) |
| Danish | 0% (80) |
| Dutch | 0% (120) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 1% (1,190) |
| Norwegian | 0% (25) |
| Swedish | 0% (20) |
| Yiddish | 0% (35) |
| Bosnian | 0% (60) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (45) |
| Croatian | 0% (250) |
| Czech | 0% (95) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 1% (715) |
| Russian | 1% (680) |
| Serbian | 0% (60) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (75) |
| Slovak | 0% (80) |
| Slovenian | 0% (40) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (185) |
| Latvian | 0% (10) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (40) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (105) |
| Hungarian | 0% (250) |
| Greek | 0% (330) |
| Armenian | 0% (25) |
| Turkish | 0% (40) |
| Amharic | 0% (65) |
| Arabic | 0% (340) |
| Hebrew | 0% (165) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (40) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (35) |
| Bengali | 0% (270) |
| Gujarati | 0% (350) |
| Hindi | 1% (1,435) |
| Kurdish | 0% (160) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 10% (11,590) |
| Pashto | 0% (100) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 1% (590) |
| Sindhi | 0% (60) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (120) |
| Urdu | 0% (315) |
| Malayalam | 0% (35) |
| Tamil | 0% (540) |
| Telugu | 0% (30) |
| Japanese | 1% (875) |
| Korean | 1% (1,275) |
| Cantonese | 18% (20,450) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 15% (17,325) |
| Mandarin | 6% (6,920) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (435) |
| Lao | 0% (65) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (35) |
| Vietnamese | 2% (2,350) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (155) |
| Ilocano | 0% (300) |
| Malay | 0% (225) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 4% (4,685) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (15) |
| Swahili | 0% (25) |
| Creoles | 0% (10) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 115,740 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 1.05 |
| Mining | 3.56 |
| Utilities | 0.42 |
| Construction | 6.82 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 1.73 |
| Retail | 10.07 |
| Transport | 4.50 |
| Info Culture | 2.95 |
| Finance Insurance | 1.62 |
| Real Estate | 1.25 |
| ProSciTech | 4.26 |
| Management | 0.05 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.27 |
| Education | 6.75 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 9.02 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 2.67 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.18 |
| Public Admin | 23.71 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 19,125 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 6.3%
6% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 14.74%
14.58%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 19.99%
27.84%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $71,673
$80,511 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 60%
27% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 34.78%
34.30% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
We'll be updating these info pages as the campaign progresses. If you have any corrections, suggestions or new information to pass on, please email us.
Meena Wong | |
 | Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: 604-322-1550 |
| Birthplace: | Beijing |
| Profession: | Facilitator (Vancouver Coastal Health) |
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