Burnaby—Coquitlam

Burnaby—Coquitlam
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1952
District abolished 1966
First contested 1953
Last contested 1965

Burnaby—Coquitlam was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1968.

This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Burnaby—Richmond riding.

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Burnaby—Seymour, Fraser Valley West and New Westminster ridings.

Members of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Burnaby—Richmond
22nd  1953–1957     Erhart Regier Co-operative Commonwealth
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1961
 1961–1962     New Democratic
25th  1962–1962
 1962–1963     Tommy Douglas New Democratic
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Burnaby—Seymour, Fraser Valley West
and New Westminster

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticTommy Douglas 22,553 52.93 +6.56
LiberalDick Hayes 12,090 28.37 -6.03
Social CreditJames Morris Kennedy 5,308 12.46 +2.93
Progressive ConservativeMike Allen 2,662 6.25 -3.45
Total valid votes 42,613100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +6.30
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticTommy Douglas 19,067 46.37 -4.06
LiberalTom Kent 14,148 34.40 +9.58
Progressive ConservativeLyn Morrow 3,990 9.70 +1.78
Social CreditRené-J. Gamache 3,917 9.53 -6.80
Total valid votes 41,122100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing -6.82
Canadian federal by-election, 22 October 1962
On the resignation of Erhart Regier, 20 August 1962
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticTommy Douglas 16,313 50.43 +0.52
LiberalWarren R. Clark 8,029 24.82 +0.32
Social CreditRené-J. Gamache 5,282 16.33 +4.37
Progressive ConservativeEric Greenwood 2,562 7.92 -5.72
IndependentGeorge D. Burnham 162 0.50 –
Total valid votes 32,348100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +0.10
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticErhart Regier 19,050 49.91 +6.83
LiberalWarren R. Clark 9,351 24.50 +12.72
Progressive ConservativeMaurice Dorfman 5,206 13.64 -24.45
Social CreditDavid C. King 4,564 11.96 +4.91
Total valid votes 38,171100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing -2.94
Change for the New Democrats is based on the Co-operative Commonwealth.
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Co-operative CommonwealthErhart Regier 12,917 43.08 +4.30
Progressive ConservativeMurray Morrison 11,422 38.09 +20.56
LiberalRobert James Cooper 3,533 11.78 -5.15
Social CreditMorris Perrett 2,113 7.05 -19.71
Total valid votes 29,985100.0  
Co-operative Commonwealth hold Swing -8.13
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Co-operative CommonwealthErhart Regier 10,947 38.78 +1.16
Social CreditClarence E. Gerhart 7,552 26.76 +0.82
Progressive ConservativeJane Kilmer 4,949 17.53 +6.48
LiberalFred Philps 4,778 16.93 -5.21
Total valid votes 28,226100.0  
Co-operative Commonwealth hold Swing +0.17
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes%
Co-operative CommonwealthErhart Regier 7,232 37.62
Social CreditRene Jules Gamache 4,987 25.94
LiberalGeorge Campbell Bastedo 4,256 22.14
Progressive ConservativeJohn E. Milne 2,124 11.05
Labor–ProgressiveAlexander Kucher 627 3.26
Total valid votes 19,226100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Burnaby—Richmond, which elected a Liberal in the previous election.

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