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North Vancouver—Burnaby

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North Vancouver—Burnaby
British Columbia electoral district
Location in the Lower Mainland
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1976
District abolished1987
First contested1979
Last contested1984

North Vancouver—Burnaby was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.

This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Burnaby—Seymour and Capilano ridings.

It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Burnaby—Kingsway and North Vancouver ridings.

Members of Parliament

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Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Burnaby—Seymour and Capilano
31st  1979–1980     Chuck Cook Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Burnaby—Kingsway and North Vancouver

Election results

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1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Chuck Cook 21,750 43.63 +5.53
Liberal Iona Campagnolo 14,321 28.73 -6.04
New Democratic David Schreck 12,812 25.70 -1.15
Rhinoceros Phil "Swamp Man" Marsh 383 0.77
Green Betty Nickerson 217 0.44
Libertarian John Clarke 174 0.35
Communist Reg Walters 89 0.18
Confederation of Regions Heinz Beyer 60 0.12
Independent Albert A. Ritchie 48 0.10
Total valid votes 49,854 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +5.78
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Chuck Cook 16,774 38.10 -0.08
Liberal Gordon F. Gibson 15,307 34.77 +1.59
New Democratic Jack Woodward 11,820 26.85 -1.04
Social Credit Poldi Meindl 88 0.20 -0.23
Marxist–Leninist Kitti Hundal 38 0.09 +0.04
Total valid votes 44,027 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -0.84
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Chuck Cook 16,545 38.18
Liberal Gordon F. Gibson 14,377 33.18
New Democratic Russ Hicks 12,084 27.89
Social Credit Poldi Meindl 188 0.43
Communist Eric H. Waugh 92 0.21
Independent A. Neila Taylor 29 0.07
Marxist–Leninist Kitti Hundal 20 0.05
Total valid votes 43,335 100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Burnaby—Seymour and Capilano, which elected a Liberal and a Progressive Conservative, respectively, in the previous election.

See also

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