Burnaby Centre

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Burnaby Centre
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
2023 263 Burnaby Centre.svg
Location in Burnaby
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 
 
Anne Kang
New Democratic
District created 2023
First contested 2024
Last contested 2024

Burnaby Centre is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Created under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution, the riding will first be contested in the 2024 British Columbia general election. [1] It was created out of parts of Burnaby-Deer Lake, Burnaby North and small parts of Burnaby-Lougheed and Burnaby-Edmonds.

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Geography

The district is located in the west half of the municipality, mostly lying between the Trans-Canada Highway to the north and Kingsway to the south. It contains the main British Columbia Institute of Technology campus and neighbourhoods such as Marlborough and Douglas-Gilpin.

Election results

2024 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Anne Kang 9,42256.93+0.39
Conservative Dharam Kajal7,12843.07+43.07
Total valid votes16,550
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC
2020 provincial election redistributed results [2]
Party %
  New Democratic 56.6
  Liberal 31.8
  Green 11.6

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References

  1. "2024 Provincial Election Maps". Elections BC. 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  2. "Burnaby Centre". 338Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2024.