Burnaby—Coquitlam
British Columbia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1952
District abolished1966
First contested1953
Last contested1965

Burnaby—Coquitlam was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada 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

1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticTommy Douglas22,55352.93+6.56
LiberalDick Hayes12,09028.37-6.03
Social CreditJames Morris Kennedy5,30812.46+2.93
Progressive ConservativeMike Allen2,6626.25-3.45
Total valid votes 42,613100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +6.30
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticTommy Douglas19,06746.37-4.06
LiberalTom Kent14,14834.40+9.58
Progressive ConservativeLyn Morrow3,9909.70+1.78
Social CreditRené-J. Gamache3,9179.53-6.80
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 Douglas16,31350.43+0.52
LiberalWarren R. Clark8,02924.82+0.32
Social CreditRené-J. Gamache5,28216.33+4.37
Progressive ConservativeEric Greenwood2,5627.92-5.72
IndependentGeorge D. Burnham1620.50
Total valid votes 32,348100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +0.10
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticErhart Regier19,05049.91+6.83
LiberalWarren R. Clark9,35124.50+12.72
Progressive ConservativeMaurice Dorfman5,20613.64-24.45
Social CreditDavid C. King4,56411.96+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.
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthErhart Regier12,91743.08+4.30
Progressive ConservativeMurray Morrison11,42238.09+20.56
LiberalRobert James Cooper3,53311.78-5.15
Social CreditMorris Perrett2,1137.05-19.71
Total valid votes 29,985100.0  
Co-operative Commonwealth hold Swing -8.13
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthErhart Regier10,94738.78+1.16
Social CreditClarence E. Gerhart7,55226.76+0.82
Progressive ConservativeJane Kilmer4,94917.53+6.48
LiberalFred Philps4,77816.93-5.21
Total valid votes 28,226100.0  
Co-operative Commonwealth hold Swing +0.17
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Co-operative CommonwealthErhart Regier7,23237.62
Social CreditRene Jules Gamache4,98725.94
LiberalGeorge Campbell Bastedo4,25622.14
Progressive ConservativeJohn E. Milne2,12411.05
Labor–ProgressiveAlexander Kucher6273.26
Total valid votes 19,226100.0  
This riding was created from parts of Burnaby—Richmond, which elected a Liberal in the previous election.

See also

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