Burquitlam was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, from 2001 to 2009.

Demographics

{| class="wikitable"

|Population, 2001

|53,881

|-

|Population Change, 1996–2001

|5.1%

|-

|Area (km<sup>2</sup>)

|34.56

|-

|Pop. Density (People per km<sup>2</sup>)

|1,559

|}

Geography

The area of the Burquitlam riding included parts of both Burnaby and Coquitlam in the eastern suburbs of Vancouver. The riding straddled the border between the two cities.

Member of the Legislative Assembly

Its only member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) was Harry Bloy, a former president of a local telecommunications company. He was elected in 2001 and 2005, as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.

Election results

|-

|-

|NDP

|Bart Healey

|align="right"|9,682

|align="right"|44.68%

|align="right"|

|align="right"|$47,079

|Independent

|Graham "Evil Genius" Fox

|align="right"|125

|align="right"|0.58%

|align="right"|

|align="right"|$121

|-

|-

|NDP

|Bart Healey

|align="right"|4,678

|align="right"|23.68%

|align="right"|

|align="right"|$26,422

See also

  • List of British Columbia provincial electoral districts
  • Canadian provincial electoral districts

References

  • BC Stats
  • Results of 2001 election (pdf)
  • 2001 Expenditures (pdf)
  • Website of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia