Burquitlam (electoral district)

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

Demographics

Population, 2001	53,881
Population Change, 1996–2001	5.1%
Area (km2)	34.56
Pop. Density (People per km2)	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 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

B.C. General Election 2005: Burquitlam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Liberal	Harry Bloy	10,054	46.39%		$106,258
	NDP	Bart Healey	9,682	44.68%		$47,079
	Green	Carli Irene Travers	1,619	7.47%	–	$450
	Marijuana	Peter Grin	191	0.88%		$100
	Independent	Graham "Evil Genius" Fox	125	0.58%		$121
Total valid votes			21,671	100%
Total rejected ballots			146	0.67%
Turnout			21,817	60.45%

B.C. General Election 2001: Burquitlam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±	Expenditures
	Liberal	Harry Bloy	11,131	56.34%		$44,974
	NDP	Bart Healey	4,678	23.68%		$26,422
	Green	Stephen J. Mancinelli	2,668	13.50%	–	$4,124
	Unity	Greg Watrich	749	3.79%		$3,723
	Marijuana	Peter Grin	530	2.69%		$505
Total valid votes			19,756	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			190	0.96%
Turnout			19,946	70.95%

External links

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