Vancouver—Burrard was a federal
electoral district
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
in
British Columbia
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1925 to 1968. This
riding was created in 1924 from parts of
Burrard riding. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into
Vancouver Centre
Vancouver Centre () is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1917. It includes the neighbourhoods of downtown Vancouver, the West End, Yaletown, False Creek ...
and
Vancouver East
Vancouver East () is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935. Since 2015, it has been represented by New Democratic Party MP Jenny Kwan.
Vancouver East ...
ridings.
Historical boundaries
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
members of Parliament:
Election results
See also
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List of Canadian electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 343 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2023 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the ...
References
Further reading
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External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of British Columbia
Federal electoral districts of Vancouver
1924 establishments in British Columbia
Constituencies established in 1924
1966 disestablishments in British Columbia
Constituencies disestablished in 1966