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BURNABY--RICHMOND — Canadian Federal Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

BURNABY--RICHMOND was won by Liberal at the 1968 general election, with a margin of 1,712 votes over NDP. This page covers every general election in BURNABY--RICHMOND from 1949 to 1968.

Full Election History, 1949–1968

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1949 Liberal Liberal 12,848 38.9% CCF (12,553) 295 (0.9 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 7,021 34.2% CCF (6,381) 640 (3.1 pts)
1957 Social Credit Social Credit 7,999 26.0% Progressive Conservative (7,940) 59 (0.2 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,570 45.6% CCF (10,063) 5,507 (16.1 pts)
1962 NDP NDP 15,620 38.6% Liberal (11,509) 4,111 (10.1 pts)
1963 NDP NDP 16,578 38.0% Liberal (15,568) 1,010 (2.3 pts)
1965 NDP NDP 19,758 44.7% Liberal (13,950) 5,808 (13.1 pts)
1968 Liberal Liberal 16,182 42.4% NDP (14,470) 1,712 (4.5 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,84838.9%
CCF12,55338.0%
Progressive Conservative6,09718.4%
Labor-Progressive1,5584.7%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,02134.2%
CCF6,38131.1%
Social Credit6,33430.9%
Labor-Progressive7923.9%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit7,99926.0%
Progressive Conservative7,94025.8%
CCF7,66224.9%
Liberal7,12123.2%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,57045.6%
CCF10,06329.5%
Liberal5,28615.5%
Social Credit3,1909.4%

1962

PartyVotesShare
NDP15,62038.6%
Liberal11,50928.4%
Progressive Conservative8,68321.4%
Social Credit4,70511.6%

1963

PartyVotesShare
NDP16,57838.0%
Liberal15,56835.7%
Progressive Conservative7,13816.4%
Social Credit4,3129.9%

1965

PartyVotesShare
NDP19,75844.7%
Liberal13,95031.6%
Social Credit6,99915.8%
Progressive Conservative3,4997.9%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal16,18242.4%
NDP14,47037.9%
Progressive Conservative5,03513.2%
Social Credit2,4456.4%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each contested election, coloured by the winning party. Acclaimed elections (no opposing candidate) aren't plotted since there's no margin to measure.

1949: Liberal margin 0.9 pts 1953: Liberal margin 3.1 pts 1957: Social Credit margin 0.2 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 16.1 pts 1962: NDP margin 10.1 pts 1963: NDP margin 2.3 pts 1965: NDP margin 13.1 pts 1968: Liberal margin 4.5 pts 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968

Trend

BURNABY--RICHMOND has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1949. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Social Credit, Progressive Conservative, NDP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won BURNABY--RICHMOND in the 1968 general election?

Liberal won BURNABY--RICHMOND in 1968 with 16,182 votes (42.4%), a margin of 1,712 votes over NDP in second place.

Which parties have won BURNABY--RICHMOND since 1949?

Since 1949, BURNABY--RICHMOND has been won by: Liberal, NDP, Progressive Conservative, Social Credit.

What was the closest result in BURNABY--RICHMOND?

The closest contested result on record for BURNABY--RICHMOND was 1957, when Social Credit beat Progressive Conservative by 59 votes (0.2 percentage points).

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