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Burnaby—Richmond
Federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Burnaby—Richmond (also known as Burnaby—Richmond—Delta) was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1979.
Quick Facts British Columbia electoral district, Defunct federal electoral district ...
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Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1949 |
District abolished | 1976 |
First contested | 1949 |
Last contested | 1978 |
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This riding was created as "Burnaby—Richmond" in 1947 from parts of New Westminster and Vancouver North ridings.
The name of the electoral district was changed in 1970 to "Burnaby—Richmond—Delta".
It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Burnaby and Richmond—South Delta ridings.