Vancouver Quadra

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Vancouver Quadra in relation to the other Vancouver area ridings''
Population, 2001 112,985
Electors 83,918
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)
Vancouver Quadra is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949.

Profile
Vancouver Quadra in relation to the other Vancouver area ridings''
Population, 2001	112,985
Electors	83,918
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Within the boundaries of this riding are the University of British Columbia and the western portions of the affluent West Side of Vancouver.

Voters within Quadra have tended to elect centrist candiates, which is an exception to the province as a whole where politics has tended to be more polarized.

Contents

1 Geography
2 History

2.1 Members of Parliament
2.2 Current Member of Parliament

3 Election results
4 See also
5 External links

Geography

The district includes the west side of Vancouver and the University of British Columbia.

History

The electoral district was created in 1947 from Vancouver East and Vancouver South ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

1949-1963: Howard Charles Green - Progressive Conservative
1963-1972: Grant Deachman - Liberal
1972-1984: Bill Clarke - Progressive Conservative
1984-1993: John Turner - Liberal
1993-2000: Ted McWhinney - Liberal
2000-present: Stephen Owen - Liberal

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Stephen Owen, a former lawyer and professor. He was first elected in 2000. He represents the Liberal Party of Canada.

Election results

|- |- |bgcolor="lightcoral"| |Liberal |Stephen Owen |align="right"|28,285 |align="right"|48.84% |align="right"| |align="right"|$66,111.98 |- |bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| | style="width: 130px" |Conservative |Stephen Rogers |align="right"|16,844 |align="right"|29.09% |align="right"| |align="right"|$81,185.70 |- |bgcolor="sandybrown"| |New Democratic Party |David Askew |align="right"|9,321 |align="right"|16.1% |align="right"| |align="right"|$28,264.64 |- |bgcolor="yellowgreen"| |Green |Ben West |align="right"|2,979 |align="right"|5.14% |align="right"| |align="right"| |- |bgcolor="gainsboro"| |Independent |Betty Krawczyk |align="right"|263 |align="right"|0.5% |align="right"| |align="right"| |- |bgcolor="tan"| |Marijuana |Marc Boyer |align="right"|158 |align="right"|0.28% |align="right"| |align="right"| |- |bgcolor="indianred"| |Marxist-Leninist |Donovan Young |align="right"|41 |align="right"|0.09% |align="right"| |align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"| !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| |}

|- |- |bgcolor="lightcoral"| |Liberal |Stephen Owen |align="right"|29,187 |align="right"|52.43% |align="right"| |align="right"|$68,710 |- |- |bgcolor="cornflowerblue"| |Conservative |Stephen Rogers |align="right"|14,648 |align="right"|26.31% |align="right"| |align="right"|$78,433 |- |bgcolor="sandybrown"| |New Democratic Party |David Askew |align="right"|8,348 |align="right"|14.99% |align="right"| |align="right"|$51,374 |- |bgcolor="yellowgreen"| |Green |Doug Warkentin |align="right"|3,118 |align="right"|5.60% |align="right"| |align="right"|$4,289 |- |bgcolor="powderblue"| |Canadian Action |Connie Fogal |align="right"|165 |align="right"|0.29% |align="right"| |align="right"|$5,222 |- |bgcolor="green"| |Libertarian |Katrina Chowne |align="right"|151 |align="right"|0.27% |align="right"| |align="right"| |- |bgcolor="indianred"| |Marxist-Leninist |Donovan Young |align="right"|48 |align="right"|0.08% |align="right"| |align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|55,665 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|164 !align="right"|0.29% !align="right"| !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|55,829 !align="right"|66.53% !align="right"| !align="right"| |}

|- |- |bgcolor="lightcoral"| |Liberal |Stephen Owen |align="right"|22,253 |align="right"|44.83% | |align="right"|$60,542 |- |- |bgcolor="cadetblue"| |Canadian Alliance |Kerry-Lynne Findlay |align="right"|18,613 |align="right"|37.50% | |align="right"|$64,240 |- |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Progressive Conservative |Bill Clarke |align="right"|4,112 |align="right"|8.28% | |align="right"|$12,355 |- |bgcolor="sandybrown"| |New Democratic Party |Loretta Woodcock |align="right"|2,595 |align="right"|5.22% | |align="right"|$10,844 |- |bgcolor="yellowgreen"| |Green |Doug Warkentin |align="right"|1,434 |align="right"|2.88% | |align="right"|$16,556 |- |bgcolor="powderblue"| |Canadian Action |Chris Shaw |align="right"|390 |align="right"|0.78% | |align="right"|$5,683 |- |bgcolor="lavender"| |Natural Law |Steven Beck |align="right"|126 |align="right"|0.25% | |align="right"| |- |bgcolor="indianred"| |Marxist-Leninist |Anne Jamieson |align="right"|109 |align="right"|0.21% | |align="right"|$18 |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|49,632 !align="right"|100.00% ! ! |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|194 !align="right"|0.40% ! ! |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|49,826 !align="right"|63.34% ! ! |}

|- |- |bgcolor="lightcoral"| |Liberal |Ted McWhinney |align="right"|18,847 |align="right"|42.14% | |align="right"|$55,589 |- |bgcolor="mediumseagreen"| |Reform |Joanne Easdown |align="right"|12,340 |align="right"|27.59% | |align="right"|$57,114 |- |- |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Progressive Conservative |Geoff Chutter |align="right"|7,546 |align="right"|16.87% | |align="right"|$53,095 |- |bgcolor="sandybrown"| |New Democratic Party |Donovan T. Kuehn |align="right"|4,486 |align="right"|10.03% | |align="right"|$11,981 |- |bgcolor="yellowgreen"| |Green |Kelly White |align="right"|1,155 |align="right"|2.58% | |align="right"| |- |bgcolor="lavender"| |Natural Law | style="width: 140px" |Alan Mackenzie Brooke |align="right"|211 |align="right"|0.47% | |align="right"| |- |bgcolor="indianred"| |Marxist-Leninist |Anne Jamieson |align="right"|135 |align="right"|0.30% | |align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|44,720 !align="right"|100.00% ! ! |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|202 !align="right"|0.45% ! ! |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|44,922 !align="right"|67.76% ! ! |}

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