Burnaby South (British Columbia) 43/338

 Burnaby South (British Columbia)

Today we're one riding south with Burnaby South.

Burnaby South has existed as a riding since the 2012 redistribution. It contains the southern portion of Burnaby, the population being 111,973 as of 2016. The majority of the population of the riding is Asian, the riding being 39% Chinese as of 2016, much higher than the provincial average of 11.8%.

Politically, this riding, like the rest of Burnaby, has been held by the NDP for the past 17 years. It has gotten closer in the past few years, but it is still pretty strong for the NDP. While federal and provincial politics are very different, it's worth noting that in 2020, Burnaby was the largest municipality that voted solely for the NDP, Surrey and Vancouver elected two BC Liberals each. The riding is currently represented by NDP MP Jagmeet Singh.

Does that name sound familiar? It should. Jagmeet Singh is the leader of the federal NDP as of October 1st, 2017, and was first elected to Parliament in 2019 in a by-election when MP Kennedy Stewart resigned to run successfully for Mayor of Vancouver. Jagmeet Singh gained national attention as the first Indo-Canadian and visible minority to lead a major federal political party. In 2019, the riding was 13/42 in BC and 65/338 in Canada.

Rating:

Name: 8.7/10 - It is straight to the point, but I would like Burnaby-Deer Lake.

Shape: 7.5/10 - It follows roads, but I feel that some of the boundaries could be adjusted to look cleaner.

Individuality: 7.7/10 - I appreciate how it has been so close and yet still held by the NDP in the past few elections.

Total: 23.9/30 (79.7%)

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