Burnaby Central
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Burnaby Central is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. Its boundaries came into effect upon the call of the 2025 Canadian federal election.
Geography
Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding replaced Burnaby South. Its differences from that riding are as follows:
- Gained the Sullivan Heights area as far west as Arden Avenue from Burnaby North—Seymour
- Gained the part of Burnaby west of Canada Way and north of the Kingsway from New Westminster—Burnaby
- Lost all of Burnaby south of both Imperial Street and Kingsway to Vancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby.
Demographics
According to the 2021 Canadian census
Languages: 41.4% English, 14.5% Mandarin, 10.5% Cantonese, 3.8% Korean, 3.2% Tagalog, 2.7% Persian, 2.3% Spanish, 1.6% Punjabi, 1.5% Serbo-Croatian, 1.3% Portuguese, 1.3% Vietnamese, 1.3% Russian, 1.1% Hindi, 1.1% French
Religions: 48.1% No religion, 34.2% Christian (14.5% Catholic, 2.7% Christian Orthodox, 1.1% Anglican, 1.0% United Church, 14.8% Other), 6.9% Muslim, 3.8% Buddhist, 3.6% Hindu, 2.1% Sikh
Median income: $37,200 (2020)
Average income: $49,680 (2020)
| Panethnic group | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | |
| East Asian | 47,525 | 39.6% |
| European | 32,760 | 27.3% |
| South Asian | 11,660 | 9.72% |
| Southeast Asian | 11,070 | 9.22% |
| Middle Eastern | 5,235 | 4.36% |
| Latin American | 3,275 | 2.73% |
| African | 2,675 | 2.23% |
| Indigenous | 2,010 | 1.67% |
| Other/multiracial | 3,805 | 3.17% |
| Total responses | 120,020 | 99.39% |
| Total population | 120,755 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |
History
Members of Parliament
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnaby Central Riding created from Burnaby North—Seymour, Burnaby South, and New Westminster—Burnaby | ||||
| 45th | 2025–present | Wade Chang | Liberal |
Electoral results
2025 general election
| vte2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
| Liberal | Wade Chang | 21,745 | 42.23 | +10.98 | ||
| Conservative | James Yan | 19,889 | 38.62 | +16.46 | ||
| New Democratic | Jagmeet Singh | 9,353 | 18.16 | −21.62 | ||
| People's | Richard Farbridge | 506 | 0.98 | −2.40 | ||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 51,493 | 99.17 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 430 | 0.83 | ||||
| Turnout | 51,923 | 61.61 | ||||
| Eligible voters | 84,278 | |||||
| Liberal notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | +16.30 | ||||
| Source: Elections Canada | ||||||
| Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations. |
Transposed result of the 2021 general election
| 2021 federal election redistributed results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| New Democratic | 15,921 | 39.78 | |
| Liberal | 12,507 | 31.25 | |
| Conservative | 8,868 | 22.16 | |
| People's | 1,353 | 3.38 | |
| Green | 1,168 | 2.92 | |
| Others | 210 | 0.52 |
Student vote results
Results of the Canadian student vote.
2025
| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Conservative | James Yan | 1,284 | 35.16 | |
| Liberal | Wade Chang | 1,200 | 32.86 | |
| New Democratic | Jagmeet Singh | 845 | 23.14 | |
| People's | Richard Farbridge | 323 | 8.84 | |
| Total valid votes | 3,652 | 100.0 | ||
| Source: Student Vote Canada |