Vancouver East
British Columbia electoral district
Federal electoral district
District created 1933
District webpage ,
Demographics
Population ( 2021 ) 118,675
Electors (2015) 85,900
Area (km²) 21.66
Pop. density (per km²) 5,479
Census division Metro Vancouver Census subdivision Vancouver (part)Vancouver East (French : Vancouver-Est electoral district in British Columbia , Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935. Since 2015, it has been represented by New Democratic Party MP Jenny Kwan .
Vancouver East is known as a New Democratic Party stronghold; the NDP and its Co-operative Commonwealth Federation predecessor have won all but two elections in the riding since its creation in 1933. Both losses (in 1974 and in 1993 ) have come at the hands of Liberal candidates who failed to retain the seat at the next election. The Conservative Party and its right-leaning predecessors have always fared poorly in the riding, rarely garnering more than 20 percent of the vote.
In the 2006 federal election , the NDP won a higher percentage of the vote in Vancouver East than in any other riding in the country: 56.6 percent. In the 2011 election , the NDP increased its majority win to 62.83 percent.
Geography The district includes the City of Vancouver neighbourhoods of Downtown Eastside , Mount Pleasant , Grandview–Woodland , and Hastings–Sunrise .
Demographics Though Vancouver East is home to a predominantly impoverished underclass populace, it is also home to a prominent industrial and working-class riding. The district is well known for hosting North America's largest Chinatown , in addition to being one of the poorest areas in the Metro Vancouver Regional District , known as the Downtown Eastside . 42 percent of the riding's inhabitants are immigrants and 22 percent are of Chinese ancestry. A high number, 63 percent, of residents are renters. 24 percent of residents over age 25 have a university certificate or degree. Manufacturing, tourism, shipping, accommodation and food service industries are vital to the employment base in this riding. The average family income is over CA$ 61,000. The unemployment rate is about 7.7 percent.
The ethnically diverse area is home to many of the city's artists and socio-political activists. In recent years,[when? ] the area has been negatively affected by an influx of hard drugs and the concomitant social consequences associated with their use.
Panethnic groups in Vancouver East (2011−2021) Panethnic group2021 2016 2011 Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % European 58,615 51.5% 58,580 53.3% 52,315 50.34% East Asian 25,600 22.49% 26,880 24.46% 27,590 26.55% Southeast Asian 9,270 8.15% 8,975 8.17% 10,500 10.1% Indigenous 5,940 5.22% 5,880 5.35% 5,055 4.86% South Asian 3,850 3.38% 2,760 2.51% 2,310 2.22% Latin American 3,330 2.93% 1,975 1.8% 1,950 1.88% African 2,165 1.9% 1,685 1.53% 1,445 1.39% Middle Eastern 1,710 1.5% 1,065 0.97% 835 0.8% Other 3,320 2.92% 2,115 1.92% 1,925 1.85% Total responses 113,805 95.9% 109,905 94.97% 103,920 94.39% Total population 118,675 100% 115,724 100% 110,097 100% Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.
History The electoral district was created in 1933 from Vancouver South and Vancouver—Burrard ridings .
Vancouver East was one two electoral districts in British Columbia that saw no changes to its boundaries proposed following the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution .
Historical boundaries 1933 representation order 1947 representation order 1952 representation order 1966 representation order 1976 representation order 1987 representation order 1996 representation order 2003 representation order 2013 representation order 2023 representation order Members of Parliament Parliament Years Member Party Vancouver East Riding created from Vancouver South and Vancouver—Burrard 18th 1935–1940 Angus MacInnis Co-operative Commonwealth 19th 1940–1945 20th 1945–1949 21st 1949–1953 22nd 1953–1957 Harold Edward Winch 23rd 1957–1958 24th 1958–1961 1961–1962 New Democratic 25th 1962–1963 26th 1963–1965 27th 1965–1968 28th 1968–1972 29th 1972–1974 Paddy Neale 30th 1974–1979 Art Lee Liberal 31st 1979–1980 Margaret Mitchell New Democratic 32nd 1980–1984 33rd 1984–1988 34th 1988–1993 35th 1993–1997 Anna Terrana Liberal 36th 1997–2000 Libby Davies New Democratic 37th 2000–2004 38th 2004–2006 39th 2006–2008 40th 2008–2011 41st 2011–2015 42nd 2015–2019 Jenny Kwan 43rd 2019–2021 44th 2021–2025 45th 2025–present
Current member of Parliament Its member of Parliament (MP) is Jenny Kwan . Kwan has served in the House of Commons since 2015 . Prior to her federal service, she was a member of Vancouver City Council and the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia . She is a member of the New Democratic Party .
Election results vte2025 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Jenny Kwan 24,885 43.58 –12.82 Liberal Mark Wiens 20,287 35.53 +15.77 Conservative Lita Cabal 10,162 17.80 +6.91 Green Nikida Steel 1,099 1.92 –5.80 Communist Kimball Cariou 339 0.59 –0.19 People's Meghan Emily Murphy 329 0.58 –2.21 Total valid votes/expense limit Total rejected ballots Turnout 57,101 62.78 Eligible voters 90,961 New Democratic hold Swing –14.3 Source: Elections Canada
vte2021 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Jenny Kwan 27,969 56.40 +3.83 $70,443.58 Liberal Josh Vander Vies 9,797 19.76 +1.63 $41,387.88 Conservative Mauro Francis 5,399 10.89 −1.20 $9,491.11 Green Cheryl Matthew 3,826 7.72 −6.78 $5,835.22 People's Karin Litzcke 1,382 2.79 +1.57 $3,823.14 Libertarian Gölök Buday 831 1.68 +0.67 $0.00 Communist Natasha Hale 387 0.78 +0.46 $0.00 Total valid votes/expense limit 49,591 — — $119,373.85 Total rejected ballots 528 Turnout Eligible voters New Democratic hold Swing +1.10 Source: Elections Canada
vte2019 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Jenny Kwan 29,236 52.57 +2.63 $86,021.45 Liberal Kyle Demes 10,085 18.13 −10.03 $25,852.88 Green Bridget Burns 8,062 14.50 +5.31 $51,975.81 Conservative Chris Corsetti 6,724 12.09 +1.32 $4,528.19 People's Karin Litzcke 679 1.22 — $7,718.34 Libertarian Gölök Z. Buday 562 1.01 — $182.20 Communist Peter Marcus 177 0.32 −0.57 $476.56 Marxist–Leninist Anne Jamieson 86 0.15 −0.21 $0.00 Total valid votes/expense limit 55,611 100.0 Total rejected ballots 537 Turnout 56,148 61.1 Eligible voters 91,951 New Democratic hold Swing +6.33 Source: Elections Canada
2015 Canadian federal election : Vancouver East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Jenny Kwan 29,316 49.94 −12.89 $107,948.45 Liberal Edward Wong 16,532 28.16 +18.25 $103,236.57 Conservative James Low 6,322 10.77 −8.13 $10,430.75 Green Wes Regan 5,395 9.19 +1.54 $29,914.97 Communist Peter Marcus 525 0.89 — — Independent D. Alex Millar 216 0.37 — — Marxist–Leninist Anne Jamieson 214 0.36 −0.35 — Pirate Shawn Vulliez 188 0.32 — — Total valid votes/Expense limit 58,708 100.00 $226,454.95 Total rejected ballots 405 0.69 — Turnout 59,113 67.44 — Eligible voters 87,657 New Democratic hold Swing −15.57 Source: Elections Canada
2011 Canadian federal election : Vancouver East Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Libby Davies 27,794 62.83 +8.41 Conservative Irene Yatco 8,361 18.90 +3.37 Liberal Roma Ahi 4,382 9.91 −7.32 Green Douglas Roy 3,383 7.65 −3.73 Marxist–Leninist Anne Jamieson 318 0.72 +0.31 Total valid votes 44,238 100.0 Total rejected ballots 275 0.62 +0.03 Turnout 44,513 56.21 +2 Eligible voters 79,184 New Democratic hold Swing +2.52
2008 Canadian federal election : Vancouver East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Libby Davies 22,506 54.42 −2.15 $72,187 Liberal Ken Low 7,127 17.23 −6.19 $80,088 Conservative Ryan Warawa 6,422 15.53 +2.22 $45,821 Green Mike Carr 4,708 11.38 +5.38 $2,396 Work Less Betty Krawczyk 423 1.02 — Marxist–Leninist Anne Jamieson 171 0.41 — Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,357 100.0 $83,047 Total rejected ballots 270 0.65 +0.18 Turnout 41,639 54 −2.4 New Democratic hold Swing +2.02
2006 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Libby Davies 23,927 56.57 +0.11 $75,177 Liberal Dave Haggard 9,907 23.42 −2.50 $22,205 Conservative Elizabeth M. Pagtakhan 5,631 13.31 +3.32 $76,377 Green Christine Ellis 2,536 6.00 +0.31 $156 Canadian Action Bryce Bartholomew 293 0.69 — $200 Total valid votes 42,294 100.0 Total rejected ballots 200 0.47 −0.26 Turnout 42,494 56.4 −1.76 New Democratic hold Swing +1.30
2004 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Libby Davies 23,452 56.46 +14.19 $64,940 Liberal Shirley Chan 10,768 25.92 −7.81 Conservative Harvey Grigg 4,153 9.99 −7.53 $44,993 Green Ron Plowright 2,365 5.69 +3.24 $1,157 Marijuana Marc Boyer 399 0.96 −0.85 Christian Heritage Gloria Anne Kieler 250 0.60 +0.25 Independent Louis James Lesosky 147 0.35 — Total valid votes 41,534 100.0 Total rejected ballots 305 0.73 0.73 −0.37 Turnout 41,839 58.16 +2.28 New Democratic hold Swing +11.00 Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative vote in the 2000 election.
2000 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Libby Davies 16,818 42.27 +0.02 $56,481 Liberal Mason Loh 13,421 33.73 −3.33 $58,199 Alliance Sal Vetro 5,536 13.91 +1.81 $14,808 Progressive Conservative Michael Walsh 1,439 3.61 +0.89 $7,603 Green Kelly Elizabeth White 975 2.45 −0.99 $177 Marijuana David Malmo-Levine 724 1.81 — Canadian Action Brian Bacon 432 1.08 — $2,648 Independent Edna Mathilda Brass 196 0.49 — Independent Gloria Anne Kieler 143 0.35 −0.28 Natural Law Rosemary F. Galte 97 0.24 — Total valid votes 39,781 100.0 Total rejected ballots 444 1.10 −0.03 Turnout 40,225 55.88 −4.00 New Democratic hold Swing +1.68 Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform Party vote in the 1997 election.
1997 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Libby Davies 14,961 42.25 +11.22 $52,043 Liberal Anna Terrana 13,123 37.06 +1.00 $52,663 Reform Keith Mitchell 4,287 12.10 +0.16 $11,525 Green Stuart Parker 1,221 3.44 +1.99 $2,871 Progressive Conservative Jerry Cikes 964 2.72 −6.10 $5,167 Christian Heritage Gloria Kieler 226 0.63 — $844 Natural Law Wayne Melvin 185 0.52 −0.45 Independent Kimball Cariou 161 0.45 −0.41 $5,097 Marxist–Leninist Charles Boylan 158 0.44 +0.23 Independent Ryan Bloc Québécois Bigge 121 0.34 — Total valid votes 35,407 100.0 Total rejected ballots 403 1.13 Turnout 35,810 59.88 New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +5.11
1993 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Anna Terrana 14,357 36.06 +6.29 New Democratic Margaret Anne Mitchell 12,357 31.03 −20.17 Reform Joan Stewart 4,754 11.94 — Progressive Conservative Susan Tom 3,513 8.82 −7.09 National Bruce Frank Wright 2,403 6.04 — Libertarian Wayne Marsden 811 2.04 +1.33 Green Kelly Elizabeth White 579 1.45 +0.43 Natural Law David Grayson 386 0.97 — Independent Kimball Cariou 343 0.86 — Independent Will Offley 103 0.26 — Marxist–Leninist Brian Sproule 84 0.21 — Independent Joe Young 71 0.18 — Independent Alan Imrie 56 0.14 — Total valid votes 39,817 100.0 Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +13.23
1988 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Margaret Anne Mitchell 20,108 51.20 −0.59 Liberal Raymond Leung 11,692 29.77 +4.40 Progressive Conservative Paul E. Nielsen 6,248 15.91 −4.32 Green Robert J. Light 401 1.02 — Libertarian Heinz Holzschuher 278 0.71 −0.22 Rhinoceros Ruff Tuff Duff Duff Scott 277 0.71 −0.25 Communist Kim C. Zander 180 0.46 −0.27 Independent Cheryl Stephens Soroka 88 0.22 — Total valid votes 39,272 100.0 New Democratic hold Swing −2.50
vte1984 Canadian federal election : Vancouver East Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Margaret Anne Mitchell 18,464 51.79 +7.88 Liberal Shirley Maple Wong 9,044 25.37 -14.64 Progressive Conservative Jack J. Volrich 7,210 20.22 +5.61 Rhinoceros Cameron H. McCabe 342 0.96 +0.35 Libertarian Sandy MacDonald 330 0.93 – Communist Miguel Figueroa 259 0.73 +0.17 Total valid votes 35,649 100.0 New Democratic hold Swing +11.26
1980 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Margaret Anne Mitchell 14,245 43.91 +1.21 Liberal Arthur John "Art" Lee 12,979 40.01 +0.97 Progressive Conservative David N. Kilbey 4,742 14.62 −1.92 Rhinoceros Dandy Randy Lyttle 198 0.61 — Communist J. Fred Wilson 179 0.55 +0.02 Independent Paul Tetreault 61 0.19 — Marxist–Leninist Chaouac Ferron 34 0.10 −0.03 Total valid votes 32,438 100.0 New Democratic hold Swing +0.12
1979 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Margaret Anne Mitchell 13,697 42.71 +6.44 Liberal Arthur John "Art" Lee 12,522 39.04 +2.57 Progressive Conservative Cecil H. Leng 5,304 16.54 −8.91 Social Credit Carlo Dallavalle 334 1.04 — Communist J. Fred Wilson 170 0.53 −0.59 Marxist–Leninist Brian K. Sproule 44 0.14 −0.55 Total valid votes 32,071 100.0 New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +1.94
1974 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Arthur J. "Art" Lee 9,671 36.48 +5.13 New Democratic C.P. Paddy Neale 9,614 36.26 −12.55 Progressive Conservative Hartley Hubbs 6,747 25.45 +8.91 Communist Maurice Rush 298 1.12 +0.38 Marxist–Leninist Charles Boylan 181 0.68 — Total valid votes 26,511 100.0 Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +8.84
1972 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic C. Paddy Neale 13,525 48.81 −1.20 Liberal John Minichiello 8,687 31.35 −5.21 Progressive Conservative John G. Balan 4,584 16.54 +7.63 Social Credit Walter Stunder 613 2.21 −0.51 Independent Maurice Rush 206 0.74 — Independent Ian R. Hyman 92 0.33 — Total valid votes 27,707 100.0 New Democratic hold Swing +2.00
1968 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Harold Edward Winch 13,339 50.02 −6.87 Liberal Robert Kennedy 9,750 36.56 +17.51 Progressive Conservative Max E. Meyer 2,377 8.91 −0.21 Social Credit P. Daniel Emanuele 726 2.72 −10.91 Communist Charles Caron 477 1.79 — Total valid votes 26,669 100.0 New Democratic hold Swing −12.19
1965 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Harold Edward Winch 11,854 56.89 +2.59 Liberal Alexander C. Sharp 3,969 19.05 −4.65 Social Credit Walter W. Campbell 2,840 13.63 +5.91 Progressive Conservative Gladys Chong 1,900 9.12 −5.16 Progressive Workers Jerry Le Bourdais 274 1.31 — Total valid votes 20,837 100.0 New Democratic hold Swing +3.62
1963 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Harold Edward Winch 12,688 54.30 −0.04 Liberal Alexander Charles Sharp 5,538 23.70 +4.10 Progressive Conservative Gladys Guy Chong 3,335 14.27 −0.69 Social Credit Dorothy Jean Munnik 1,804 7.72 −0.51 Total valid votes 23,365 100.0 New Democratic hold Swing −2.07
1962 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Harold Edward Winch 12,329 54.35 +5.79 Liberal Marino Culos 4,447 19.60 +10.41 Progressive Conservative Oris Kirk 3,395 14.97 −21.62 Social Credit Michael John McCann 1,867 8.23 +2.57 Communist Thomas Alexander McEwen 648 2.86 — Total valid votes 22,686 100.0 New Democratic hold Swing −2.31 New Democrat vote is compared to the Co-operative Commonwealth vote in the 1958 election.
1958 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Co-operative Commonwealth Harold Edward Winch 11,486 48.56 +0.97 Progressive Conservative Norman Mullins 8,654 36.59 +18.45 Liberal Alexander Charles Sharp 2,175 9.20 −1.64 Social Credit Michael John McCann 1,338 5.66 −17.79 Total valid votes 23,653 100.0 Co-operative Commonwealth hold Swing −8.74
1957 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Co-operative Commonwealth Harold Edward Winch 10,782 47.59 −2.99 Social Credit John Chmelyk 5,312 23.44 −0.80 Progressive Conservative Norman Douglas Mullins 4,110 18.14 +12.99 Liberal Alexander Charles Sharp 2,454 10.83 −5.41 Total valid votes 22,658 100.0 Co-operative Commonwealth hold Swing −1.10
1953 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Co-operative Commonwealth Harold Edward Winch 10,192 50.58 +3.49 Social Credit Raymond McCarthy 4,885 24.24 — Liberal William Reid 3,272 16.24 −17.78 Progressive Conservative Benjamin A.R. Morley 1,038 5.15 −9.12 Labor–Progressive Maurice Rush 764 3.79 −0.82 Total valid votes 20,151 100.0 Co-operative Commonwealth hold Swing −10.38
1949 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Co-operative Commonwealth Angus MacInnis 14,056 47.09 +2.40 Liberal William Reid 10,154 34.02 +12.28 Progressive Conservative Joseph Friend Day 4,261 14.28 −5.29 Labor–Progressive Charles McGregor Stewart 1,377 4.61 −7.35 Total valid votes — 100.0 Co-operative Commonwealth hold Swing −4.94
1945 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Co-operative Commonwealth Angus MacInnis 16,003 44.69 +1.71 Liberal William Reid 7,786 21.74 −9.90 Progressive Conservative William Ward 7,008 19.57 — Labor–Progressive Harold James Pritchett 4,283 11.96 +7.15 Democratic William Nicholas Wallace 729 2.04 Total valid votes 35,809 100.0 Co-operative Commonwealth hold Swing +5.80 Labor-Progressive vote is compared to the Communist vote in the 1940 election.
1940 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Co-operative Commonwealth Angus MacInnis 12,490 42.98 −7.93 Liberal John Henderson 9,196 31.65 +5.16 New Democracy William Wilfred Derpak 5,975 20.56 — Communist Fergus McKean 1,398 4.81 −1.00 Total valid votes 29,059 100.0 Co-operative Commonwealth hold Swing −6.54
1935 Canadian federal election Party Candidate Votes % Co-operative Commonwealth Angus MacInnis 13,629 50.91 Liberal J. Lorne MacDougall 7,090 26.48 Conservative Thomas Todrick 3,364 12.57 Communist Malcolm Bruce 1,555 5.81 Reconstruction Clifford Norman Borton 1,134 4.24 Total valid votes 26,772 100.0 This riding was created from Vancouver South and Vancouver—Burrard , which elected an Independent Labour and a Liberal, respectively, in the previous election. Angus MacInnis was the Independent Labour incumbent from Vancouver South.
See also . 2011 census Statistics Canada . Notes External links 49°16′19″N 123°04′23″W/49.272°N 123.073°W/ 49.272; -123.073