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New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville
J
Jake Sawatzky
Liberal
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A federal riding is one of 343 geographic electoral districts in Canada. Each elects one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons.
Projected vote share — current polls
NDP37%±5%·60% win
Liberal35%±6%·40% win
Conservative23%±5%·1% win
Green4%±4%·<1% win
People's2%±2%·<1% win
Bloc Québécois0%±0%·<1% win
Bar = est. vote share (shading = p10–p90 range) · 2,000 simulations
Riding snapshot
Pop. density
3768.9/km²
#31 of 343top 10%
Median income
$53,550
Renters
43.5%
Under 35
20.0%
Top industry
Public sector · 24.7%
Area
30 km²
GE45 result
Margin
3.6%
Competitive
96.4/100
Key issues
Immigration & settlement40.7% immigrants
Demographics · 2021 Census
Key Stats
#T149
Median income
$53,550
#108
Avg 2BR rent
$1705/mo
2021 census variation scaled to CMHC Fall 2025
#T238
Unemployment
8.6%
#47
Shelter stressed
28.9%
top 25%#69
Renters
43.5%
top 25%Age distribution
Under 35
20.0%#73
35–64
57.1%
65+
22.9%#T273
Housing tenure
Renters
43.5%#69
Owners
56.5%
Education attainment (ages 25–64)
No diploma
6.6%#260
High school
22.2%#T191
College/trades
29.6%#245
Bachelor's
27.9%#75
Postgrad
13.8%#95
People & Economy
#219
French knowledge
6.5%
#53
Immigrants
40.7%
top 25%#T58
Recent arrivals
6.5%
top 25%Immigrants arrived 2016–21
#47
Visible minority
52.4%
top 25%#166
Indigenous
2.9%
#T271
Govt. transfers
9.3%
bottom 25%#T191
Self-employed
13.1%
Industry of employment
Public sector24.7%
Trades & transport16.1%
Finance & prof14.8%
Manufacturing6.3%
Resources0.6%
Infrastructure & environment
Flood riskⓘMean NRCan flood susceptibility index score for the riding (scale 0–100). Categories: Low < 20 · Moderate 20–35 · High 35–50 · Very High 50+.
HighIndex: 37.7 / 100
Crime severityⓘStatsCan Crime Severity Index for the riding's CMA, rescaled so Canada's national average = 100. Categories: Below average < 80 · Average 80–110 · Elevated 110–140 · High severity 140+.
AverageIndex: 104.3 (avg = 100)
Federal Spending
Avg federal spending
$1.4M/yr
Avg CCBF allocation
$6.1M/yr
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