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BCTOSSUPBC
Burnaby Central
W
Wade Chang
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
Liberal42%±6%·95% win
Conservative29%±6%·4% win
NDP24%±6%·1% win
Green3%±4%·<1% win
People's2%±3%·<1% win
Bloc Québécois0%±0%·<1% win
Bar = est. vote share (shading = p10–p90 range) · 2,000 simulations
Riding snapshot
Shelter stressed
32.9%
#20 of 343top 10%
Median income
$49,680
Renters
43.6%
Under 35
24.2%
Top industry
Public sector · 21.3%
Area
38 km²
GE45 result
Margin
3.6%
Competitive
96.4/100
Key issues
Immigration & settlement52.9% immigrants
Demographics · 2021 Census
Key Stats
#T212
Median income
$49,680
#75
Avg 2BR rent
$1880/mo
top 25%2021 census variation scaled to CMHC Fall 2025
#T181
Unemployment
9.9%
#20
Shelter stressed
32.9%
top 10%#T67
Renters
43.6%
top 25%Age distribution
Under 35
24.2%#31
35–64
52.2%
65+
23.6%#266
Housing tenure
Renters
43.6%#T67
Owners
56.4%
Education attainment (ages 25–64)
No diploma
5.7%#T283
High school
19.8%#229
College/trades
25.8%#290
Bachelor's
32.2%#36
Postgrad
16.5%#67
People & Economy
#T290
French knowledge
4.7%
bottom 25%#22
Immigrants
52.9%
top 10%#13
Recent arrivals
9.2%
top 5%Immigrants arrived 2016–21
#25
Visible minority
71.0%
top 10%#T231
Indigenous
1.7%
#T263
Govt. transfers
9.8%
bottom 25%#134
Self-employed
14.8%
Industry of employment
Public sector21.3%
Finance & prof18.2%
Trades & transport13.6%
Manufacturing5.5%
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+.
ModerateIndex: 28.2 / 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+.
High severityIndex: 181.9 (avg = 100)
Federal Spending
Avg federal spending
$6.6M/yr
Avg CCBF allocation
$5.9M/yr
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