Federal Representation
In the Canadian House of Commons, Vancouver has five constituencies. In the 2004 federal elections, the Liberal Party of Canada won four seats, while the New Democratic Party won one. In the 2006 federal elections, all the same MPs were re-elected, although David Emerson of Vancouver Kingsway later defected to the Conservative Party. In the subsequent 2008 federal elections, the Liberals won three seats while the NDP picked up Vancouver Kingsway for a total of two seats.
Most recently, the NDP and Liberals both retained two seats each. The Conservatives won one seat, their first win in the city since 1988.
| Riding | MP | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Centre | Hedy Fry | Liberal | |
| Vancouver East | Libby Davies | New Democrat | |
| Vancouver Kingsway | Don Davies | New Democrat | |
| Vancouver Quadra | Joyce Murray | Liberal | |
| Vancouver South | Wai Young | Conservative | |
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