Burnaby-New Westminster

Here's some facts about my municipality, as reported in today's Province:

• Of the 111,048 residents counted in the 2001 census [hmm, I lived in South Vancouver for that], 47% belong to a visible minority and 2% are aboriginal.
• Average family income: $58, 734
• Average house price: $259,720
• Mother tongue: English 50%, Chinese 8%, Punjabi 5%
• Religion: Protestant 21%, Catholic 8%, Punjabi 5%
• Education: Didn't finish high school 22%, trade certificate 11%, finished college or university 42%
• In 1980, New Westminster became the first city west of Ontario to be incorporated
• After Willowdale, Ont., this riding has the largest Korean population in Canada

The Province notes that the three main issues are crime, health care, and immigration. The crime part is growing problems with drugs, criminal activity, and homelessness in the community, while the health care and immigration issues are more national: the future of Canada's health care system and the wrongful Chinese Head Tax of an ignorant yesteryear.

Previous election results average 34% for the NDPs, 33% for the Liberals, 28% for the Conservatives, and 5% for other.