Summary: A very diverse, predominately municipal riding, Vancouver South is considered a riding to watch in this year’s election.
Boundaries: A compact electoral district, Vancouver South includes all areas of the city south of 41st Avenue and east of Cambie Street.
Last Election: Wai Young defeated three-term Liberal MP and former B.C. Premier Ujjal Dosanjh by 8.7 per cent.
History: Generally a swing seat, Vancouver South had a Liberal MP from 1962 to 1972 and 1993 to 2011, and Progressive Conservative MP John Allen Fraser from 1972 to 1993.
Demographics: The number of people with English as their first language is just 30 per cent, the lowest in British Columba. There are 1.2 children per household, the third highest number in B.C. 38.8 per cent identified as Chinese in the 2011 National Household Survey, the third highest figure in the province.
Candidates
Conservative: Wai Young, MP since 2011
NDP: Amandeep Nijjar, staffer with COPE Union Local 378
Liberal: Harjit Singh Sajjan, Lieutenant-Colonel in the Canadian Armed Forces
Green: Elain Ng
Marxist-Leninist: Charles Boylan
Progressive Canadian: Rajendra Jupta