The Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) is a social-democratic municipal political party in Burnaby, British Columbia. Since 1987, the BCA has been the dominant party in Burnaby politics, continuously holding a majority of seats on council up to the present day. The BCA is the official municipal affiliate of the BC NDP in Burnaby, and membership in the BCA requires membership in the BC NDP as a prerequisite.
History It was founded in 1955 by Alan Emmott and Eileen Dailly.
In October 2018 the BCA won 7 of 8 seats in the city council 2018 municipal election but the BCA incumbent Derek Corrigan lost the mayoral race to independent Mike Hurley.
On February 5, 2020, three councillors resigned from the BCA over housing policy disagreements and other party issues. In the 2021 by-election, following the deaths of two city councillors, the BCA won one of the two seats up for election.
Election results + Burnaby Citizens Association election results for mayor of Burnaby Election Candidate Votes % Position Status 1977 Tom Constable 12,984 56.2 1st 1979 Tom Constable 8,823 41.66 2nd 1981 Lee Rankin 11,647 40.57 2nd 1983 Celeste Redman 6,685 32.79 2nd 1985 Celeste Redman 6,062 26.83 2nd 1987 Bill Copeland 12,494 49.98 1st 1990 Bill Copeland 21,270 67.84 1st 1993 Bill Copeland 18,355 74.37 1st 1996 Douglas Drummond 13,138 57.26 1st 1999 Douglas Drummond 11,877 47.64 1st 2002 Derek Corrigan 14,403 46.97 1st 2005 Derek Corrigan 17,662 54 1st 2008 Derek Corrigan 20,365 67 1st 2011 Derek Corrigan 25,035 76.01 1st 2014 Derek Corrigan 28,113 68.85 1st 2018 Derek Corrigan 20,333 41.23 2nd 2022 None - - -
+ Burnaby Citizens Association election results for Burnaby city council Election Seats +/– Status 1977 1979 1 1981 2 1983 1 1985 1987 4 1990 1996 1996 1 1999 2 2002 2 2005 3 2008 2011 2014 2018 1 2022 1
References
External links Official BCA website Burnaby mayor and council