Burnaby students had the opportunity to vote before the provincial election in British Columbia, and the results came close to the actual final count.

October 19 Elections BC results showed the BC NDP swept all five Burnaby ridings with Anne Kang elected in Burnaby Centre, Reah Arora in Burnaby East, Raj Chouhan in Burnaby-New Westminster, Janet Routledge in Burnaby North and Paul Choi in Burnaby South-Metrotown.

Student Vote results showed that students sent Kang, Arora, Chouhan and Choi to the Victorian Legislative Assembly to represent their respective constituencies.

The only surprise came in Burnaby North, when BC Conservative Party candidate Michael Wu upset Routledge.

Of the 1,034 participating schools, the BC NDP won 44 seats, giving Premier David Eby and his party a minority government.

The BC Conservative Party and John Rustad won 40 seats, while Sonia Furstenau and the BC Green Party won nine.

The breakdown of results for Burnaby students was as follows:

Central Burnaby

• BC NDP – Anne Kang – 1,673 votes – 58.25 percent
• BC Conservative Party – Dharam Kajal – 1,199 votes – 41.75 percent

  • Buckingham Primary School
  • Burnaby Central Secondary
  • Cascade Heights Elementary School
  • Chaffey-Burke Elementary School
  • Douglas Road Elementary School
  • Gilpin Elementary School
  • Elemental Inman
  • Marlborough Elementary School
  • Moscrop Secondary
  • Take a hike in Burnaby
  • Windsor Elementary School
  • Windsor Neighborhood Learning Center
  • Brantford Elementary School

Burnaby East

• BC NDP – Reah Arora – 625 votes – 39.56 percent
• British Columbia Conservative Party – Simon Chandler – 517 votes – 32.72 percent
• BC Green Party – Tara Shustraian – 438 votes – 27.72 percent

  • Burnaby Mountain Secondary
  • Cameron Elementary School
  • Cariboo Hill Secondary School
  • EBUS Academy
  • Lyndhust Elemental
  • Sperling Elementary School
  • Stoney Creek Community Elementary School
  • Highland University Primary School
  • Westridge Elementary School
  • Windsor House School

Burnaby North

• British Columbia Conservative Party – Michael Wu – 334 votes – 47.58 percent
• BC NDP – Janet Routledge – 282 votes – 40.17 percent
• Independent – Martin Kendell – 86 votes – 12.25 percent

  • Alpha Secondary School
  • Aubrey Elementary School
  • Burnaby North Secondary
  • Capitol Hill Elementary School
  • Fawkes Academy Burnaby
  • Holy Cross Elementary School
  • Kitchener Elementary School
  • Montecito Elementary School

Burnaby South-Metrotown

• BC NDP – Paul Choi – 533 votes – 38.93 percent
• British Columbia Conservative Party – Han Lee – 362 votes – 26.44 percent
• BC Green Party – Carrie McLaren – 291 votes – 21.26 percent
• Independent – MichaelAngelo ABC RobinHood – 108 votes – 7.89 percent
• Unaffiliated – Meiling Chia – 75 votes – 5.48 percent

  • British Columbia Provincial School for the Deaf – Elementary Program
  • Burnaby South Secondary
  • Chaffey-Burke Elementary School
  • Clinton Elementary School
  • Glenwood Elementary School
  • King George Secondary
  • Kleos open learning
  • Maywood Community Elementary School
  • Nelson Elementary School
  • Taylor Park Elementary School

Burnaby-New Westminster

• BC NDP – Raj Chouhan – 1,117 votes – 50.38 percent
• BC Conservative Party – Deepak Suri – 730 votes – 32.93 percent
• Independent – Daniel Kofi Ampong – 370 votes – 16.69 percent

  • Connaught Heights Elementary School
  • Edmonds Community Resource Center
  • FW Howay Community School
  • Herbert Spencer Primary School
  • John Knox Christian School
  • Lord Kelvin Community School
  • Lord Tweedsmuir Elementary School
  • New Westminster Secondary School
  • Queen Elizabeth Primary School
  • Second Street Community Elementary School
  • St. Thomas More College
  • Stride Avenue Community Elementary School
  • Twelfth Avenue Elementary School