Burnaby Citizens Association

Burnaby Citizens Association
LeaderVacant
Founded1955 (1955)
HeadquartersBurnaby, British Columbia
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliationNDP
Provincial affiliationBC NDP
Burnaby City Council
6 / 9
[1]
Burnaby School Board
7 / 7
Website
www.burnaby-citizens.ca

The Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) is a social-democratic municipal political party in Burnaby, British Columbia. It was founded in 1955 by Alan Emmott and Eileen Dailly.[2] 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.

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.[3]

On February 5, 2020 three councillors resigned from the BCA over housing policy disagreements and other party issues.[4] In the 2021 by-election, following the deaths of two city councillors, the BCA won one of the two seats up for election.[5]

  1. ^ "Mayor and Council". Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "About the BCA". About the BCA. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  3. ^ Ferreras, Jesse. "B.C. municipal election 2018: Burnaby results". Global News. Global News. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  4. ^ Godfrey, Dustin. "UPDATED: Three Burnaby council members resign from BCA slate". Burnabynow. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  5. ^ Campbell, Chris. "BCA's Gu, independent Hillman unofficial winners of Burnaby byelection". Burnabynow. Burnabynow. Retrieved January 16, 2022.