BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association: History and past elections
history and past elections for BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association, with the source and the date beside each entry.
HISTORY AND PAST ELECTIONS
History and past elections
Formed in 1955, by the BCA's own account
The BCA's About page says Alan Emmott and Eileen Dailly formed the BCA in 1955 "to act on issues that mattered to Burnaby residents". voche.me found no independent record of the founding.
2018 election: the BCA loses the mayor's office
Mike Hurley, running as an independent, was elected mayor in 2018 with 26,260 votes to 20,333 for the long-serving mayor Derek Corrigan, Daily Hive reported. The Burnaby Beacon described Corrigan as the BCA's mayor. Joe Keithley of the Burnaby Green Party won the eighth council seat that year, and Burnaby Now wrote that his election was the first break in the BCA's hold on Burnaby politics.
2021 by-election
Burnaby Now reported that independent Mike Hillman won a council seat in a 2021 by-election by 124 votes over a BCA candidate. Freshet News reports that BCA councillor Alison Gu was first elected in a 2021 by-election.
2022 election: six of eight council seats and all seven trustee seats
The City's official results of October 19, 2022 list the councillors and trustees elected. Burnaby Now reported that BCA candidates won six council seats (Alison Gu, James Wang, Pietro Calendino, Sav Dhaliwal, Maita Santiago and Daniel Tetrault) and all seven school trustee seats. The other two council seats went to Joe Keithley of the Burnaby Green Party and Richard T. Lee of One Burnaby. Mike Hurley was acclaimed as mayor.
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Elections BC penalty over a 2022 contribution
Elections BC issued the BCA a $600 penalty for accepting a $1,250 contribution in 2022 other than through its financial agent or a person the agent had authorized in writing. Its letter says the BCA had not been penalized under the Act before.
Joe Keithley joins the BCA
Freshet News reported in March 2026 that Councillor Joe Keithley, first elected in 2018 with the Burnaby Green Party, joined the BCA in December 2025. That gave the BCA seven of the eight council seats.
2026 election: 14 of 15 candidates elected
The City's results list 15 BCA candidates and 14 elected: seven of the eight councillors and all seven school trustees. Its one candidate not elected was Rea Park, for council, with 11,812 votes. The BCA ran no candidate for mayor. The Chief Election Officer declared the official results on October 21, 2026.
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Sources
A source marked SAYS SO ITSELF is the party's own material. It proves what the party claims, not that the claim is true.
- City of Burnaby 2026 General Local Election: results data City of Burnaby · published · checked
- Declaration of Official Election Results, 2026 General Local Election City of Burnaby · published · checked
- City of Burnaby Official Election results are in City of Burnaby · published · checked
- BCA 2026 platform: Much accomplished, more to do SAYS SO ITSELFBurnaby Citizens Association · published · checked
- Much accomplished, more to do: Burnaby Citizens Association releases its 2026 platform SAYS SO ITSELFBurnaby Citizens Association · published · checked
- About the BCA SAYS SO ITSELFBurnaby Citizens Association · checked
- Our Guiding Principles SAYS SO ITSELFBurnaby Citizens Association · checked
- The BCA Team SAYS SO ITSELFBurnaby Citizens Association · checked
- Register of Elector Organizations, as of October 29, 2026 Elections BC · published · checked
- Elector organizations: registration and financial reporting Elections BC · checked
- Financial Reports and Political Contributions System: local elections scanned reports search Elections BC · checked
- BCA disclosure statement, 2022 general local election, City of Burnaby (Amendment 2) Elections BC · published · checked
- BCA disclosure statement, 2022 general local election, Burnaby School District (Amendment 2) Elections BC · published · checked
- BCA annual financial report, 2025 (Amendment 1) Elections BC · published · checked
- Administrative Monetary Penalties Elections BC · published · checked
- Enforcement notice to BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association Elections BC · published · checked
- Local Elector Organization Investigations, 2022 General Local Elections Elections BC · published · checked
- Burnaby’s ruling party announces council candidates for October election Freshet News · published · checked
- Burnaby mayor’s seat challenged, 42 vying for eight council spots Freshet News · published · checked
- Mike Hurley wins third term as Burnaby mayor Freshet News · published · checked
- Mike Hurley confirms he will seek a third term as Burnaby mayor Daily Hive · published · checked
- Burnaby Now report on the Council vote to incorporate the Burnaby Housing Authority Burnaby Now · published · checked
- Burnaby Now report on the 2022 council results Burnaby Now · published · checked
- Burnaby Now report on the 2022 school board results Burnaby Now · published · checked
- BCA announces two new candidates for council, school board Burnaby Beacon · published · checked