NEW Burnaby: History and past elections
history and past elections for NEW Burnaby, with the source and the date beside each entry.
HISTORY AND PAST ELECTIONS
History and past elections
2022 election: Richard T. Lee elected with One Burnaby
The City's official results of October 19, 2022 list Richard T. Lee among the eight councillors elected, with 11,231 votes. Burnaby Now reported that he ran with One Burnaby, a centre-right organization launched that year, and took the seat of his One Burnaby running mate Mike Hillman.
Lee runs with the New Burnaby Party
Freshet News reported that Councillor Richard T. Lee was running with the New Burnaby Party, and that One Burnaby, renamed Our Burnaby, ran no candidates. Elections BC's register lists OUR Burnaby, formerly ONE Burnaby, as a separate organization.
David Xie stops campaigning for Council
David Xie told Daily Hive he was no longer seeking a council seat after becoming the BC Conservative candidate in Burnaby South-Metrotown. His name stayed on the ballot, and the City's results give him 5,598 votes.
2026 election: one of seven candidates elected
The City's results list seven NEW Burnaby candidates and one elected: Richard T. Lee, with 13,257 votes. Haini Xiao, its candidate for School Trustee, had 11,591 votes and was not elected. NEW Burnaby ran no candidate for mayor. The Chief Election Officer declared the official results on October 21, 2026.
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
- Office of Councillor candidate profiles: Richard T. Lee City of Burnaby · checked
- City of Burnaby Official Election results are in City of Burnaby · published · checked
- NEW Burnaby: Our Platform SAYS SO ITSELFNew Burnaby Party · checked
- NEW Burnaby: About the Campaign SAYS SO ITSELFNew Burnaby Party · checked
- NEW Burnaby: Meet Our Candidates SAYS SO ITSELFNew Burnaby Party · checked
- NEW Burnaby: Haini Xiao SAYS SO ITSELFNew Burnaby Party · 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
- 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
- B.C. Conservative MLA candidate's name to also appear on Burnaby civic election ballot Daily Hive · published · checked
- Burnaby Now report on the 2022 council results Burnaby Now · published · checked
- BCA announces two new candidates for council, school board Burnaby Beacon · published · checked