--- title: "NEW Burnaby: history and past elections | Burnaby | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/new-burnaby-party/history" last_updated: "2026-10-30T23:51:32.463Z" meta: description: "When NEW Burnaby was founded, how it has done in past Burnaby elections, and any name changes, splits or mergers along the way." "og:description": "When NEW Burnaby was founded, how it has done in past Burnaby elections, and any name changes, splits or mergers along the way." "og:title": "NEW Burnaby: history and past elections | Burnaby" "twitter:description": "When NEW Burnaby was founded, how it has done in past Burnaby elections, and any name changes, splits or mergers along the way." "twitter:title": "NEW Burnaby: history and past elections | Burnaby" --- NEW Burnaby · Burnaby 2026 # NEW Burnaby: History and past elections history and past elections for NEW Burnaby, with the source and the date beside each entry. [Back to NEW Burnaby ](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/new-burnaby-party) [**1**Candidates](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/new-burnaby-party/candidates) [**3/4**Issues with published policy](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/new-burnaby-party/platform) [**16**Sources on file](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/parties/new-burnaby-party/money) **9**Questions answered HISTORY AND PAST ELECTIONS ## History and past elections - ### 2022 election: Richard T. Lee elected with One Burnaby October 15, 2022 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. [City of Burnaby](https://www.burnaby.ca/our-city/news/2022-10-19/city-burnaby-official-election-results-are) [Burnaby Now](https://www.burnabynow.com/2022-civic-election/burnaby-citizen-association-powers-back-to-win-council-majority-5961112) [Burnaby Beacon](https://burnabybeacon.com/p/bca-candidates-council-school-board) - ### Lee runs with the New Burnaby Party September 11, 2026 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. [Freshet News](https://www.freshetnews.ca/burnaby-mayors-seat-challenged-42-vying-for-eight-council-spots/) [Elections BC](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/List-of-elector-organizations.pdf) - ### David Xie stops campaigning for Council October 1, 2026 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. [Daily Hive](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/david-xie-bc-conservative-burnaby-south-metrotown) [City of Burnaby](https://elections.burnaby.ca/data/arearesults.json) - ### 2026 election: one of seven candidates elected October 17, 2026 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. [City of Burnaby](https://elections.burnaby.ca/data/arearesults.json) [City of Burnaby](https://burnaby.widen.net/s/jzvsfrfktg/2026-elections-declaration-of-results) [Freshet News](https://www.freshetnews.ca/mike-hurley-wins-third-term-as-burnaby-mayor/) ## 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. 1. [City of Burnaby 2026 General Local Election: results data ](https://elections.burnaby.ca/data/arearesults.json)City of Burnaby · published October 17, 2026 · checked October 29, 2026 2. [Declaration of Official Election Results, 2026 General Local Election ](https://burnaby.widen.net/s/jzvsfrfktg/2026-elections-declaration-of-results)City of Burnaby · published October 21, 2026 · checked October 29, 2026 3. [Office of Councillor candidate profiles: Richard T. Lee ](https://www.burnaby.ca/our-city/mayor-and-council/elections/candidates/office-of-councillor-candidate-profiles)City of Burnaby · checked October 29, 2026 4. [City of Burnaby Official Election results are in ](https://www.burnaby.ca/our-city/news/2022-10-19/city-burnaby-official-election-results-are)City of Burnaby · published October 19, 2022 · checked October 29, 2026 5. [NEW Burnaby: Our Platform ](https://newburnaby.ca/platform/)SAYS SO ITSELFNew Burnaby Party · checked October 29, 2026 6. [NEW Burnaby: About the Campaign ](https://newburnaby.ca/about/)SAYS SO ITSELFNew Burnaby Party · checked October 29, 2026 7. [NEW Burnaby: Meet Our Candidates ](https://newburnaby.ca/candidate/)SAYS SO ITSELFNew Burnaby Party · checked October 29, 2026 8. [NEW Burnaby: Haini Xiao ](https://newburnaby.ca/candidate/haini-xiao/)SAYS SO ITSELFNew Burnaby Party · checked October 29, 2026 9. [Register of Elector Organizations, as of October 29, 2026 ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/List-of-elector-organizations.pdf)Elections BC · published October 29, 2026 · checked October 29, 2026 10. [Elector organizations: registration and financial reporting ](https://elections.bc.ca/local-elections/elector-organizations/)Elections BC · checked October 29, 2026 11. [Financial Reports and Political Contributions System: local elections scanned reports search ](https://contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca/pcs/LESearch.aspx)Elections BC · checked October 29, 2026 12. [Burnaby mayor’s seat challenged, 42 vying for eight council spots ](https://www.freshetnews.ca/burnaby-mayors-seat-challenged-42-vying-for-eight-council-spots/)Freshet News · published September 11, 2026 · checked October 29, 2026 13. [Mike Hurley wins third term as Burnaby mayor ](https://www.freshetnews.ca/mike-hurley-wins-third-term-as-burnaby-mayor/)Freshet News · published October 18, 2026 · checked October 29, 2026 14. [B.C. Conservative MLA candidate's name to also appear on Burnaby civic election ballot ](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/david-xie-bc-conservative-burnaby-south-metrotown)Daily Hive · published October 1, 2026 · checked October 29, 2026 15. [Burnaby Now report on the 2022 council results ](https://www.burnabynow.com/2022-civic-election/burnaby-citizen-association-powers-back-to-win-council-majority-5961112)Burnaby Now · published October 15, 2022 · checked October 29, 2026 16. [BCA announces two new candidates for council, school board ](https://burnabybeacon.com/p/bca-candidates-council-school-board)Burnaby Beacon · published June 30, 2022 · checked October 29, 2026 ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/burnaby-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.