Port Coquitlam is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, consisting of the entire city of Port Coquitlam. It was created following the 1988 redistribution from Coquitlam-Moody and was contested in the 1991 and 1996 elections before being superseded by Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain. The district was reestablished by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was again contested in the 2009 election in which New Democrat Mike Farnworth was elected its MLA.
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Location in the Lower Mainland | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
| MLA |
New Democratic | ||
| District created | 1988 | ||
| First contested | 1991 | ||
| Last contested | 2024 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 52,692 | ||
| Area (km²) | 34.64 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 1,521.1 | ||
| Census division(s) | Metro Vancouver | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Port Coquitlam | ||
Farnworth was reelected in 2013, 2017, 2020, and 2024.
History
edit| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35th | 1991–1996 | Mike Farnworth | New Democratic | |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | |||
| Superseded by Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain from 2001–2009 | ||||
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Mike Farnworth | New Democratic | |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | |||
| 41st | 2017–2020 | |||
| 42nd | 2020−2024 | |||
| 43rd | 2024−present | |||
Election results
edit| 2024 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Keenan Adams | |||||||
| Green | Adam Bremner-Akins | |||||||
| Libertarian | Lewis Dahlby | |||||||
| New Democratic | Mike Farnworth | |||||||
| Total valid votes | – | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC | ||||||||
| 2020 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Mike Farnworth | 15,370 | 64.14 | +8.35 | $9,774.62 | |||
| Liberal | Mehran Zargham | 5,009 | 20.90 | −9.15 | $4,583.11 | |||
| Green | Erik Minty | 3,023 | 12.61 | −0.22 | $2,051.19 | |||
| Libertarian | Lewis Clarke Dahlby | 563 | 2.35 | +1.37 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 23,965 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[1][2] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Mike Farnworth | 14,079 | 55.79 | +2.85 | $52,164 | |||
| Liberal | Susan Chambers | 7,582 | 30.05 | −6.52 | $26,734 | |||
| Green | Jason Hanley | 3,237 | 12.83 | – | $1,177 | |||
| Libertarian | Lewis Clarke Dahlby | 248 | 0.98 | −0.63 | $89 | |||
| Cascadia | Billy Gibbons | 88 | 0.35 | – | $1,973 | |||
| Total valid votes | 25,234 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 131 | 0.52 | −0.20 | |||||
| Turnout | 25,365 | 62.44 | +5.18 | |||||
| Registered voters | 40,621 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[3][4] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Mike Farnworth | 11,755 | 52.94 | −1.77 | $86,221 | |||
| Liberal | Barbara Lu | 8,120 | 36.57 | −2.28 | $23,507 | |||
| Conservative | Ryan Hague | 1,525 | 6.87 | – | $3,928 | |||
| Your Political Party | Brent Williams | 447 | 2.01 | +1.34 | $610 | |||
| Libertarian | Jogender Dahiya | 358 | 1.61 | +0.73 | $872 | |||
| Total valid votes | 22,205 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 160 | 0.72 | +0.20 | |||||
| Turnout | 22,365 | 57.26 | +2.05 | |||||
| Registered voters | 39,059 | |||||||
| Source: Elections BC[5] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic | Mike Farnworth | 11,121 | 54.71% | $63,090 | ||
| Liberal | Bernie Hiller | 7,896 | 38.85% | $68,768 | ||
| Green | Cole Bertsch | 994 | 4.89% | – | $350 | |
| Libertarian | Lewis Dahlby | 178 | 0.88% | $250 | ||
| Your Political Party | Brent Williams | 137 | 0.67% | $775 | ||
| Total Valid Votes | 20,326 | 100% | ||||
| Total Rejected Ballots | 106 | 0.52% | ||||
| Turnout | 20,432 | 55.21% | ||||
References
edit- ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
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