Port Moody-Coquitlam (provincial electoral district)

Port Moody-Coquitlam
British Columbia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 
 

Linda Reimer
Liberal

District created 2008
First contested 2009
Last contested 2013
Demographics
Population (2006) 46,148
Area (km²) 81.14
Pop. density (per km²) 568.7
Census divisions Metro Vancouver
Census subdivisions Port Moody, Coquitlam, Anmore, Belcarra

Port Moody-Coquitlam is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was first contested in the 2009 general election in which BC Liberal Iain Black was elected as its MLA. Black resigned effective October 3, 2011, so he could accept a job as the president and CEO of the Vancouver Board of Trade.

Member of Legislative Assembly

Parliament Years Member Party
Port Moody-Westwood prior to 2009
39th 2009–2011   Iain Black BC Liberal
2012–2013   Joe Trasolini New Democrat
40th 2013–present   Linda Reimer BC Liberal

Election results

British Columbia general election, 2013: Port Moody-Coquitlam
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
LiberalLinda Reimer 9,675 46.38 $97,626
New DemocraticJoe Trasolini 9,238 44.29 $130,654
GreenBillie Helps 1,708 8.19 $250
LibertarianJeff Monds 237 1.14 $250
Total Valid Votes 20,858 100
Total Rejected Ballots 133 0.63
Turnout 20,991 58.75
2012 By-election Port Moody-Coquitlam[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ± Expenditures
New DemocraticJoe Trasolini 6,247 54.34 +14.6
LiberalDennis Marsden 3,484 30.30 -21.9
     Conservative Christine Clarke 1,766 15.36
Total Valid Votes 11,497 100
Total Rejected Ballots 45
Turnout 11,542 32.07
British Columbia general election, 2009
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalIain Black 9,979 52.15 $92,290
New DemocraticShannon Watkins 7,614 39.80 $76,297
GreenRebecca Helps 1,261 6.59 $1,048
Your Political PartyJames Filippelli 198 1.03 $775
RefederationDonna Vandekerkhove 82 0.43 $260
Total Valid Votes 19,134100%
Total Rejected Ballots 1020.53%
Turnout 19,23657.44%

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