Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
 British Columbia electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[1] | 110,277 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 82,358 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 650 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 169.7 | ||
| Census division(s) | Metro Vancouver | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Coquitlam, Greater Vancouver A, Port Coquitlam | ||
Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of the former electoral district of Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam.[3]
Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, where Liberal MP Ron McKinnon won in the riding.[4][5]
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam Riding created from Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam |
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| 42nd | 2015–present | Ron McKinnon | Liberal | |
Election results
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ron McKinnon | 19,938 | 35.28 | +27.02 | – | |||
| Conservative | Douglas Horne | 18,083 | 32.00 | -23.53 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Sara Norman | 15,400 | 27.25 | -3.72 | – | |||
| Green | Brad Nickason | 2,076 | 3.67 | -0.66 | – | |||
| Libertarian | Lewis Clarke Dahlby | 1,014 | 1.79 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 56,511 | 100.00 | $219,233.41 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 287 | 0.51 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 56,798 | 67.52 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 84,120 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +25.27 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 22,371 | 55.53 | |
| New Democratic | 12,477 | 30.97 | |
| Liberal | 3,330 | 8.27 | |
| Green | 1,744 | 4.33 | |
| Others | 364 | 0.90 | |
References
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^ Final Report – British Columbia
- ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ^ Judd, Amy. "Liberal Ron McKinnon elected in Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam". Global News.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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