Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam

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Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
British Columbia electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Ron McKinnon
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 divisions Metro Vancouver
Census subdivisions 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
42nd  2015–Present     Ron McKinnon Liberal

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
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

  1. Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. Statistics Canada: 2011
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  6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, 30 September 2015
  7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  8. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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