Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam

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
LiberalRon McKinnon19,93835.28+27.02$22,747.95
ConservativeDouglas Horne18,08332.00-23.53$193,315.18
New DemocraticSara Norman15,40027.25-3.72$25,811.51
GreenBrad Nickason2,0763.67-0.66$5,259.89
LibertarianLewis Clarke Dahlby1,0141.79
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,511100.00 $221,031.20
Total rejected ballots 2870.51
Turnout 56,79866.75
Eligible voters 85,122
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +25.27
Source: Elections Canada[6][7][8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote %
  Conservative22,37155.53
  New Democratic12,47730.97
  Liberal3,3308.27
  Green1,7444.33
  Others3640.90

References

  1. Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. Final Report – British Columbia
  4. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  5. Judd, Amy. "Liberal Ron McKinnon elected in Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam". Global News.
  6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, 30 September 2015
  7. Official Voting Results - Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
  8. "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
  9. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

Coordinates: 49°22′N 122°44′W / 49.36°N 122.73°W / 49.36; -122.73

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