Coquitlam-Maillardville

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Coquitlam-Maillardville
Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia electoral district
British Columbia 2015 Coquitlam-Maillardville.svg
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
MLA
 
 
 
Selina Robinson
Independent
First contested 1991
Last contested 2020
Demographics
Population (2001)50,733
Area (km²)28.64
Pop. density (per km²)1,771.4
Census division(s) Metro Vancouver
Census subdivision(s) Coquitlam

Coquitlam-Maillardville is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

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Demographics

Population, 200150,733
Population change, 1996–20012.6%
Area (km2)28.64
Pop. density (people per km2)1,769

Geography

The Coquitlam–Maillardville district encompasses most of land of the City of Coquitlam except for the city centre, Westwood Plateau, and a small corner in the northwest that belongs to the Port Moody-Coquitlam electoral district. Coquitlam–Mallardville is bounded by North Road, the Brunette River, and Braid Street to the west; the Fraser River to the south; and the Coquitlam River, and Westwood Street and its extension south from Kingsway Avenue to the river, to the east. The north and northwest boundary follows the CPR tracks from Westwood Street to just north of Viewmount Drive. It then goes south along Viewmont and continues straight, to the end of Brookmount Road. From here it goes west along Brookmount Road and Brookmount Avenue, north of Fresno Place, Harbour Drive, and Bent Court to Gatensbury Avenue, then south to Foster Avenue, west to Blue Mountain Street, south to Austin, and west to North Road. [1]

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
34th 1986–1991   John Cashore [2] New Democratic
35th 1991–1996
36th 1996–2001
37th 2001–2005   Richard Stewart Liberal
38th 2005–2009   Diane Thorne New Democratic
39th 2009–2013
40th 2013–2017 Selina Robinson
41st 2017–2020
42nd 2020–2024
2024–present   Independent

Election results

2020 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Selina Robinson 12,27859.70+9.09$42,824.64
Liberal Will Davis5,88228.60−9.10$17,661.62
Green Nicola Spurling2,40511.69+0.77$3,326.81
Total valid votes20,565100.00
Total rejected ballots1870.91+0.47
Turnout20,75252.48−9.09
Registered voters39,542
Source: Elections BC [3] [4]
2017 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Selina Robinson 11,43850.61+4.87$68,146
Liberal Steve Kim8,51937.70−7.85$76,040
Green Nicola Eyton Spurling2,46710.92+2.21$843
Libertarian Jesse Velay-Vitow1750.77$250
Total valid votes22,599100.00
Total rejected ballots990.44−0.41
Turnout22,69861.57+4.88
Registered voters36,865
Source: Elections BC [5] [6]
2013 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Selina Robinson 9,93045.74−2.18$107,325
Liberal Steve Kim9,88945.55+0.89$80,581.18
Green Edward Andreas Stanbrough1,8918.71+36.3$750
Total valid votes21,710100.00
Total rejected ballots1860.85+0.19
Turnout21,89656.69+1.47
Source: Elections BC [7] [8]
2009 British Columbia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Diane Thorne 9,81847.92+0.96$70,174
Liberal Dennis Marsden9,15044.66+0.06$95,363
Green Stephen Reid1,0405.08-1.23$350
Independent Doug Stead4812.35$9,691
Total valid votes20,484100.00
Total rejected ballots1370.66−0.04
Turnout20,62155.22+6.35
Registered voters37,342
Source: Elections BC [9] [10]
B.C. General Election 2005: Coquitlam–Maillardville
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  NDP Diane Thorne 10,53246.96%$48,645
Liberal Richard Stewart 10,00144.60%$83,294
Green Michael Hejazi1,4156.31%$1,453
Marijuana Brandon Steele2361.05%$100
Libertarian Paul Geddes1730.77%$100
Platinum Nattanya Andersen690.31%$100
Total Valid Votes22,426100%
Total Rejected Ballots1560.70%
Turnout22,58248.87%
B.C. General Election 2001: Coquitlam–Maillardville
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Liberal Richard Stewart 11,54956.97%$32,195
  NDP Ken Landgraff4,44221.90%$17,917
Green Elly Petersen2,52212.44%$466
Unity Tim Bonner8624.25%$2,001
Marijuana Paul Geddes5842.88%$721
 IndependentHarry Warren1700.84%$1,245
 IndependentDoug Stead1440.72%$200
Total valid votes20,273 100.00%
Total rejected ballots75 0.37%
Turnout20,348 71.42%
B.C. General Election 1996: Coquitlam–Maillardville
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  NDP John Cashore 10,81245.91%$39,269
Liberal Maxine Wilson 9,44040.08%$40,547
Reform Bev Welsh1,4346.09%$21,126
Progressive Democrat Angela Broughton1,2895.47%$785
Libertarian Rob Gillespie2240.95%
Social Credit Dave Gallagher1330.56%$1,449
  Natural Law Richard Van Schaik1230.52%$123
Conservative Debra Hicks960.41%
Total valid votes23,551 100.00%
Total rejected ballots115 0.49%
Turnout23,666 72.33%
B.C. General Election 1991: Coquitlam–Maillardville
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  NDP John Cashore 11,13647.18%$45,717
Liberal Bill F. McGuire8,93037.84%$7,901
Social Credit Bev A. Welsh3,35414.21%$18,354
 IndependentMarc (Mikael Ballan) A. R. Boyer1170.50%$790
Libertarian Lewis C. Dahlby650.25%
Total valid votes23,602 100.00%
Total rejected ballots518 2.15%
Turnout24,120 75.18%

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