Coquitlam (electoral district)

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Coquitlam was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1975. The riding's successor was the Coquitlam-Moody riding.

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For other Greater Vancouver area ridings please see New Westminster (electoral districts) and/or Vancouver (electoral districts).

Demographics

Population, 1966
Population change, 1966–1986
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Political geography

Notable elections

Notable MLAs

Electoral history

28th British Columbia election, 1966
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
New Democratic Dave Barrett 9,51755.20%unknown
Social Credit Rene Jules Gamache6,06535.18%unknown
Liberal Eileen Marguerite Ripley1,6589.62%unknown
Total valid votes17,240100.00%
Total rejected ballots155
Turnout%
29th British Columbia election, 1969
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
  New Democrat Dave Barrett 12,94847.67%unknown
Social Credit Poul E. Hansen8,19530.17%unknown
Liberal Michael Forrest Angus6,01822.16%unknown
Total valid votes27,161100.00%
Total rejected ballots213
Turnout%
30th British Columbia election, 1972
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
New Democratic Dave Barrett 19,37457.28%unknown
Social Credit John Edward Mayon Robinson7,36021.76%unknown
Liberal Howard Arthur John Paish5,05314.94%unknown
  Progressive Conservative Faith Helen Elly Trent2,0356.02%unknown
Total valid votes33,822100.00%
Total rejected ballots234
Turnout%
31st British Columbia election, 1975
PartyCandidateVotes %±Expenditures
Social Credit George Herman Kerster 18,68147.60%unknown
New Democratic Dave Barrett 18,66347.55%unknown
Liberal Thomas Osborne1,6524.21%unknown
 IndependentBernd Fritz Stoelzle990.25%unknown
 IndependentLarry William Johnson730.19%unknown
Communist Christine Beynon610.16%unknown
  North American Labour Party Alan Levinson170.04%unknown
Total valid votes39,246100.00%
Total rejected ballots319
Turnout%
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Preceded by Constituency represented by the Premier of British Columbia
1972–1975
Succeeded by
South Okanagan


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Elections BC Historical Returns

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