Mike Farnworth

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The Honourable
Mike Farnworth
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Farnworth in 2017
Minister of Transportation and Transit of British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 18, 2024		Expenditures
New Democratic Mike Farnworth 13,84353.9%
Conservative Keenan Adams9,96738.8%
Green Adam Bremner-Akins1,6446.4%
Libertarian Lewis Dahlby2440.9%
Total valid votes25,698–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [28]
2020 British Columbia general election : Port Coquitlam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Mike Farnworth 15,37064.14+8.35$9,774.62
Liberal Mehran Zargham5,00920.90−9.15$4,583.11
Green Erik Minty3,02312.61−0.22$2,051.19
Libertarian Lewis Clarke Dahlby5632.35+1.37$0.00
Total valid votes23,965100.00–
Total rejected ballots  
Turnout  
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC [29] [30]
2017 British Columbia general election : Port Coquitlam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Mike Farnworth 14,07955.79+2.85$52,164
Liberal Susan Chambers7,58230.05−6.52$26,734
Green Jason Hanley3,23712.83–$1,177
Libertarian Lewis Clarke Dahlby2480.98−0.63$89
Cascadia Billy Gibbons880.35–$1,973
Total valid votes25,234100.00–
Total rejected ballots1310.52−0.20
Turnout25,36562.44+5.18
Registered voters40,621
Source: Elections BC [31] [32]
2013 British Columbia general election : Port Coquitlam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Mike Farnworth 11,75552.94−1.77$86,221
Liberal Barbara Lu8,12036.57−2.28$23,507
Conservative Ryan Hague1,5256.87–$3,928
Your Political Party Brent Williams4472.01+1.34$610
Libertarian Jogender Dahiya3581.61+0.73$872
Total valid votes22,205100.00–
Total rejected ballots1600.72+0.20
Turnout22,36557.26+2.05
Registered voters39,059
Source: Elections BC [33]

Notes

  1. ↑ Office vacant from November 2020, until October 2021.

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "41st Parliament Members at dissolution on September 21, 2020: Hon. Mike Farnworth". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Archived from the original on 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
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  11. ↑ "2009 Statement of Votes – 39th Provincial General Election – May 12, 2009" (PDF). Elections BC . Retrieved 2021-11-29.
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  17. ↑ "Trio of Tri-City NDPers back Horgan, not Farnworth, for leader". The Tri City News. Coquitlam, BC. April 4, 2014. p. 1.
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  30. ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  31. ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC . Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  32. ↑ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  33. ↑ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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