Mike Farnworth

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2020 British Columbia general election: Port Coquitlam
The Honourable
Mike Farnworth
MLA
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15th Deputy Premier of British Columbia
Assumed office
October 28, 2021
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 [25] [26]
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 [27] [28]
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 [29]

Notes

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

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