Port Moody—Coquitlam (federal electoral district) explained

Province:British Columbia
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:59023
Fed-Created:2013
Fed-Election-First:2015
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Bonita Zarrillo
Fed-Rep-Party:NDP
Demo-Census-Date:2011
Demo-Pop:108326
Demo-Electors:77368
Demo-Electors-Date:2015
Demo-Area:101
Demo-Cd:Greater Vancouver
Demo-Csd:Anmore, Belcarra, Coquitlam, Coquitlam 1, Greater Vancouver A, Port Moody

Port Moody—Coquitlam (formerly known as Port Moody—Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004 and since 2015.

Geography

It initially consisted of:

In 1996, it was redefined to consist of the part of Greater Vancouver Regional District lying north and east of a line drawn from the intersection of the northern limit of Greater Vancouver Regional District with the Indian River; south along the Indian River and Indian Arm to the limit of the City of Burnaby, east and south along the northern and eastern limits of Burnaby, east along the southern limit of the City of Port Moody, south along Gatensbury Road, east along Foster Avenue, south along Hillcrest Street, east along Austin Avenue, south along Mundy Street, east along the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway No. 1); thence easterly along the Trans-Canada Highway, south along Leeder Avenue, east along the southern limit of the cities of Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam to the eastern limit of the GVRD.

History

This riding was created in 1987 as "Port Moody—Coquitlam" from parts of Mission—Port Moody and New Westminster—Coquitlam ridings.

The name of the district was changed in 1998 to "Port Moody—Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam".

In 2003, the district was abolished. A small portion was given to New Westminster—Coquitlam while the remainder was moved into the new Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam riding.

The 2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding resurrected for the 2015 election, taking in territories currently in New Westminster—Coquitlam and Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam.

Demographics

Panethnic
group! colspan="2"
2021[1] 2016[2] 2011[3]
European59,50064,45068,325
East Asian27,02523,26519,000
Southeast Asian5,8905,3155,085
South Asian5,7754,6754,035
Middle Eastern5,5654,4103,500
Indigenous3,0202,8202,710
Latin American2,3101,7151,615
African1,8701,2501,345
Other2,9351,8851,295
Total responses113,895109,785106,905
Total population114,853110,817108,362

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Port Moody—Coquitlam, 2015–present

2021 federal election redistributed results[4]
PartyVote%
 18,740 35.04
 17,093 31.96
 15,771 29.48
 1,776 3.32
 Others 109 0.20
2011 federal election redistributed results[5]
PartyVote%
 20,203 46.49
 17,580 40.45
 3,706 8.53
 1,849 4.25
 Others 120 0.28

Port Moody—Coquitlam, 1988–2000

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-10-26 . Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population . 2023-02-15 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  2. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2021-10-27 . Census Profile, 2016 Census . 2023-02-15 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  3. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2015-11-27 . NHS Profile . 2023-02-15 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  4. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.
  5. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=2152 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections