# Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain

Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, from 2001 to 2009.

## Demographics

| Population, 2001 | 55,201 |
| Population Change, 1996–2001 | 9.5% |
| Area (km²) | 2,247.47 |
| Pop. Density (People per km²) | 25 |

## Geography
### 1999 redistribution

Changes from Port Coquitlam to Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain included:
* Inclusion of Douglas Island
* Removal of Westwood and other areas in Coquitlam, east of Port Moody

## History

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Port Coquitlam prior to 2001 |||||
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Karn Manhas | Liberal |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Mike Farnworth | New Democratic |
| Port Coquitlam from 2009 |||||

## Member of the Legislative Assembly

The riding's most prominent MLA was Mike Farnworth, who was also MLA for the area from 1991 to 2001. He represents the New Democratic Party of British Columbia. He served almost the entirety of the riding's existence, except from 2001 to 2005 when Karn Manhas of the Liberals defeated him in what was a landslide victory for the Liberals in that election.

## Election results

BC General Election 2005: Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | NDP | Mike Farnworth | 11,844 | 48.14% |
| | Liberal | Greg Moore | 10,752 | 43.70% |
| | Green | Bill Aaroe | 1,691 | 6.87% |
| | Social Credit | Anthony Yao | 228 | 0.93% |
| | Libertarian | Lewis Dahlby | 90 | 0.37% |
| Total | Total | Total | 24,605 |
BC General Election 2001: Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Karn Manhas | 9,963 | 45.19% | | $49,642 |
| | NDP | Mike Farnworth | 7,198 | 32.65% | | $31,152 |
| | Unity | Chris Delaney | 2,297 | 10.42% | | $13,849 |
| | Green | Kelli Gallagher | 1,841 | 8.36% | – | $44 |
| | Marijuana | Doug Hewer | 446 | 2.02% | | $394 |
| | Independent | Craig Braconnier | 151 | 0.68% | | |
| | Reform | Clay Fanstone | 150 | 0.68% | | $468 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,046 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 54 | 0.24% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,100 | 74.66% |
BC General Election 1996: Port Coquitlam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | NDP | Mike Farnworth | 14,767 | 46.37% | | $45,109 |
| | Liberal | Irene Barr | 13,310 | 41.80% | | $52,332 |
| | Progressive Democrat | Rick Howard | 1,789 | 5.62% | – | $1,058 |
| | Reform | Lawrence Glazer | 1,335 | 4.19% | | $2,965 |
| | Green | Debra Eilers | 417 | 1.31% | – | $100 |
| | Libertarian | Michael Wiebe | 102 | 0.32% | | |
| | Social Credit | Stan Mortensen | 124 | 0.39% | – | $1,582 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,844 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 152 | 0.48% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,996 | 73.48% |
BC General Election 1991: Port Coquitlam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | NDP | Mike Farnworth | 11,435 | 45.47% | | $22,300 |
| | Liberal | Ernest R. Jilg | 9,929 | 39.49% | | $2,384 |
| | Social Credit | Jim Allard | 3,781 | 15.04% | – | $49,126 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,145 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 532 | 2.07% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,677 | 76.45% |