# New Westminster—Coquitlam

New Westminster—Coquitlam was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988, and from 2004 to 2015.

## Demographics

    According to the 2006 Canadian census
Ethnic groups: 69.7% White, 10.4% Chinese, 3.9% South Asian, 3.3% Korean, 3.1% Filipino, 2.3% Aboriginal, 1.8% West Asian, 1.3% Black, 1.2% Latin American, 1.0% Japanese
Languages: 66.3% English, 1.6% French, 31.9% Other
Religion: (2001) No religion 34.1%, Protestant 29.1%, 22.0% Catholic, Christian Orthodox 2.0%, Other Christian 5.7%, Muslim 2.5%, Buddhist 1.7% Average income: $28,241
The riding has the highest percentage in Canada of people who work outside the municipality, but within the same census division.

## Geography

The district consisted of the eastern part of New Westminster, the southwestern part of Coquitlam and the southern part of Port Moody.
The NDP found much of its support in New Westminster, Port Moody and in the Maillardville part of Coquitlam. The Conservatives found most of their support in the more suburban parts of Coquitlam.

## History

This electoral district was first created in 1976 from New Westminster and Fraser Valley West ridings. It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed between New Westminster—Burnaby and Port Moody—Coquitlam ridings. It was re-created in 2003 from New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby and Port Moody—Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam ridings.
It is currently the longest-held riding by non-government parties as both it and its predecessor ridings New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby, New Westminster—Burnaby and New Westminster have not been represented by a member of the government side since 1968.
The 2012 electoral redistribution dissolved this riding into the ridings of Port Moody—Coquitlam and New Westminster—Burnaby for the 2015 election.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from New Westminster and Fraser Valley West |||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Pauline Jewett | New Democratic |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Pauline Jewett | New Democratic |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Pauline Jewett | New Democratic |
| Riding dissolved into New Westminster—Burnaby and Port Moody—Coquitlam |||||
| Riding re-created from New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby and Port Moody—Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Paul Forseth | Conservative |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Dawn Black | New Democratic |
| 40th | 2008–2009 | Dawn Black | New Democratic |
| 40th | 2009–2011 | Fin Donnelly | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Fin Donnelly | New Democratic |
| Riding dissolved into Port Moody—Coquitlam and New Westminster—Burnaby |||||

## Election results
### New Westminster—Coquitlam, 2004–2015

vte2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Fin Donnelly | 23,023 | 45.93 | −3.66 | $69,420.54 |
| | Conservative | Diana Dilworth | 20,776 | 41.45 | +5.78 | $85,804.33 |
| | Liberal | Ken Lee | 4,069 | 8.12 | −2.21 | $22,734.54 |
| | Green | Rebecca Helps | 2,160 | 4.31 | +0.04 | $2,238.04 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Roland Verrier | 95 | 0.19 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 50,123 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 153 | 0.30 | +0.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,276 | 59.61 | +29.65 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 84,337 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | −4.72 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
Canadian federal by-election, 9 November 2009 On the resignation of Dawn Black :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Fin Donnelly | 12,171 | 49.59 | +7.76 | $78,039 |
| | Conservative | Diana Dilworth | 8,730 | 35.67 | −3.16 | $75,627 |
| | Liberal | Ken Lee | 2,528 | 10.33 | −0.96 | $75,989 |
| | Green | Rebecca Helps | 1,046 | 4.27 | −2.92 | $8,765 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 24,476 | 100.0 | | $89,080 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 65 | 0.26 | −0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,541 | 29.96 | −31.78 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +5.46 |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Dawn Black | 20,787 | 41.83 | +3.52 | $70,566 |
| | Conservative | Yonah Martin | 19,299 | 38.83 | +6.29 | $83,305 |
| | Liberal | Michelle Hassen | 5,615 | 11.29 | −12.25 | $19,178 |
| | Green | Marshall Smith | 3,574 | 7.19 | +4.25 | $12,669 |
| | Libertarian | Lewis C. Dahlby | 314 | 0.63 | – | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Roland Verrier | 103 | 0.20 | +0.09 | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,692 | 100.0 | | $85,621 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 165 | 0.33 | −0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,857 | 61.74 | −3.55 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | −1.39 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Dawn Black | 19,422 | 38.31 | +5.68 | $73,164 |
| | Conservative | Paul Forseth | 16,494 | 32.54 | −0.33 | $74,916 |
| | Liberal | Joyce Murray | 11,933 | 23.54 | −3.86 | $68,804 |
| | Green | Sven Biggs | 1,491 | 2.94 | −2.68 | $5 |
| | Independent | Dick Estey | 123 | 0.24 | – | $102 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Joseph Theriault | 54 | 0.11 | – | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 50,691 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 171 | 0.34 | +0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,870 | 65.29 | +1.65 |
| | New Democratic gain from Conservative | New Democratic gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +3.01 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Paul Forseth | 15,693 | 32.87 | $65,539 |
| | New Democratic | Steve McClurg | 15,580 | 32.63 | $49,764 |
| | Liberal | Dave Haggard | 13,080 | 27.40 | $66,051 |
| | Green | Carli Travers | 2,684 | 5.62 | $1,886 |
| | Christian Heritage | Jack Hummelman | 700 | 1.46 | $15,340 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,737 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 133 | 0.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,870 | 63.64 |
| This riding was re-created from parts of New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby and Port Moody—Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, both of which elected a Canadian Alliance candidate in the last election. Paul Forseth was the incumbent from New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby. |||||||

### New Westminster—Coquitlam, 1979–1988

1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Pauline Jewett | 21,134 | 46.18 | −0.24 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bill Grant | 18,291 | 39.96 | +5.87 |
| | Liberal | Terry Julian | 5,816 | 12.71 | −6.43 |
| | Rhinoceros | Keath Bur-head Crawley | 395 | 0.86 | – |
| | Communist | Rod Doran | 133 | 0.29 | −0.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,769 | 100.0 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | −3.06 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Pauline Jewett | 19,498 | 46.42 | +1.99 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ted Eakins | 14,321 | 34.09 | −1.27 |
| | Liberal | Carl Miller | 8,041 | 19.14 | −0.56 |
| | Communist | Rod Doran | 147 | 0.35 | +0.11 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 42,007 | 100.0 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +1.63 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | Pauline Jewett | 19,301 | 44.43 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Marg Gregory | 15,358 | 35.36 |
| | Liberal | Les Garrison | 8,559 | 19.70 |
| | Independent | Joe Lehnert | 118 | 0.27 |
| | Communist | Rod Doran | 103 | 0.24 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,439 | 100.0 |
| This riding was created from parts of New Westminster and Fraser Valley West, which elected a New Democrat and a Progressive Conservative, respectively, in the last election. Pauline Jewett was the incumbent from New Westminster. |||||||