# Coquitlam-Maillardville

Coquitlam-Maillardville is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

## Demographics

| Population, 2001 | 50,733 |
| Population change, 1996–2001 | 2.6% |
| Area (km$^2$) | 28.64 |
| Pop. density (people per km$^2$) | 1,769 |

## Geography

The Coquitlam–Maillardville district encompasses most of land of the City of Coquitlam except for the city centre, Westwood Plateau, and a small corner in the northwest that belongs to the Port Moody-Coquitlam electoral district. Coquitlam–Mallardville is bounded by North Road, the Brunette River, and Braid Street to the west; the Fraser River to the south; and the Coquitlam River, and Westwood Street and its extension south from Kingsway Avenue to the river, to the east. The north and northwest boundary follows the CPR tracks from Westwood Street to just north of Viewmount Drive. It then goes south along Viewmont and continues straight, to the end of Brookmount Road. From here it goes west along Brookmount Road and Brookmount Avenue, north of Fresno Place, Harbour Drive, and Bent Court to Gatensbury Avenue, then south to Foster Avenue, west to Blue Mountain Street, south to Austin, and west to North Road.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 34th | 1986–1981 | John Cashore | New Democratic |
| 35th | 1991–1996 | John Cashore | New Democratic |
| 36th | 1996–2001 | John Cashore | New Democratic |
| 37th | 2001–2005 | Richard Stewart | Liberal |
| 38th | 2005–2009 | Diane Thorne | New Democratic |
| 39th | 2009–2013 | Diane Thorne | New Democratic |
| 40th | 2013–2017 | Selina Robinson | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2017–2020 | Selina Robinson | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2020–2024 | Selina Robinson | New Democratic |
| 42nd | 2024–2024 | Selina Robinson | Independent |
| 43rd | 2024–present | Jennifer Blatherwick | New Democratic |

## Election results

vte2024 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Jennifer Blatherwick | 11,973 | 51.8% |
| | Conservative | Hamed Najafi | 9,146 | 39.6% |
| | Green | Nicola Spurling | 1,462 | 6.3% |
| | Independent | Ken Holowanky | 535 | 2.3% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,116 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
2020 provincial election redistributed results :
| Party | % |
| New Democratic | 59.1 |
| Liberal | 28.9 |
| Green | 11.6 |
| Conservative | 0.4 |
vte2020 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Selina Robinson | 12,278 | 59.70 | +9.09 | $42,824.64 |
| | Liberal | Will Davis | 5,882 | 28.60 | −9.10 | $17,661.62 |
| | Green | Nicola Spurling | 2,405 | 11.69 | +0.77 | $3,326.81 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,565 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 187 | 0.91 | +0.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,752 | 52.48 | −9.09 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 39,542 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2017 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Selina Robinson | 11,438 | 50.61 | +4.87 | $68,146 |
| | Liberal | Steve Kim | 8,519 | 37.70 | −7.85 | $76,040 |
| | Green | Nicola Eyton Spurling | 2,467 | 10.92 | +2.21 | $843 |
| | Libertarian | Jesse Velay-Vitow | 175 | 0.77 | – | $250 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,599 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 99 | 0.44 | −0.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,698 | 61.57 | +4.88 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 36,865 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2013 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Selina Robinson | 9,930 | 45.74 | −2.18 | $107,325 |
| | Liberal | Steve Kim | 9,889 | 45.55 | +0.89 | $80,581.18 |
| | Green | Edward Andreas Stanbrough | 1,891 | 8.71 | +36.3 | $750 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,710 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 186 | 0.85 | +0.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,896 | 56.69 | +1.47 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
vte2009 British Columbia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Diane Thorne | 9,818 | 47.92 | +0.96 | $70,174 |
| | Liberal | Dennis Marsden | 9,150 | 44.66 | +0.06 | $95,363 |
| | Green | Stephen Reid | 1,040 | 5.08 | –1.23 | $350 |
| | Independent | Doug Stead | 481 | 2.35 | – | $9,691 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,484 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 137 | 0.66 | −0.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,621 | 55.22 | +6.35 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 37,342 |
| Source: Elections BC |||||||
B.C. General Election 2005: Coquitlam–Maillardville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | NDP | Diane Thorne | 10,532 | 46.96% | | $48,645 |
| | Liberal | Richard Stewart | 10,001 | 44.60% | | $83,294 |
| | Green | Michael Hejazi | 1,415 | 6.31% | – | $1,453 |
| | Marijuana | Brandon Steele | 236 | 1.05% | | $100 |
| | Libertarian | Paul Geddes | 173 | 0.77% | | $100 |
| | Platinum | Nattanya Andersen | 69 | 0.31% | – | $100 |
| Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | Total Valid Votes | 22,426 | 100% | |
| Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | Total Rejected Ballots | 156 | 0.70% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,582 | 48.87% | |
B.C. General Election 2001: Coquitlam–Maillardville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Richard Stewart | 11,549 | 56.97% | | $32,195 |
| | NDP | Ken Landgraff | 4,442 | 21.90% | | $17,917 |
| | Green | Elly Petersen | 2,522 | 12.44% | – | $466 |
| | Unity | Tim Bonner | 862 | 4.25% | | $2,001 |
| | Marijuana | Paul Geddes | 584 | 2.88% | | $721 |
| | Independent | Harry Warren | 170 | 0.84% | | $1,245 |
| | Independent | Doug Stead | 144 | 0.72% | | $200 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,273 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 75 | 0.37% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,348 | 71.42% |
B.C. General Election 1996: Coquitlam–Maillardville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | NDP | John Cashore | 10,812 | 45.91% | | $39,269 |
| | Liberal | Maxine Wilson | 9,440 | 40.08% | | $40,547 |
| | Reform | Bev Welsh | 1,434 | 6.09% | | $21,126 |
| | Progressive Democrat | Angela Broughton | 1,289 | 5.47% | – | $785 |
| | Libertarian | Rob Gillespie | 224 | 0.95% | | |
| | Social Credit | Dave Gallagher | 133 | 0.56% | – | $1,449 |
| | Natural Law | Richard Van Schaik | 123 | 0.52% | | $123 |
| | Conservative | Debra Hicks | 96 | 0.41% | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,551 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 115 | 0.49% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,666 | 72.33% |
B.C. General Election 1991: Coquitlam–Maillardville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures |
| | NDP | John Cashore | 11,136 | 47.18% | | $45,717 |
| | Liberal | Bill F. McGuire | 8,930 | 37.84% | | $7,901 |
| | Social Credit | Bev A. Welsh | 3,354 | 14.21% | – | $18,354 |
| | Independent | Marc (Mikael Ballan) A. R. Boyer | 117 | 0.50% | | $790 |
| | Libertarian | Lewis C. Dahlby | 65 | 0.25% | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 23,602 | 100.00% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 518 | 2.15% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,120 | 75.18% |