British Columbia electoral district | |||
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | ||
MLA |
New Democratic | ||
District created | 1988 | ||
First contested | 1991 | ||
Last contested | 2024 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2006) | 52,692 | ||
Area (km²) | 34.64 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 1,521.1 | ||
Census division(s) | Metro Vancouver | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Port Coquitlam |
Port Coquitlam is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, consisting of the entire city of Port Coquitlam. It was created following the 1988 redistribution from Coquitlam-Moody and was contested in the 1991 and 1996 elections before being superseded by Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain. The district was reestablished by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008. It was again contested in the 2009 election in which New Democrat Mike Farnworth was elected its MLA.
Farnworth was reelected in 2013, 2017, 2020, and 2024.