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: the eastern part of Electoral Area B of the Greater Vancouver Regional District but excluding Croker Island, Douglas Island and Barnston Island; the City of Port Moody; the part of Coquitlam District Municipality lying west of the Coquitlam River and the north and west boundaries of the City of Port Coquitlam; the part of the City of Port Coquitlam lying south and west of the Canadian Pacific Railway right-of-way; and the Village of Belcarra.

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 groups in Port Moody—Coquitlam (2011−2021)Panethnicgroup202120162011 European 59,500 64,450 68,325 East Asian 27,025 23,265 19,000 Southeast Asian 5,890 5,315 5,085 South Asian 5,775 4,675 4,035 Middle Eastern 5,565 4,410 3,500 Indigenous 3,020 2,820 2,710 Latin American 2,310 1,715 1,615 African 1,870 1,250 1,345 Other 2,935 1,885 1,295 Total responses 113,895 109,785 106,905 Total population 114,853 110,817 108,362

Members of Parliament This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Port Moody—Coquitlam, 2015–present

2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote %   New Democratic 18,740 35.04   Conservative 17,093 31.96   Liberal 15,771 29.48   People's 1,776 3.32   Others 109 0.20

2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote %   Conservative 20,203 46.49   New Democratic 17,580 40.45   Liberal 3,706 8.53   Green 1,849 4.25   Others 120 0.28

Port Moody—Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, 2000–2004

Port Moody—Coquitlam, 1988–2000

See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

Notes

References

External links Port Moody—Coquitlam Library of Parliament Riding Profile Port Moody—Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam Library of Parliament Riding Profile Expenditures - 2000 Expenditures – 1997 Website of the Parliament of Canada