Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
Encyclopedia
Coquitlam-Burke Mountain is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia
, Canada
established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008
. It was first contested in the 2009 election
in which Liberal, Douglas Horne
was elected its first MLA.
| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
|Douglas Horne
|align="right"|8,644
|align="right"|56.83%
|align="right"|
|New Democrat
|Heather McRitchie
|align="right"|5,393
|align="right"|35.46%
|align="right"|
|Green
|Jared Evans
|align="right"|907
|align="right"|5.96%
|align="right"|
| Libertarian
|Paul Geddes
|align="right"|266
|align="right"|1.75%
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|15,210
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|}
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
established by the Electoral Districts Act, 2008
British Columbia electoral redistribution, 2008
The British Columbia electoral redistribution of 2008 was undertaken over a lengthy period that began in late 2005 and was completed with the passage of the Electoral Districts Act, 2008 on April 10, 2008. The redistribution modified most electoral boundaries in the province, and increased the...
. It was first contested in the 2009 election
British Columbia general election, 2009
The 39th British Columbia general election was held on May 12, 2009 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...
in which Liberal, Douglas Horne
Douglas Horne
Douglas Horne is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Coquitlam-Burke Mountain. He currently serves on the Legislative Review Committee.-External links:*...
was elected its first MLA.
Election results
|-| style="width: 130px" |BC Liberal
British Columbia Liberal Party
The British Columbia Liberal Party is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected for government in 1916, the party went into decline after 1952, with its rump caucus merging with the Social Credit Party for the 1975 election...
|Douglas Horne
|align="right"|8,644
|align="right"|56.83%
|align="right"|
|New Democrat
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the official opposition to the governing British Columbia Liberal Party following the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia.The BC NDP is the provincial...
|Heather McRitchie
|align="right"|5,393
|align="right"|35.46%
|align="right"|
|Green
Green Party of British Columbia
The Green Party of British Columbia is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. It is led by former Esquimalt municipal councillor, university professor and businessperson Jane Sterk, she was elected by the party in 2007. Penticton realtor and columnist Julius Bloomfield serves as the deputy...
|Jared Evans
|align="right"|907
|align="right"|5.96%
|align="right"|
| Libertarian
British Columbia Libertarian Party
The British Columbia Libertarian Party is a libertarian political party in British Columbia, Canada.It first nominated candidates in the 1986 provincial election...
|Paul Geddes
|align="right"|266
|align="right"|1.75%
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total valid votes
!align="right"|15,210
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|}