Port Moody—Coquitlam (formerly known as Port Moody—Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam) is a federal
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
in
British Columbia
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The House of Common ...
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
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and
Barnston Island
Barnston Island is an unincorporated area, unincorporated island located in the Greater Vancouver metropolitan area of British Columbia, Canada. Most of the island is part of Metro Vancouver Electoral Area A; the remainder is Barnston Island Ind ...
;
* the City of
Port Moody
Port Moody is a city in British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It envelops the east end of Burrard Inlet and is the smallest of the Tri-Cities, bordered by Coquitlam on the east and south a ...
;
* the part of
Coquitlam
Coquitlam ( ) is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Mainly suburban, Coquitlam is the List of cities in British Columbia, sixth-largest city in the province, with a population of 148,625 in 2021, and one of the 21 municipa ...
District Municipality lying west of the
Coquitlam River
The Coquitlam River ( /koʊˈkwɪtləm/ or /kəˈkwɪtləm/) is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The river's name comes from the word Kʷikʷəƛ̓əm which translates to "Red fish up the river". The na ...
and the north and west boundaries of the City of
Port Coquitlam
Port Coquitlam ( ) is a city in British Columbia, Canada. Located east of Vancouver, it is on the north bank of the confluence of the Fraser River and the Pitt River. Coquitlam borders it on the north, the Coquitlam River borders it on the west, ...
;
* the part of the City of Port Coquitlam lying south and west of the
Canadian Pacific Railway
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right-of-way; and
* the Village of
Belcarra
Belcarra is a village on the shore of Indian Arm, a side inlet of Burrard Inlet, and is part of Metro Vancouver. It lies northwest of Port Moody and immediately east of the Deep Cove area of North Vancouver, across the waters of Indian Arm. Is ...
.
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
New Westminster—Coquitlam was a federal electoral district (Canada), 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
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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
New Westminster—Coquitlam was a federal electoral district (Canada), 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 t ...
while the remainder was moved into the new
Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam
Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015.
Demographics
Consisting of the following parts of the Greater Vancouv ...
riding.
The
2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding resurrected for the
2015 election, taking in territories currently in
New Westminster—Coquitlam
New Westminster—Coquitlam was a federal electoral district (Canada), 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 t ...
and
Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam
Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015.
Demographics
Consisting of the following parts of the Greater Vancouv ...
.
Demographics
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Election results
Port Moody—Coquitlam, 2015–present
Port Moody—Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, 2000–2004
Port Moody—Coquitlam, 1988–2000
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that provinc ...
References
External links
Port Moody—Coquitlam Library of Parliament Riding ProfilePort Moody—Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam Library of Parliament Riding ProfileExpenditures - 2000Expenditures – 1997* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
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British Columbia federal electoral districts
Federal electoral districts in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley
Politics of Coquitlam
Port Moody