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.

Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam
British Columbia electoral district
Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam in relation to other Greater Vancouver federal electoral ridings.
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created2003
District abolished2012
First contested2004
Last contested2011
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]129,706
Electors (2011)79,772
Area (km²)[2]649.35
Census division(s)Greater Vancouver
Census subdivision(s)Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Greater Vancouver A, Coquitlam 2, Anmore, Belcarra

Demographics

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Population, 2001 109,394
Electors 72,670
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Consisting of the following parts of the Greater Vancouver Regional District:

(a) the villages of Anmore and Belcarra;

(b) the City of Port Coquitlam;

(c) the following parts of Subdivision A:

(i) that part lying easterly of Indian Arm and the Indian River and northerly of the City of Coquitlam and the Village of Anmore;

(ii) that part on the north shoreline of Burrard Inlet within the City of Port Moody;

(iii) Boulder Island;

(d) that part of the City of Coquitlam lying northerly of Highway No. 7A (Barnet Highway, Lougheed Highway);

(e) that part of the City of Port Moody lying northerly of a line described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the easterly limit of said city with Guildford Drive; thence westerly along said drive, its production and Murray Street to the southerly production of the most southeasterly point of Port Moody in Burrard Inlet (at Inlet Park); thence northerly along said production to said port; thence generally westerly along said port to the westerly limit of said city; and

(f) Coquitlam Indian Reserve No. 2.

History

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This riding was created by the 2003 Representation Order from Port Moody—Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam riding.

The 2012 electoral redistribution will see this riding dissolved into Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam and Port Moody—Coquitlam for the 2015 election.

Members of Parliament

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Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Port Moody—Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
38th  2004–2006     James Moore Conservative
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
Riding dissolved into Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
and Port Moody—Coquitlam

Current member of Parliament

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Its member of Parliament was The Honourable James Moore, a former broadcaster. He was first elected in 2000, and is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He was re-elected in the 2004, 2006, and 2008 elections. Moore was the Secretary of State for Official Languages, Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics before the cabinet shuffle announced on October 30, 2008, when he was appointed Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages.

Election results

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2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Conservative James Moore 18,664 40.94 $65,906
Liberal Kwangyul Peck 12,445 27.30 $69,875
New Democratic Charley King 12,023 26.37 $54,851
Green Richard Voigt 1,971 4.32 $643
Libertarian Lewis Dahlby 276 0.60
Canadian Action Pat Goff 111 0.24 $869
Communist George Gidora 94 0.20 $389
Total valid votes 45,584 100.00  
Total rejected ballots 169 0.37
Turnout 45,753 62.96
This riding was created from parts of Port Moody—Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, where Canadian Alliance candidate James Moore was the incumbent.
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative James Moore 19,961 41.12% +0.18% $73,294.85
Liberal Jon Kingsbury 13,134 27.05% -0.25% $60,974.96
New Democratic Mary-Woo Sims 11,196 23.06% -3.31% $25,808.51
Independent Greg Watrich 2,317 4.77% $26,557.70
Green Scott Froom 1,623 3.34% -0.98% $1,530.93
Libertarian Lewis Dahlby 309 0.63% +0.03% $508.06
Total valid votes 48,540
Total rejected ballots 141
Turnout 48,681 63.19% +0.23%
Conservative hold Swing +0.22
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative James Moore 25,535 54.61% +13.49% $76,521.14
New Democratic Zoë Royer 10,418 22.28% -0.78% $14,957.53
Liberal Ron McKinnon 6,918 14.79% -12.26% $32,213.85
Green Rod Brindamour 3,568 7.63% +4.29% $2,240.25
Libertarian Lewis Dahlby 321 0.69% +0.06%
Total valid votes 46,760
Total rejected ballots 168
Turnout 46,928 59.72% -3.47%
Conservative hold Swing +7.14
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative James Moore 27,181 56.07 +1.46 $83,988.73
New Democratic Mark Ireland 14,600 30.12 +7.84 $2,513.96
Liberal Stewart McGillivray 4,110 8.48 -6.31 $3,574.30
Green Kevin Kim 2,161 4.46 -3.17 $1,335.48
Libertarian Paul Geddes 421 0.87 +0.18 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 48,473 100.00 $91,072.64
Total rejected ballots 188 0.39 +0.03
Turnout 48,661 57.23 -2.49
Eligible voters 85,028
Conservative hold Swing -3.19

See also

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References

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  • "Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam (Code 59021) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  • Expenditures - 2004
  • Expenditures - 2000
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament

Notes

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49°25′N 122°44′W / 49.41°N 122.73°W / 49.41; -122.73