The final day of advance polls for the 2024 provincial election was the busiest among eligible voters in the Tri-Cities.
Wednesday, Oct. 16, was the strongest turnout for advance voting in the Tri-Cities as residents came out in droves to cast their ballots before general election day — Saturday, Oct. 19, between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Here’s how many voters showed up, according to Elections BC:
- Coquitlam–Burke Mountain = 2,942
- Coquitlam–Maillardville = 2,576
- New Westminster–Coquitlam = 1,353
- Port Coquitlam = 2,710
- Port Moody–Burquitlam = 2,869
Overall, Wednesday saw the biggest turnouts across the province — totalling 222,907 voters — with some electoral district offices seeing more than 3,500 people at their advance polls, including North Vancouver–Seymour, Kelowna–Lake Country–Coldstream and Saanich North and the Islands.
If you are unsure what reorganized constituency you live in, you can type your address into the Elections BC website.
The candidates
Here’s who is campaigning in the Tri-Cities’ five electoral boundaries (asterisk indicates incumbent; click on hyperlink for profile):
Coquitlam–Burke Mountain
- Stephen Frolek (Conservative)
- Jodie Wickens (NDP)
Coquitlam–Maillardville
- Jennifer Blatherwick (NDP)
- Ken Holowanky (Independent)
- Hamed Najafi (Conservative)
- Nicola Spurling (Green)
New Westminster–Coquitlam
- Maureen Curran (Green)
- Ndellie Massey (Conservative)
- *Jennifer Whiteside (NDP)
Port Coquitlam
- Keenan Adams (Conservative)
- Adam Bremner-Akins (Green)
- Lewis Dahlby (Libertarian)
- *Mike Farnworth (NDP)
Port Moody–Burquitlam
- Samantha Agtarap (Green)
- *Rick Glumac (NDP)
- Kerry van Aswegen (Conservative)
You can learn more about the candidates and watch their videos via tricitynews.com or newwestrecord.ca >> News tab >> BC Votes 2024.
Where to vote early
Coquitlam–Burke Mountain
- Evergreen Cultural Centre
- Victoria Community Hall
Coquitlam–Maillardville
- Coquitlam Public Library (Poirier branch)
- Maillardville Community Centre
New Westminster–Coquitlam
- Alderson Elementary School
- Fraser River Middle School
- Riverbend Housing Co-op
- Sapperton Pensioners Hall
- Skwo:wech Elementary School
Port Coquitlam
- PoCo Inn and Suites
- Riverside Community Church
- Royal Canadian Legion (branch 133)
Port Moody–Burquitlam
- Coquitlam Presbyterian Church
- Old Orchard Hall
The Tri-City News and New Westminster Record will report the results live on Election Night, Oct. 19. The polls close at 8 p.m.
