Mission—Coquitlam
Former federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
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Mission—Coquitlam was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Mission—Port Moody riding.
 British Columbia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1987 |
| District abolished | 1996 |
| First contested | 1988 |
| Last contested | 1993 |
It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into Dewdney—Alouette riding.
It consisted of:
- the Dewdney-Alouette Regional District;
- the part of Coquitlam District Municipality lying east of the Coquitlam River;
- the part of the City of Port Coquitlam lying north and east of the Canadian Pacific Railway right-of way.
Members of Parliament
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Mission—Port Moody | ||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Joy Langan | New Democratic | |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Daphne Jennings | Reform | |
| Riding dissolved into Dewdney—Alouette | ||||
Election results
| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Reform | Daphne Jennings | 20,168 | 36.71 | +35.01 | ||||
| Liberal | Mae Cabott | 14,774 | 26.89 | +13.80 | ||||
| New Democratic | Joy Langan | 9,210 | 16.76 | –26.99 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | A.M. Sandy MacDougall | 6,445 | 11.73 | –27.77 | ||||
| National | Mike Shields | 2,739 | 4.99 | – | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Tim Bonner | 479 | 0.87 | –0.71 | ||||
| Green | Rose Bennett | 397 | 0.72 | – | ||||
| Natural Law | Matt Deacon | 294 | 0.54 | – | ||||
| Libertarian | D'Arcy James Flannery | 228 | 0.42 | +0.04 | ||||
| Independent | E. Chum Richardson | 135 | 0.25 | – | ||||
| Independent | Stephen Clews | 67 | 0.12 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 54,936 | 99.56 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 242 | 0.44 | +0.22 | |||||
| Turnout | 55,178 | 67.78 | –13.62 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 81,410 | |||||||
| Reform gain from New Democratic | Swing | +31.00 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[1][2][3] | ||||||||
| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Joy Langan | 22,259 | 43.75 | – | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gerry St. Germain | 20,097 | 39.50 | – | ||||
| Liberal | Mae Cabott | 6,660 | 13.09 | – | ||||
| Reform | Donald Sherling | 864 | 1.70 | – | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Donna Pickering | 807 | 1.59 | – | ||||
| Libertarian | Lewis C. Dahlby | 190 | 0.37 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 50,877 | 99.78 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 113 | 0.22 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 50,990 | 81.40 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 62,641 | |||||||
| New Democratic notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | – | ||||||
| This riding was created from parts of Mission—Port Moody, where Progressive Conservative Gerry St. Germain was the incumbent. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5][6] | ||||||||