Elections BC data shows more than 50 per cent of registered voters cast ballots in New Westminster's three ridings during the 2024 provincial election, which took place on Saturday, Oct. 19.
Initial results show 57,202 out of 110,846 eligible residents across the three ridings went to the polls — equating to 52 per cent.
That's less than the projected 57.43 per cent of all eligible British Columbians that voted in the 2024 election.
Burnaby-New Westminster
- Ballots cast - 17,167
- Registered voters - 34,301
- Percentage - 50 per cent
New Westminster-Coquitlam
- Ballots cast - 20,770
- Registered voters - 39,650
- Percentage - 52 per cent
Richmond-Queensborough
- Ballots cast - 19,265
- Registered voters - 36,895
- Percentage - 52 per cent
Preliminary results from the Oct. 19 election showed that incumbents Jennifer Whiteside and Raj Chouhan will represent New Westminster-Coquitlam and Burnaby-New Westminster respectively.
Prior to the 2024 provincial election, Whiteside had served one term as MLA for New Westminster, a longtime NDP stronghold. On Saturday, she cruised to victory in her new riding with 12,214 votes; Conservative candidate Ndellie Massey received 6,225 votes and independent Maureen Curran earned 2,292 votes.
Chouhan, who had served five terms as an MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds prior to Saturday’s election, was re-elected. Along with Burnaby, he will now represent parts of New Westminster.
Political pundits predicted a tight race in Richmond-Queensborough — as it has been in the past — and that was the case once more with Conservative candidate Steve Kooner defeating incumbent NDP Aman Singh.
On Saturday night, Kooner topped the polls with 9,864 votes, followed by Singh with 8,442 votes. Trailing behind were two independent candidates — Cindy Wu (707 votes) and Errol E. Povah (252 votes).
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— The Record (@TheRecord) October 20, 2024
Initial count results are as follows, per Elections BC:
Burnaby-New Westminster
- Raj Chouhan - BC NDP - 10,260 votes (59.77 per cent)
- Deepak Suri - Conservative Party of BC - 5,985 votes (34.86 per cent)
- Daniel Kofi Ampong - 922 votes (5.37 per cent)
- All ballot boxes reported
New Westminster-Coquitlam
- Jennifer Whiteside - BC NDP - 12,234 votes (58.90 per cent)
- Ndellie Massey - Conservative Party of BC - 6,242 votes (30.05 per cent)
- Maureen Curran - BC Green Party - 2,294 votes (11.04 per cent)\
- All ballot boxes reported
Richmond-Queensborough
- Steve Kooner - Conservative Party of BC - 9,864 votes (51.20 per cent)
- Aman Singh - BC NDP - 8,442 votes (43.82 per cent)
- Cindy Wu - Independent - 707 votes (3.67 per cent)
- Errol E. Povah - Independent - 252 votes (1.31 per cent)
- All ballot boxes reported
Elections BC says the final count will begin on Saturday, Oct. 26.
With files from Theresa McManus, New Westminster Record
