Voters in the Tri-Cities and New Westminster flocked to advance polls over the Thanksgiving long weekend to cast their ballots early in the 2024 provincial race.
According to Elections BC, thousands of people came out last Friday, Saturday and Sunday to make their mark for their next MLA and government.
Here are the voter turnout numbers (in alphabetical order by district):
Friday, Oct. 11
- Coquitlam–Burke Mountain = 1,836
- Coquitlam–Maillardville = 1,644
- New Westminster–Coquitlam = 736
- Port Coquitlam = 1,937
- Port Moody–Burquitlam = 1,517
Saturday, Oct. 12
- Coquitlam–Burke Mountain = 1,888
- Coquitlam–Maillardville = 1,622
- New Westminster–Coquitlam = 2,879
- Port Coquitlam = 1,668
- Port Moody–Burquitlam = 1,790
Sunday, Oct. 13
- Coquitlam–Burke Mountain = 1,726
- Coquitlam–Maillardville = 1,433
- New Westminster–Coquitlam = 1,934
- Port Coquitlam = 1,463
- Port Moody–Burquitlam = 1,596
There was no advance voting on Monday, Oct. 14.
The first day of advance voting on Thursday, Oct. 11 also had similar numbers; across the province, there was a record turnout with 171,381 voters, Elections BC reported.
Advance voting continues today, Oct. 15, and Oct. 16 in the five local electoral districts:
- Coquitlam–Burke Mountain
- Coquitlam–Maillardville
- New Westminster–Coquitlam
- Port Coquitlam
- Port Moody–Burquitlam
If you are unsure what reorganized constituency you live in, you can type your address into the Elections BC website.
Where to vote early
Coquitlam–Burke Mountain
- Douglas College (Coquitlam campus, Oct. 16 only)
- 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
Who's running?
Here’s who is campaigning in the Tri-Cities’ five electoral boundaries (asterisk indicates incumbent):
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.
Who can vote?
To make your mark on a ballot, you must be:
- a Canadian citizen
- 18 or older
- a B.C. resident for the past six months
- not disqualified from voting
ID needed to vote
Voters are required to prove their identity and residential address.
Typically, this is done using one of these pieces:
- a B.C. driver’s licence
- a B.C. Identification Card (BCID)
- a B.C. Services Card (with photo)
- another card issued by the Government of B.C. or Canada that shows your name, photo and address
- a certificate of Indian Status
If you don’t have these forms, you can also show any two pieces of ID or documents that show your name (at least one piece must have a current address).
Electronic documents (e.g., eBills) and electronic scans of a paper document are allowed.
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