Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam (British Columbia) 73/338

 Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam (British Columbia)

Today we're in Greater Vancouver with Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam!

Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam has existed as a riding since 2012, created from Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam. The population was 123,576 in 2016. The population centers are Coquitlam (139,284 in 2016, shared with Port Moody—Coquitlam), Port Coquitlam (58,612 in 2016), and Greater Vancouver A (16,133 in 2016). Greater Vancouver A is the classification of several unincorporated communities (UBC, Barnston Island, Pitt Lake).

Politically, this seat had been represented by a conservative MP from 1993-2015 (barring a by-election in 1998). However, in 2015, the Liberals swung the seat 27 points in their favour, winning by 3 points over the Conservatives. The race was tighter in 2019, just 390 votes separating the Liberals and Conservatives. In 2021, the Liberals had their best result yet, 38.5% above the Conservatives and their 30.3%. The seat is represented by Liberal MP Ron McKinnon.

This seat is a small example of the Liberals and their surge with Chinese communities this election. While this riding isn't as Chinese as Richmond, they still have a sizeable 21% of the population. The Liberals taking seats in Greater Vancouver in 2015 vs. 2021 had different trends: 2015 they made great headway in urban centers, while in 2021 they made very good headway in high Chinese populations, Richmond (which they hadn't won since 2006), Coquitlam, and the more Chinese ridings of Vancouver. In 2019, this seat was 2/42 in BC and 5/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 8.6/10 - It's very good, but it does feel a bit redundant, I guess I'm more annoyed with whoever decided to make the two have such similar names.

Shape: 7.6/10 - Again, it's good, I guess I'm more annoyed with the Electoral Area A part of the riding.

Individuality: 6.7/10 - It is pretty typical of Greater Vancouver to all vote one way, and this riding definitely follows the local trends.

Total: 22.9/30 (76.3%)

Tomorrow we're on Vancouver Island with Courtenay—Alberni!