New Westminster-Coquitlam results, BC election 2026

2026 results

Elections BC, initial count, not verified · 76 of 76 ballot boxes · Nov 5 15:20 PT

Jennifer Whiteside leading by 2,974 votes (16.1 points) · all ballot boxes counted

Jennifer Whiteside

BC NDP

9,289

50.4%

Michele Lau

Conservative

6,315

34.2%

Maureen Curran

BC Green

2,839

15.4%

2024: BC NDP. Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026. All 93 ridings

Past results

First contested in 2024

20245930BC NDP hold29.354.1%2020est.611817BC NDP ahead42.8–

2024General election, October 19BC NDP holdSwing 14.3 points to Conservative

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Jennifer WhitesideBC NDP · elected · $38,961 spent12,75759.1%−2.0$38,961$3.05 a vote

Ndellie MasseyConservative · $2,659 spent6,43829.8%+26.6$2,659$0.41 a vote

Maureen CurranBC Green · $2,982 spent2,38011.0%−7.3$2,982$1.25 a vote

Margin6,319votes, 29.3 points

Turnout54.1%

Ballots21,63156 rejected

Registered40,020voters

± and swing against 338Canada’s estimate of the 2020 vote on the 2024 boundaries. Spending limit $71,700 a candidate.

2020, on the 2024 boundariesan estimate

PartyShare

BC NDP61.1%

BC Green18.3%

BC Liberal16.5%

Conservative3.2%

New Westminster-Coquitlam was first contested in 2024. This is 338Canada’s estimate of how the area voted in 2020. 338Canada

Held by

2024now

Jennifer Whiteside, since 2024

2024–Jennifer WhitesideBC NDP

Votes, ballots and registered voters: Elections BC. Spending: Wikipedia’s New Westminster-Coquitlam article. Members since 2024: the tracker’s record. 2020 on the 2024 boundaries: 338Canada.

Local news

Last 14 days

Nov 2
14:11

NDP’s road back could be a long one

Golden Star

Oct 31
11:35

New Westminster-Coquitlam MLA Jennifer Whiteside “humbled” to serve as BC NDP’s interim leader

freshetnews

Oct 30
20:26

Congratulations to Jennifer Whiteside on being named Interim Leader of the BC NDP. I sat across the floor from her for a long time and she is a serious person who works hard for the people she represents. A good opposition makes for a better government, and I expect her to hold us to account while we get to work delivering what we promised British Columbians.

Lorne Doerkson (@LDoerkson)

Oct 30
11:59

UPDATED: Jennifer Whiteside named BC NDP interim leader , officially https://t.co/vlGhwZlRyv

Sitka Media (@sitkamedia)

Oct 30
11:35

Jennifer Whiteside elected as interim leader for the BC NDP

Prince George Citizen

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Oct 30
09:35

Jennifer Whiteside named interim leader of BC NDP

KelownaNow

Oct 30
08:00

Rob Shaw: How Jennifer Whiteside emerged as BC NDP's interim leader

Business in Vancouver

Oct 30
07:17

Jennifer Whiteside named BC NDP interim leader

CityNews Vancouver

Oct 30
02:10

Jennifer Whiteside is the new interim leader of BC NDP Caucus

The Link

Oct 30
00:05

BC NDP chooses Jennifer Whiteside as interim leader

Island Social Trends

Oct 29
18:45

Jennifer Whiteside will be interim leader of BC NDP

The Indo-Canadian Voice

Oct 29
17:35

Jennifer Whiteside tapped as B.C. NDP interim leader as party regroups after election defeat

My Kootenay Now

Questions

Who won New Westminster-Coquitlam in the 2026 BC election?

On Elections BC's initial count (76 of 76 ballot boxes, as of November 5 at 3:20 p.m. Pacific time), Jennifer Whiteside (BC NDP) leads New Westminster-Coquitlam with 9,289 votes (50.4%), 2,974 ahead of Michele Lau (Conservative). Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026.

Who won New Westminster-Coquitlam in 2024?

The BC NDP candidate won New Westminster-Coquitlam in the 2024 BC election with 59.1% of the vote, a margin of 6,319 votes (29.3%).