Meet the candidates in Coquitlam-Maillardville

Incumbent Jennifer Blatherwick of the BC NDP will be challenged by Matt Liang of the Conservative Party and Nicola Spurling of the B.C. Green Party.

A former school district trustee, Blatherwick ran in 2024, backing the NDP’s plan to build 300,000 new homes over the next decade and to hire 45,000 healthcare workers in the next five years.

Liang previously served as a deputy sheriff and a child care counsellor and noted the need to support community safety. He has also worked as health and safety facilitator for the BC General Employees’ Union.

A community activist, Spurling previously ran on a platform that included increased government transparency, ending oil and gas subsidies, and formally recognizing housing as a human right.

History

NDP candidate Selina Robinson cruised to victory in 2017 and 2020, taking more than half the vote on each occasion.

Blatherwick won the riding in 2024 with approximately 51 percent of the vote.

Geography

Bordered by Blue Mountain Street, Brunette Avenue and Braid Street on its western side, the riding stretches as far south as the Fraser River before roughly following the Coquitlam River up to Westwood Street on its eastern border.

At its northeast point, the riding starts at Guildford Way and Johnson Street. Following the border from east to west, the boundary dips south around Port Moody.