Port Moody voted its first female mayor in city history, and 13 new faces are joining civic offices across the Tri-Cities.
The 2022 municipal election last Saturday (Oct. 15) had its fair share of surprises and upsets — recount included.
However, the combined voter turnout for Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody dropped to 24.96 per cent from 30.2 per cent in 2022.
Port Moody aside, it appears most eligible voters across the region decided no massive change was needed in civic politics.
Three mayors were re-elected, including both villages of Anmore and Belcarra, Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West was acclaimed at the Sept. 9 nomination deadline, and 17 incumbents earned another term.
As results have officially been declared, let's take a recap at the final numbers:
Port Moody
Voter turnout: 36.3 per cent
Mayor
- Meghan Lahti (4,938 votes)
- Steve Milani (3,952 votes)
Council
- Callan Morrison (4,740 votes)
- Diana Dilworth (4,101 votes)
- Incumbent
- Samantha Agtarap (3,802 votes)
- Kyla Knowles (3,787 votes)
- Haven Lurbiecki (3,681 votes)
- David Stuart (3,595 votes)
- Amy Lubik (3,593 votes)
- Incumbent
- Hunter Madsen (3,543 votes)
- Incumbent
- Barbara Junker (3,427 votes)
- Dustin Chelen (3,322 votes)
- Richard Biedka (2,987 votes
- Johann Contreras (2,808 votes)
- Dawn Slykhius (939 votes)
- Eric Davis (720 votes)
SD43 trustees
- Lisa Park (5,612 votes)
- Incumbent
- Zoë Royer (4,400 votes)
- Nancy Johnston (3,177 votes)
- Ed Deslauriers (1,330 votes)
Coquitlam
Voter Turnout: 20.33 per cent
Mayor
- Richard Stewart (14,105 votes)
- Incumbent
- Adel Gamar (5,367 votes)
- Mark Mahovlich (818 votes)
Council
- Craig Hodge (10,799 votes)
- Incumbent
- Teri Towner (9,945 votes)
- Incumbent
- Steve Kim (9,154 votes)
- Incumbent
- Brent Asmundson (8,962 votes)
- Incumbent
- Matt Djonlic (8,925 votes)
- Trish Mandewo (8,910 votes)
- Incumbent
- Robert Mazzarolo (8,792 votes)
- Dennis Marsden (8,702 votes)
- Incumbent
- Harvey Su (7,238 votes)
- Paul Lambert (6,303 votes)
- Ben Craig (5,366 votes
- Zoë Royer (5,041 votes)
- Leslie Roosa (4,644 votes)
- Benjamin Perry (4,272 votes)
- Sean Lee (3,997 votes)
- Carl Trepanier (3,951 votes)
- Rob Bottos (3,703 votes)
- Ali Tootian (2,797 votes)
- Phillip Buchan (2,306 votes)
- Mohammad Darwish (1,450 votes)
- Cameron McBryer (1,208 votes)
- Brian Misera (933 votes)
SD43 trustees
- Jennifer Blatherwick (13,211 votes)
- Incumbent
- Carol Cahoon (12,328 votes)
- Incumbent
- Craig Woods (11,521 votes)
- Incumbent
- Chuck Denison (9,762 votes)
- Belinda Wheatley (6,014 votes)
- Daniel Westley (5,360 votes)
- Geoffrey Way (4,498 votes)
Port Coquitlam
Voter turnout: 18.24 per cent
Mayor
- Brad West (acclaimed)
Council
- Nancy McCurrach (5,234 votes)
- Incumbent
- Glenn Pollock (4,994 votes)
- Incumbent
- Darrell Penner (4,660 votes)
- Incumbent
- Steve Darling (4,588 votes)
- Incumbent
- Dean Washington (4,053 votes)
- Incumbent
- Paige Petriw (2,393 votes)
- Dawn Becker (2,334 votes)
- Cindy Carkner (2,203 votes)
- Darin Nielsen (2,186 votes
- Erik Minty (1,726 votes)
- Sarah Harbord (1,721 votes)
- Justin Alexander Smith (1,339 votes)
- Jenny Zhou (1,122 votes)
- Ivanka Culjak (964 votes)
- Mithila Karnik (833 votes)
- Derek Jeffrey (818 votes)
- Jami Watson (800 votes)
- Kevin Misera (484 votes)
SD43 trustees
- Christine Pollock (acclaimed)
- Incumbent
- Michael Thomas (acclaimed)
- Incumbent
Anmore
Mayor
- John McEwen (525 votes)
- Incumbent
- Mario Piamonte (283 votes)
Council
- Poly Krier (acclaimed)
- Incumbent
- Douglas Richardson (acclaimed)
- Kim Trowbridge (acclaimed)
- Incumbent
- Paul Weverink (acclaimed)
- Incumbent
SD43 trustees
- Kerri Palmer Isaak (acclaimed)
- Incumbent
Belcarra
Mayor
- Jamie Ross (250 votes)
- Incumbent
- Colm Cole (170 votes)
Council
- Janet Ruzycki (350 votes)
- Carolina Clark (331 votes)
- Incumbent
- Joe Elworthy (308 votes)
- Liisa Wilder (297 votes)
- Incumbent
SD43 trustees
- Kerri Palmer Isaak (acclaimed)
- Incumbent
