Four candidates are contesting the New Westminster–Coquitlam riding

B.C. NDP incumbent Jennifer Whiteside is contesting the New Westminster–Coquitlam riding alongside B.C. Green Party candidate Maureen Curran, Conservative Party candidate Michele Lau and independent Gerry Lenoski. Whiteside has served as Minister of Labour, Minister of Education, and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions. She has also been the lead negotiator for the Hospital Employees’ Union. Curran is a scientist and educator who has worked with municipalities on policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Lau is a financial services executive who has participated in the Vancouver Board of Trade and handled fundraising for the Vancouver College Parent Association.

Whiteside was elected in 2020 and 2024, receiving approximately 59 per cent of the vote in the most recent election. The riding also voted NDP in 2017, when incumbent Judy Darcy was re-elected with nearly 52 per cent of the vote, broadly matching the 2013 result. NDP candidate Dawn Black won the riding in 2009 with 56 per cent of the vote. The riding boundaries changed for the 2024 election, removing a portion of Coquitlam and adding it to the former New Westminster riding.

The riding’s northern section lies between North Road and Blue Mountain Street, with Austin Avenue as its northernmost border. It wraps around Blue Mountain Baptist Church and follows Brunette Avenue on the east before winding towards the Fraser River. Its western boundary extends into New Westminster as far as Twentieth Street.