Polls close in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows municipal elections, with results pending

Polls closed at 8 p.m. in the 2026 municipal elections in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Results are expected in the coming hours for mayor, city council and the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District board of trustees. Voters also decided whether Maple Ridge can borrow up to $393 million for three recreation projects.

The projects are two additional rinks at Planet Ice Arena, a new aquatic centre in Hammond, and redevelopment of the Maple Ridge Golf Course into baseball fields and other park and recreation amenities.

Advance voting was popular. In Maple Ridge, 7,509 ballots were cast over four days of advance voting, 86 per cent more than the 4,045 advance votes cast in 2022. In Pitt Meadows, 1,246 voters cast ballots over four days of advance polling, a 58 per cent increase from the 788 advance ballots in 2022.

In Maple Ridge’s 2022 election, 14,491 ballots were cast overall, for voter turnout of about 22 per cent. Turnout in 2018 was about 34 per cent. In Pitt Meadows, 3,391 ballots were cast in 2022, a turnout of 23 per cent. In 2018, 5,575 votes were cast, with turnout of 40 per cent.

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News reporters will soon report the election winners and politicians’ comments on the results. Coverage will be posted at mapleridgenews.com.