Port Coquitlam: candidates in the 2026 BC election

5 candidates are on the ballot in Port Coquitlam for the provincial election on Saturday, October 24, 2026. They are listed by last name.

Answer 16 short questions to see which party, and which of these candidates, is closest to your views. Available in 9 languages.

Candidates

Keenan Adams
BC Conservatives
Locomotive engineer and president of Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Local 320; Port Coquitlam resident since 2010; Conservative candidate in this riding in 2024.
Sources: BC Conservatives candidate page, BC Ballot riding page
Lee-Ann Bates
Unaffiliated
Listed as unaffiliated; OneBC lists her as an endorsed candidate; no previous run on record; no other biography found.
Sources: OneBC candidates page, BC Ballot riding page
Lewis C. Dahlby
BC Libertarian
Libertarian candidate with 10 previous runs on record, including Port Coquitlam in 2024 (0.95 percent); no other biography found.
Sources: BC Ballot riding page, Elections BC 2026 candidate list (page)
Mike FarnworthIncumbent
BC NDP
MLA first elected 1991, out of office 2001 to 2005; Minister of Transportation and Transit and Government House Leader; former Port Coquitlam city councillor.
Sources: BC Government: Minister Mike Farnworth biography
Stephanie Hendy
BC Greens
Clinical exercise professional and disability-management specialist with over 17 years in health and rehabilitation; ran for the Greens in Vancouver-Langara in 2020 and for Vernon council.
Sources: BC Greens candidate page, BC Ballot riding page

Candidate list from Elections BC, as of October 18, 2026.

Port Coquitlam takes in Birchland Manor, Lincoln Park, Mary Hill, Oxford Heights, Sun Valley (Port Coquitlam; the riding is the whole city).

In 2024, Mike Farnworth (BC NDP) won here by 3,876 votes, 15.1 points.

Everyone answers 13 province-wide questions. Voters in Metro Vancouver also get these 3:

TransLink says it needs at least $112 million a year in new money from 2028. What should the province do about transit in Metro Vancouver?
A 2025 ruling recognized Cowichan title over Richmond land with private homes. How should the province handle homeowners and title claims?
Sixteen Metro Vancouver mayors want the 2023 density laws undone. Keep the rules, add to them, or give councils back the say?

Voting day: Saturday, October 24, 2026, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific time.
Advance voting: Friday October 16 to Wednesday October 21, 2026, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time. Not every location is open every day; check yours.
Where: Find advance and election-day locations with the voting-place lookup on elections.bc.ca. District electoral offices also take voters until 4 p.m. on October 24. The October 17 municipal election is a separate vote with its own locations.
Who can vote: Canadian citizen, 18 or older on October 24, 2026, and a BC resident since April 23, 2026.
By mail: Request a vote-by-mail package online or by phone (1-800-661-8683) by October 18. Elections BC must receive it by 8 p.m. Pacific time on October 24 for it to be counted. If you are not registered or your voter information is out of date, prove your identity and address by uploading ID to Elections BC's ID upload system or by including photocopies of your ID with the returned package.