Burnaby-New Westminster candidates
Raj Chouhan, the BC NDP MLA for Burnaby-New Westminster until the Legislative Assembly was dissolved on September 22, 2026, leads the initial count by 1,585 votes.
Final count Nov 6 to 10
Initial count done in Burnaby-New Westminster. Not final.
The 2026 count
BC Ballot called this riding for Raj Chouhan (BC NDP), 3:50 a.m. PT Oct 25.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raj Chouhan | BC NDP | 7,748 | 55.70% | Leading |
| Joe Latam | Conservative Party | 6,163 | 44.30% |
Elections BC’s initial count (61 of 61 Final Voting Day, 4 of 4 advance)
How Raj Chouhan voted Present for 0 of 105 recorded divisions since 2024
- Held the seat
- Raj Chouhan, 2024 general election to dissolution on September 22, 2026
- First elected to the Legislature
- 2005
- 2024 margin
- 4,486 votes
- Registered voters, 2024
- 34,794
- 2024 turnout
- 51.0 percent valid ballots cast
- Municipalities
- Burnaby, New Westminster
- Communities
- Connaught Heights, Eastburn, Edmonds, Glenbrooke North, Kelvin, Middlegate, Richmond Park, Second Street, Stride Avenue, West End (New Westminster)
Burnaby-New Westminster election results, 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raj Chouhan | BC NDP | 10,647 | 59.99% |
| Deepak Suri | Conservative Party | 6,161 | 34.71% |
| Daniel Kofi Ampong | Independent | 940 | 5.30% |
How the last MLA voted
since the 2024 election
105
Present for 0 of 105
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. By practice the Speaker does not vote in a division except to break a tie, and a casting vote is announced separately rather than printed in the division list. A is counted on its own.
105