NDP makes gains in Tri-Cities, Burnaby with upsets

The NDP made gainsin the Tri-Citiesand Burnaby by picking up two seats that belonged to the B.C. Liberals, while losing one.

The orange wins made for a clean-sweep of Burnaby's four ridings.

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BurnabyNorth

For the NDP's Janet Routledge, the second time's acharm.

In 2013, theretired director of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, lost to four-term Liberal MLA Richard T. Lee by 688 votes.

The NDPhas lost the riding byfewer than 1,000 votes in three previous elections in 2013, 2009and 2005.

This election,Routledge won by around 1.500 votes over Lee.

During the campaign, the NDP attackedthe Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The B.C. Liberals supported the federal Liberal's decision to approve the project.

PortMoody-Coquitlam

The NDP also scored anupset win inPort Moody-Coquitlam.

Two-term Port Moody city councillorRickGlumacdefeated the incumbent Linda Reimerby less than 1,500 votes.

In 2013, Reimer won the riding from the NDPby 437 votes.

Burnaby-Lougheed

TheNDP'sKatrina Chen was elected inBurnaby-Lougheedby defeating first-time candidate Steve Darling.

The longtime Global BC morning news anchor, decided to enter politics a month after he was let go by the station.

Coquitlam-BurkeMountain

The Liberals were able to hit back by winning Coquitlam-Burke Mountain, but only by the narrowest of margins.

While the NDP's JodieWickens won a byelectionin the riding after two-term B.C. Liberal MLA Doug Horne stepped down, she couldn't pull out a victory in this election over his replacement Joan Issacs.

Issacs won by less than 200 votes.

Issacs is a longtimeCoquitlamresident who has worked for decades in the financial services industrywhile also serving as a B.C. Liberal Party executive.

Coquitlam-Maillardville

The NDP's Selina Robinson was re-elected in Coquitlam-Maillairdville by nearly 2,500 votes over Liberal Steve Kim.

In 2013, Kim originally won the ridingbut after absentee ballots came in and a recount was launched, Robinson was declared the winner by 41 votes.

Port Coquitlam

The NDP'sMike Farnworthhas been elected for the sixth time in a row in Port Coquitlam.

Burnaby-Deer Lake

Anne Kangwas elected for the NDP in Burnaby-Deer Lake.

Burnaby-Edmonds

RajChouhanwas reelectedfor the NDP.

New Westminster

Judy Darcy was relected for the NDP in New Westminster

Richmond South Centre

B.C. Liberal candidate Linda Reid won her eight straight election and remains the longest tenured MLA in the B.C. legislature.

She was was first elected in 1991.

The Liberals held onto to all four ridings in Richmond

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