what a spectator sport! my riding was an extremely close race, with the conservatives barely defeating the ndp. check out those numbers, absolutely ridiculous. if paul martin hadn't scared everyone with his "a vote for the ndp or green is a vote for the antichrist" rhetoric the ndp probably would have taken this one.
| DISTRICT: New Westminster-Coquitlam | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Vote Count | Vote Share | Elected |
| Paul Forseth | CON | 15635 | 32.84% | X |
| Steve McClurg | NDP | 15590 | 32.74% | |
| Dave Haggard | LIB | 13006 | 27.31% | |
| Carli Travers | GRN | 2673 | 5.61% | |
| Jack Hummelman | CHP | 711 | 1.49% | |
update 06-30-04
there was a recount due to election rules that dictate "an automatic recount if the difference between the first and second-place candidates is less than one one-thousandth of the votes cast at the election."
the final result ends up being a bit more of a spread (damn), but still close:
| Validated Results by the Returning Officer | ||
| New Westminster—Coquitlam British Columbia Electoral District No. 59017 | ||
| Valid ballots: 47,710 | ||
| Rejected ballots:179 | ||
| Total ballots cast:47,889 | ||
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Paul Forseth | Conservative Party of Canada | 15,684 |
| Dave Haggard | Liberal Party of Canada | 13,073 |
| Jack Hummelman | Christian Heritage Party | 700 |
| Steve McClurg | New Democratic Party | 15,570 |
| Carli Travers | Green Party of Canada | 2,683 |
| Total number of validated votes: | 47,710 | |