The Coquitlam City Council is the

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for the City of

Coquitlam Coquitlam ( ) is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Mainly suburban, Coquitlam is the List of cities in British Columbia, sixth-largest city in the province, with a population of 148,625 in 2021, and one of the 21 municipa ...

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, Canada. The council consists of the mayor and eight councillors. The councillors are councilors-at-large elected for the entire city. Municipal elections were held every three years across the Province on the third Saturday of November. However, the BC Government changed the Municipal Elections Act and moved the date to the third Saturday of October. Thus, the election will be on Saturday, October 20, 2018.

Coquitlam City Council members

2022–present
''Elected in the 2022 municipal elections'' *

Richard Stewart Richard Stewart (born 1959) is the mayor for the city of Coquitlam, British Columbia. He was elected to Coquitlam City Council in 2005, and became mayor in 2008. Personal life He was married in 1983 to Anna Rosa, they have four children. Stewa ...

, Mayor *Craig Hodge, Councillor *Teri Towner, Councillor *Brent Asmundson, Councillor *Dennis Marsden, Councillor *Trish Mandewo, Councillor *Steve Kim, Councillor *Matt Djonlic, Councillor *Robert Mazzarolo, Councillor 2018-2022 *

, Mayor *Craig Hodge, Councillor *Chris Wilson, Councillor *Teri Towner, Councillor *

Bonita Zarrillo Bonita Zarrillo (born ) is a Canadian politician and is the Member of Parliament for Port Moody—Coquitlam elected in the 2021 Canadian federal election. She had previously narrowly lost the riding in 2019 Canadian federal election, 2019 to the ...

, Councillor (until 2021) *Brent Asmundson, Councillor *Dennis Marsden, Councillor *Trish Mandewo, Councillor *Steve Kim, Councillor 2014-2018 *

, Mayor *Brent Asmundson, Councillor *Craig Hodge, Councillor *Dennis Marsden, Councillor *Terry O'Neill, Councillor *Mae Reid, Councillor *Teri Towner, Councillor *Chris Wilson, Councillor *

, Councillor 2011-2014 *

, Mayor *Brent Asmundson, Councillor *Craig Hodge, Councillor *Neal Nicholson, Councillor *Terry O'Neill, Councillor *Mae Reid, Councillor * Lou Sekora, Councillor In the 2013 provincial election, two sitting councillors, Linda Reimer and

Selina Robinson Selina Mae Robinson (born 1964) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Coquitlam-Maillardville as a member of the Brit ...

, were elected to the

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. Reimer initially speculated in the press about continuing to perform both roles, or simply taking an unpaid

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from her city council duties until the 2014 municipal election, to spare taxpayers the expense of a

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; the council ultimately decided on July 8, 2013 to hold by-elections to replace them."Council votes to hold Coquitlam byelection"
. ''The Tri-Cities Now'', July 10, 2013.

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Coquitlam City Council
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