Coquitlam-Burke Mountain

Jodie Wickens is the BC NDP candidate for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain and the sitting MLA. She first won the seat in a 2016 by-election, served until 2017, and was re-elected in 2024. She is Minister of Children and Family Development. Between legislative terms she held nonprofit leadership roles, most recently as Director of Programs and Services at SHARE Family & Community Services Society. She and her husband Brian have two children and have lived in Coquitlam for more than 20 years.

Kaden Mann is the CentreBC candidate for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain on Elections BC’s final candidate list for the October 24, 2026 provincial election. Nominations closed at 1 p.m. on October 3, 2026. Party pages and news results checked for this update did not turn up a separate biography.

Ryan Peterson is the Conservative Party of BC candidate for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain on Elections BC’s accepted nominations list for the 2026 provincial election. Public profiles identify him as president of LJT Ventures and as having served in leadership with the Business Council of British Columbia, including as board chair. Detailed campaign biography beyond that business-community role is limited in open sources; he is the Conservatives’ accepted nominee challenging the NDP-held riding for October 24, 2026.

Valerie Morrison is the BC Green Party candidate for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain on Elections BC’s final candidate list for the October 24, 2026 provincial election. Nominations closed at 1 p.m. on October 3, 2026. Party pages and news results checked for this update did not turn up a separate biography.