📌 The Canadian federal electoral district of New Westminster--Coquitlam was contested during the 2008 Federal election which was held on October 13, 2008. 🏆 Dawn Black, the NDP-New Democratic Party candidate, won the riding with 20787 votes making up a 41.8% share of the vote. 🥈 The runner-up Conservative candidate, Yonah Martin, received 19299 votes (38.8%) and was therefore defeated by a vote margin of 1488. 📊 Other candidates who received a sizable share of the vote include Michelle Hassen - Liberal (11.3%), and Marshall Smith - Green Party (7.2%).