Who is running in the October municipal election?

The past few months have been peppered with political announcements. We know that there will be a new mayor, with Jonathan Cote announcing in January he would not be running again. Current city councillor Mary Trentadue also announced her decision to put the brakes on a council commitment, so she could spend more time with her family.

So, the New West Anchor figured it’d be easier to put together a list of the people running in the upcoming local elections, happening October 15th.

New Westminster will have the opportunity to select one mayor, six council members and seven school board members. 

If you are running for any of these positions and your name is not listed, be sure to reach out to [email protected] so we can include your information in this list.

The two main parties are the New West Progressives and Community First New West. While Danielle Connelly has announced she is running for school board under the New West Progressives banner, the slate says it plans to announce more candidates at a later date.

Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by last name.

Mayoral candidates

Ken ArmstrongArmstrong is running for the position of mayor. He is running with the New Westminster Progressives. Armstrong lives in the Port Royal area. 

Patrick JohstoneJohnstone is currently a city councillor, running for the position of mayor. He is part of the Community First New West slate. He lives in the Brow of the Hill neighbourhood.

Chuck PuchmayrPuchmayr is currently a city councillor, running for the position of mayor. He is running independently. Puchmayr lives in the West End neighbourhood.

Council candidates

Daniel AmpongAmpong is running for a spot on council, and has run a barber shop along Columbia Street since 1994.

Ruby CampbellCampbell is running for a spot on council. She is running with Community First New West. Campbell lives in Sapperton.

Chinu DasDas is an incumbent councillor. She is running for a spot on council. She is running with Community First New West. Das lives in the Moody Park neighbourhood.

karima budhwanibudhwani is running for a spot on council. She is running with the New West Progressives. budhwani lives in Queens Park.

Rick FolkaFolka is running for a spot on council. He is running with the New West Progressives. Folka lives in Glenbrook North.

Daniel FontaineFontaine ran in the previous election. He is running for a spot on council. He is running with the New Westminster Progressives. Fontaine lives in the Quayside neighbourhood.

Tasha HendersonHenderson is a new candidate, running for a spot on council. She is running under with Community First New West. 

Bereket KebedeKebede is running for a spot on council. He is running with Community First New West. He lives in Queensborough.

Jiayi-Li McCarthyMcCarthy is running for a spot on council. She is running with the New West Progressives. McCarthy lives in Glenbrook North.

Jaimie McEvoyMcEvoy is an incumbent councillor. He is running for a spot on council. He is running with Community First New West. He lives in the Ginger Drive/Victoria Hill area.

Paul MinhasMinhas is running for a spot on council. He is running with the New West Progressives. He lives in downtown New Westminster.

Nadine NakagawaNakagawa is an incumbent councillor. She is running for a spot on council. Nakagawa is running with Community First New West. She lives in the Brow of the Hill neighbourhood.

School Board candidates

Marc AndresAndres is running for school board under the Community First New West banner. He lives in the Brow of the Hill neighbourhood.

Dee BeattieBeattie is an incumbent school board trustee. She is running for a spot on the school board. She is running with Community First New West. She lives in the Sapperton neighbourhood.

Kathleen CarlsenCarlsen is running for school board under the New West Progressives. Carlsen is a former district parent advisory council chair.

Danielle ConnellyConnelly is an incumbent school board trustee. She is running for a spot on the school board, and running with the New West Progressives. She lives in the Sapperton neighbourhood.

Gurveen DhaliwalDhaliwal is an incumbent school board trustee and is currently board chair. She is running for a spot on the school board. Dhaliwal is running with Community First New West. She lives in Queensborough.

Teo DobreDobre is running for school board under the New West Progressives. He lives in downtown New West.

Maya RussellRussell is an incumbent school board trustee. She is running for a spot on the school board. Russell is running with Community First New West. Russell lives in Sapperton.

Elliott SlinnSlinn is running for school board under the Community First New West banner. He lives in the Queen’s Park neighbourhood.

Cheryl SluisSluis is running for school board under the Community First New West banner. She lives in Sapperton.