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Familiar name running for federal Liberals in Port Moody–Coquitlam

Zoe Royer is a former Port Moody councillor who is currently a Port Moody trustee at School District 43.
Mario Bartel
Mario Bartel
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Port Moody councillor Zoe Royer is a fierce advocate for the arts in the city. She said one of her reasons for seeking the federal Liberal party nomination in the riding of Port Moody–Coquitlam is the party's commitment to diversity and gender parity.MARIO BARTEL/THE TRI-CITY NEWS FILE PHOTO

A familiar face is running for the federal Liberal party in the riding of Port Moody–Coquitlam in the upcoming federal election.

Former Port Moody councillor Zoe Royer secured the party’s nomination last Friday.

Currently, Royer is a Port Moody trustee for School District 43 (SD43) but is taking an unpaid leave of absence until the results are finalized.

If she wins, however, Royer told the Tri-City News this afternoon that she would not trigger a school byelection and would continue with the unpaid leave.

The last school byelection was held in February 2025 in Coquitlam and gained a 1.15 per cent voter turnout.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Zoe Royer (@zoeroyer)

A former health-care administrator, Royer was first elected to Port Moody council in 2011 where she was a vocal supporter of the city’s arts community. But she chose not to seek re-election in the 2022 municipal vote. 

Instead, Royer ran for a seat on Coquitlam council as well as school board trustee, falling short in the former.

Royer is not entirely new to the federal political scene. She previously ran as the NDP candidate in the old riding of Port Moody–Westwood–Port Coquitlam in the 2008 general election. She finished second behind Conservative James Moore.

Port Moody–Coquitlam is currently represented by NDP incumbent Bonita Zarrillo, who was first elected to the House of Commons in 2021.

Paul Lambert is running for the federal Conservative party, Vladimir Dedovic is the candidate for the People’s Party of Canada and Nash Milani, who recently failed in his attempt to be elected as a Coquitlam SD43 trustee in a byelection held Feb. 22, will run for the Green Party.

Meanwhile, in other election news, NDP MP Peter Julian opened his campaign office in the riding of New Westminster–Burnaby–Mallardville last Saturday at 518 Agnes St., New Westminster.

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