At least four candidates will be vying to be the next member of Parliament for New Westminster-Burnaby-Maillardville.
As of March 31, these are the candidates who had announced they would be running in the April 28 federal election.
- Conservative Party of Canada: Lourence Singh
- Green Party of Canada: Tara Shushtarian
- Liberal Party of Canada: Jake Sawatzky
- New Democratic Party: Peter Julian
As of March 31, Elections Canada had posted no names of New Westminster-Burnaby-Maillardville candidates. The nomination process for candidates closes on Monday, April 7, 2025, and Elections Canada has pledged that a complete list of confirmed candidates would be available on Wednesday, April 9.
The Record will be sending out questionnaires to all candidates. Stay tuned for their responses in the weeks ahead.
Meet the candidates
New West residents will get at least one chance to hear what their federal elections candidates have to say about the issues.
The Queensborough Residents' Association is holding an all-candidates meeting for the federal election candidates in the New Westminster- Burnaby-Maillardville riding on Wednesday, April 16. It’s taking place from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Queensborough Community Centre, 920 Ewen Ave.
In an email to the Record, the QRA said it has been having challenges contacting candidates to invite them to attend the all-candidates’ meeting. To date, only Peter Julian has confirmed his attendance at the meeting.
Candidates can reach the QRA at [email protected].
Downtown Q&A
Downtown residents will get to hear from at least one of the candidates running in New Westminster-Burnaby-Maillardville at their next meeting.
The New Westminster Downtown Residents’ Association is hosting a Q&A with incumbent MP Peter Julian — and potentially other candidates in the riding — at its next meeting. The Q&A will be followed by the association’s AGM.
The meeting is taking place on Wednesday, April 9 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St.
Registration is required for this event.
Liberal candidate announced — twice
New Westminster-Burnaby-Maillardville — not Chilliwack-Hope — is where Jake Sawatzky is running as the Liberal candidate.
On Saturday night, the Liberal Party issued a notice stating Sawatzky had been acclaimed as the party’s candidate in Chilliwack-Hope. That news release is no longer available online — after it was determined that the Chilliwack-Hope riding’s Liberal team was already working on plans to secure a candidate.
In an email to the Record, the Liberal Party of Canada said the notice about Sawatzky running in Chilliwack-Hope “was posted in error” and confirmed he’s running as the Liberal candidate in New Westminster-Burnaby-Maillardville.
In a news release, Sawatzky said he’s honoured and excited to be the joining Mark Carney and the Liberal Party of Canada as its local candidate.
