Linda Reimer

Linda Reimer (born 1959 or 1960) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election.^[2] She represented the electoral district of Port Moody-Coquitlam as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.

Linda Reimer
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Port Moody-Coquitlam
In office May 14, 2013 – May 9, 2017
Preceded by	Joe Trasolini
Succeeded by	Rick Glumac
Personal details
Born	1959/1960 (age 62–63)^[1]
Political party	Liberal
Residence(s)	Coquitlam, British Columbia

Prior to her election to the legislature, Reimer was a member of Coquitlam City Council.^[3] She also served as a Councillor on the Council of the BC College of Teachers, the regulatory authority for the teaching profession, and was one of the 11 of 20 councillors that called for the College's independence from the influence of the BC Teachers' Federation, the teachers' union who practised a policy of open and active intervention and interference into legislated functions of that body.

Electoral record

v t e 2017 British Columbia general election: Port Moody-Coquitlam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Rick Glumac	11,754	47.69	+3.40	$64,112
	Liberal	Linda Reimer	9,910	40.20	−6.18	$65,386
	Green	Don Barthel	2,985	12.11	+3.92	$1,056
Total valid votes			24,649	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots			137	0.55	−0.08
Turnout			24,786	65.31	+6.56
Registered voters			37,950
Source: Elections BC^[4]^[5]

v t e 2013 British Columbia general election: Port Moody-Coquitlam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Linda Reimer	9,675	46.38	+16.08	$97,626
	New Democratic	Joe Trasolini	9,238	44.29	-10.05	$130,654
	Green	Billie Helps	1,708	8.19	–	$250
	Libertarian	Jeff Monds	237	1.14	–	$250
Total valid votes			20,858	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots			133	0.63	+0.24
Turnout			20,991	58.75	26.68
Registered voters			35,731
Source: Elections BC^[6]

References

1. Transportation the big issue Gerrits, Lara. The Tri City News [Coquitlam, B.C] 25 Feb 2007: 3.
2. "Christy Clark says economy a priority after election win". CBC News, May 15, 2013.
3. "Reimer, city hope to avoid byelection" Archived 2013-06-30 at archive.today. Coquitlam Now, May 24, 2013.
4. "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
5. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
6. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.