Port Moody elects Haven Lurbiecki as mayor

Port Moody has a new mayor. Haven Lurbiecki defeated incumbent Meghan Lahti on Saturday, taking 5,280 votes (52.7%) to Lahti’s 4,734 (47.3%), according to the city’s complete preliminary results. Voters cast 10,425 ballots — turnout of nearly 39 percent, up from about 36 percent in 2022.

Six councillors were elected: Paul Lambert (5,252 votes), Callan Morrison (4,892), Amy Lubik (4,047), Kyla Knowles (4,004), Peter Thomasen (3,837) and Alexandra Chan (3,801). Lubik, Knowles and Morrison return as incumbents; Lambert, Thomasen and Chan are newcomers to council. Lurbiecki and Chan both ran with the Port Moody Voice team.

For school trustee, voters elected Jessica Morrison (4,504 votes) and Tracy Green (4,190).

These are preliminary results — the chief election officer’s official declaration is due by 4 PM on Wednesday, October 21. The new council will be sworn in and hold its inaugural meeting in the coming weeks. And Port Moody votes again soon: the provincial election for the Port Moody-Burquitlam riding is Saturday, October 24, with advance voting open through Wednesday, October 21.