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Councillor · Coquitlam 2026
# Rosalinda Thorleifson
- Elected, Councillor9,836 votes, 7th of 20. Official count, City of Coquitlam. [All results](https://voche.me/bc/coquitlam-2026/results#councillor)
Elected to Coquitlam City Council on October 17, 2026, with 9,836 votes, seventh of 20 council candidates. A marketing manager who grew up in Coquitlam, she ran with no elector organization on larger two- and three-bedroom homes, a fast-track permit stream, recruiting employers near SkyTrain and on United Boulevard, keeping City data in Canada, wildfire buffer zones and a council that consults residents before it decides.
Rosalinda Thorleifson was elected to Coquitlam City Council on October 17, 2026, with 9,836 votes in the City's official count, declared by the Chief Election Officer on October 21, seventh of 20 candidates for the eight seats. The City's results print no elector organization for any candidate, and VoteMate lists her as an independent. The Tri-Cities Dispatch counted her among the four newcomers to council. Freshet News and the Dispatch reported that she announced her campaign on August 14, 2026, that she grew up in Coquitlam, and that her career is in marketing and business growth. Her platform has nine sections: more two- and three-bedroom homes with larger bedrooms, a fast-track permit stream, a Coquitlam Works plan to recruit employers, a data residency policy, green spaces and wildfire buffers, street lighting and safety, provincial funding for shelters and mental health, a council that listens, and consultation before street changes. In the Dispatch's questionnaire she said the 2026 tax increase of 3.37 per cent was too high for people struggling with costs, that she had accepted no contributions from developers, and that she would raise the City's minimum bedroom size of 86 square feet.
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[Image: Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council](https://www.rosalindaforcouncil.ca/)
Promise tracker
## 34 promises. What Rosalinda has done since.
Tracked since October 18, 2026. Every change of status links to the vote, motion or report behind it.
- No action yet**More two- and three-bedroom homes with larger bedrooms, and a higher minimum bedroom size**Housing · Own promise
Her platform, under Community Built for Living, says she will advocate for more two- and three-bedroom homes in every development with larger bedrooms. She told the Dispatch that council's 86 square foot minimum bedroom is far too low and that she would be a voice on council to raise those minimums. Freshet News reported the pledge for more two- and three-bedroom homes at her launch.
> “Advocate for more 2 and 3 bedroom homes in every development, with larger bedrooms”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab), Tri-Cities Dispatch · Coquitlam council candidates answer your questions, October 13, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Freshet News · Thorleifson sets sights on Coquitlam council, by Janis Cleugh, August 17, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Build co-op and non-market housing into how every neighbourhood grows**Housing · Own promise
Her platform says she will build co-op and non-market housing options into how every neighbourhood grows. She told the Dispatch the city needs more non-market housing throughout the city and more shelter space.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab), Tri-Cities Dispatch · Coquitlam council candidates answer your questions, October 13, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Hold firm to commitments for parks, health care, schools and community spaces as the city grows**Community facilities · Own promise
Her platform says she will hold firm to commitments for parks, healthcare, schools and community spaces to match growth. The Dispatch reported at her launch that her platform calls for schools, parks and other community services to keep pace with population growth.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab), Tri-Cities Dispatch · Rosalinda Thorleifson enters race for Coquitlam council, by Patrick Penner, August 19, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Make it easier for residents to book City space and teach classes**Community facilities · Own promise
Her platform, under Community Built for Living, says she will make it easier for residents to book space, teach classes and add to what is already available.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**A fast-track permit stream modelled on Surrey and Toronto, and less red tape for small business**Business · Own promise
Her platform, under Smart Investments in Growth, says she will push for a fast-track permit stream, proven in Surrey and Toronto, without cutting standards, cut red tape and champion small businesses. The Dispatch and Freshet News reported the pledge at her launch.
> “Push for a fast-track permit stream, proven in Surrey and Toronto without cutting standards”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab), Tri-Cities Dispatch · Rosalinda Thorleifson enters race for Coquitlam council, by Patrick Penner, August 19, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Freshet News · Thorleifson sets sights on Coquitlam council, by Janis Cleugh, August 17, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Communicate clearly with plain-language budgets**Taxes and spending · Own promise
Her platform says she will communicate clearly with plain-language budgets.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Allow modernized multi-storey buildings on industrial-zoned land**Business · Own promise
Her platform says she will allow modernized multi-storey buildings on industrial-zoned land to make room for the jobs the city is recruiting.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Push council and senior governments to fund flood protection for United Boulevard**Environment · Own promise
Her platform says she will push council and senior governments to fund the flood protection that United Boulevard's jobs need.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Make core infrastructure such as roads and parking council's daily focus**City services · Own promise
She told the Dispatch that core infrastructure like roads and parking should be council's daily focus next term. Her platform says she will invest in the community infrastructure that helps people and businesses thrive.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Tri-Cities Dispatch · Coquitlam council candidates answer your questions, October 13, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**A dedicated economic development team to recruit employers directly**Business · Own promise
Her platform, under Coquitlam Works, says she will give economic development its own dedicated team to recruit employers directly. The Dispatch reported that the proposal would recruit employers to areas near SkyTrain stations and industrial areas such as United Boulevard.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab), Tri-Cities Dispatch · Rosalinda Thorleifson enters race for Coquitlam council, by Patrick Penner, August 19, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Hold developers to office space near every SkyTrain station**Business · Own promise
Her platform says she will hold developers to consistent office space near every SkyTrain station.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Set clear targets, sectors and timelines in the City's Economic Development Strategy**Business · Own promise
Her platform says she will push the City's Economic Development Strategy to set clear targets, sectors and timelines so residents can track progress.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Recruit engineering, clean energy and technology firms with investor data packages and QNet fibre**Business · Own promise
Her platform says she will build investor-ready data packages for site selectors, market QNet fibre, recruit engineering, architecture, clean energy and tech firms through direct outreach, and check in regularly with existing employers.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**A Coquitlam data residency policy modelled on Toronto's, and pressure on senior governments to protect Canadian data**City services · Own promise
Her platform, under Canadian Technology, Canadian Control, says she will champion a Coquitlam data residency policy modelled after Toronto's and push the Province and the federal government to protect Canadian data. The Dispatch reported the commitment to keep Canadian data stored in Canada.
> “Champion a Coquitlam data residency policy, modeled after Toronto's”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab), Tri-Cities Dispatch · Rosalinda Thorleifson enters race for Coquitlam council, by Patrick Penner, August 19, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**City technology contracts that favour BC and Canadian companies first**City services · Own promise
Her platform says she will advocate for City technology contracts to prioritize BC and Canadian companies first.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Get the City ahead of AI's impact on local jobs**Business · Own promise
Her platform says she will call on the City to get ahead of AI's impact on local jobs. She told the Dispatch the groundwork should start now on attracting jobs in industry and entrepreneurship, to make Coquitlam more resilient as AI and other changes affect jobs.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab), Tri-Cities Dispatch · Coquitlam council candidates answer your questions, October 13, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Push the Province for wildfire prevention funding and plant fire-resistant trees in buffer zones**Environment · Own promise
Her platform, under Protecting Coquitlam's Green Spaces, says she will push the Province for real wildfire prevention funding and plant fire-resistant trees like aspens in wildfire buffer zones across Coquitlam. The Dispatch reported the pledge at her launch.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab), Tri-Cities Dispatch · Rosalinda Thorleifson enters race for Coquitlam council, by Patrick Penner, August 19, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Stewardship of Pinecone Burke Park for the next generation**Parks and recreation · Own promise
Her platform says she will pursue smart stewardship of Pinecone Burke Park for the next generation, and her VoteMate biography repeats it.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab), VoteMate · Rosalinda Thorleifson, independent for Coquitlam Council, 2026 BC Local Elections (the biography and platform she gave) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Protect the tree canopy and green space, tighten tree cutting and raise fines for removing older trees**Environment · Own promise
Her platform says she will protect the urban tree canopy and neighbourhood green space. She told the Dispatch the City should tighten how many trees can be cut and raise the fines for removing older trees, because house flippers clear every tree and pay minimal fines.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab), Tri-Cities Dispatch · Coquitlam council candidates answer your questions, October 13, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Fix stormwater, creeks and contaminated sites, and test the water for chemicals**Environment · Own promise
Her platform says she will fix stormwater, creeks and contaminated sites before they are a crisis. She told the Dispatch the City needs better testing of what chemicals are in its water.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab), Tri-Cities Dispatch · Coquitlam council candidates answer your questions, October 13, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Keep data centres away from Coquitlam's drinking water supply**Environment · Own promise
Her platform says she will keep data centres away from Coquitlam's drinking water supply.
> “Keep data centres away from Coquitlam's drinking water supply”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Better street lighting near parks, trails and transit stops, and safer sidewalks, trails and roads**Public safety · Own promise
Her platform, under Safety You Can Actually Feel, says she will advocate for better street lighting near parks, trails and transit stops and champion safer sidewalks, trails and roadways. The Dispatch reported the street lighting pledge at her launch.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab), Tri-Cities Dispatch · Rosalinda Thorleifson enters race for Coquitlam council, by Patrick Penner, August 19, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Outreach and mental health response paired with policing**Public safety · Own promise
Her platform says she will call for outreach and mental health response paired with policing.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Fund bylaw officers to act on vandalism and harassment**Public safety · Own promise
Her platform says she will fund bylaw officers who crack down on vandalism and harassment.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Press the Province for funding that matches Coquitlam's needs and against cuts to shelter and outreach services**Taxes and spending · Own promise
Her platform, under Fighting for Coquitlam, says she will demand funding that matches what Coquitlam needs, because the Province passes on expenses that property taxes pick up. The Dispatch reported that she would advocate against provincial funding cuts to shelter and outreach services, and she told the Dispatch a City report counted $37.6 million in costs downloaded onto Coquitlam from 2021 to 2024.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab), Tri-Cities Dispatch · Rosalinda Thorleifson enters race for Coquitlam council, by Patrick Penner, August 19, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Tri-Cities Dispatch · Coquitlam council candidates answer your questions, October 13, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Push for real support on mental health services**Health · Own promise
Her platform says she will push for real support on mental health services, and her VoteMate biography names real mental health support under safety.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab), VoteMate · Rosalinda Thorleifson, independent for Coquitlam Council, 2026 BC Local Elections (the biography and platform she gave) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**A mix of low-barrier and high-barrier shelters for the homeless**Housing · Own promise
Her platform says she will advocate for a mix of low barrier and high barrier shelters for the homeless. She told the Dispatch the city needs more shelter space.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab), Tri-Cities Dispatch · Coquitlam council candidates answer your questions, October 13, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Expand BC's internationally trained doctor program to Coquitlam and cut red tape for new clinics**Health · Own promise
Her platform says she will push to expand BC's internationally-trained doctor program to Coquitlam so residents can get a family doctor, and on VoteMate adds cutting red tape for new clinics.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab), VoteMate · Rosalinda Thorleifson, independent for Coquitlam Council, 2026 BC Local Elections (the biography and platform she gave) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Champion arts, festivals and multicultural events, and back breweries, venues and events**Arts and culture · Own promise
Her platform says she will champion arts, festivals and multicultural events that bring neighbourhoods together and back the breweries, venues and events that give Coquitlam a night out.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Bring residents into decisions early and keep her decisions and donors open to the public**City services · Own promise
Her platform, under A Council That Listens, says she will bring residents into the conversation early, show up in every neighbourhood, act on repeated traffic and parking complaints, and keep her decisions and donors fully open to the public. The Dispatch reported her call for greater transparency and more chances for residents to be heard.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab), Tri-Cities Dispatch · Rosalinda Thorleifson enters race for Coquitlam council, by Patrick Penner, August 19, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Public notice, consultation and neighbourhood meetings before major street and traffic changes**Transportation · Own promise
Her platform, under Streets and Neighbourhoods That Work For You, says she will push for public notice and real consultation before major changes, explain the reason behind every traffic redesign, champion neighbourhood meetings before construction starts, and match road and parking changes to how neighbourhoods use their streets.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Better bus service where SkyTrain does not reach, with more stops and more frequent service**Transportation · Own promise
Her platform says she will advocate for better bus service in neighbourhoods SkyTrain does not reach. She told the Dispatch council should push TransLink for more bus stops and more frequent service.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab), Tri-Cities Dispatch · Coquitlam council candidates answer your questions, October 13, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Shared parking in dense neighbourhoods, and wider roads and connectors**Transportation · Own promise
Her platform says she will explore shared parking solutions in dense neighbourhoods to ease street overflow. She told the Dispatch the City should look at widening roads, adding connectors and shared parking for busy neighbourhoods.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) (opens in a new tab), Tri-Cities Dispatch · Coquitlam council candidates answer your questions, October 13, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Work to reduce tax increases as much as possible by diversifying the economy**Taxes and spending · Own promise
She told the Dispatch the 2026 increase of 3.37 per cent was too high for people already struggling with the cost of living, that a stronger corporate tax base built through local jobs means less pressure on residents, and that she would work to reduce tax increases as much as possible.
> “I would work to reduce tax increases as much as possible.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Tri-Cities Dispatch · Coquitlam council candidates answer your questions, October 13, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Read the full position
She told the Dispatch that core infrastructure such as roads and parking should be council's daily focus.
[Tri-Cities Dispatch · Rosalinda Thorleifson enters race for Coquitlam council, by Patrick Penner, August 19, 2026 ](https://tricitiesdispatch.com/thorleifson-coquitlam-election-2026/)
03
### A fast-track permit stream and plain-language budgets
Her platform's Smart Investments in Growth section promises a fast-track permit stream modelled on Surrey and Toronto, plain-language budgets, multi-storey buildings on industrial land and flood protection funding for United Boulevard.
[Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) ](https://www.rosalindaforcouncil.ca/)
04
### Coquitlam Works: recruit employers near SkyTrain and on United Boulevard
Her platform promises a dedicated economic development team to recruit employers, office space near every SkyTrain station, an Economic Development Strategy with targets and timelines, and direct outreach to engineering, clean energy and technology firms, to ease the property tax burden.
Read the full position
The Dispatch reported that the proposal aims to diversify the city's economy and ease pressure on residential property taxes.
[Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) ](https://www.rosalindaforcouncil.ca/)
05
### Canadian technology, Canadian control
Her platform promises a Coquitlam data residency policy modelled on Toronto's, City technology contracts that favour BC and Canadian companies first, and pressure on the Province and the federal government to protect Canadian data.
[Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) ](https://www.rosalindaforcouncil.ca/)
06
### Green spaces, wildfire buffers and drinking water
Her platform promises to push the Province for wildfire prevention funding, plant fire-resistant trees in buffer zones, steward Pinecone Burke Park, protect the tree canopy, fix stormwater, creeks and contaminated sites, and keep data centres away from the drinking water supply.
Read the full position
She told the Dispatch the City should tighten how many trees can be cut and raise the fines for removing older trees.
[Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) ](https://www.rosalindaforcouncil.ca/)
07
### Street lighting, safer streets and mental health response with police
Her platform promises better street lighting near parks, trails and transit stops, safer sidewalks and roads, outreach and mental health response paired with policing, and bylaw officers against vandalism and harassment.
[Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) ](https://www.rosalindaforcouncil.ca/)
08
### Provincial funding for shelters, mental health and family doctors
Her platform promises to press the Province for funding that matches Coquitlam's needs, mental health services, a mix of low-barrier and high-barrier shelters, and an expansion of BC's internationally trained doctor program to Coquitlam.
Read the full position
The Dispatch reported that she would advocate against provincial cuts to shelter and outreach services that she argues have shifted costs onto property taxpayers.
[Tri-Cities Dispatch · Rosalinda Thorleifson enters race for Coquitlam council, by Patrick Penner, August 19, 2026 ](https://tricitiesdispatch.com/thorleifson-coquitlam-election-2026/)
09
### A council that consults residents before it decides
Her platform's last two sections promise to bring residents into decisions early, keep her decisions and donors open to the public, give public notice and consultation before major street changes, better bus service where SkyTrain does not reach, and shared parking in dense neighbourhoods.
[Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) ](https://www.rosalindaforcouncil.ca/)
Research status
## What voche.me has checked
Researched on 2026-10-30 through the seven search steps listed below: the City's declaration, results per tabulator and voting-night release, her campaign site (one page holding the platform, the about section and the volunteer and donate sections), her VoteMate page, and reporting by Freshet News and the Tri-Cities Dispatch.
Her campaign's account of her degree, her jobs, her family's business and her strata council role is the campaign's own and was not checked with the university, the companies or the strata. Her Facebook and Instagram accounts were not read, because both show only a login page to scripts. Freshet News published no candidate profile for her in its Candidates section. She has held no public office, so there is no council record to read.
03 / Background
## Experience & community
By her own account
### Marketing manager, North America, WISI America
On VoteMate she wrote that this was her most recent role, after more than 15 years in marketing and growth leadership at large companies and Canadian technology startups. The Dispatch reported her background in marketing and business growth as her campaign described it. voche.me has not checked this with the company.
[VoteMate · Rosalinda Thorleifson, independent for Coquitlam Council, 2026 BC Local Elections (the biography and platform she gave)](https://votemate.org/bc2026/candidates/13616?riding=799)
By her own account
### President of her strata council
The Dispatch reported that, according to her campaign, she has served as president of her strata council, with budgeting, infrastructure planning and long-term reserve planning.
[Tri-Cities Dispatch · Rosalinda Thorleifson enters race for Coquitlam council, by Patrick Penner, August 19, 2026](https://tricitiesdispatch.com/thorleifson-coquitlam-election-2026/)
04 / Questions & answers
## Questions for the candidate
Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
No questions and answers have been supplied.
### Have your own question?
Ask Rosalinda Thorleifson directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one.
05 / About this page
## Questions about this page
Facts voche.me can state about Rosalinda Thorleifson's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
How did Rosalinda Thorleifson do in the 2026 Coquitlam municipal election?
Rosalinda Thorleifson was elected Councillor with 9,836 votes, 7th of 20 in the official count. The City of Coquitlam published the count, and every candidate's total is on the results page.
Is this an official page for Rosalinda Thorleifson?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Rosalinda Thorleifson's own campaign.
Does Rosalinda Thorleifson currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Rosalinda Thorleifson.
How many sources does this Rosalinda Thorleifson profile cite?
This profile lists 11 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Rosalinda Thorleifson's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Rosalinda Thorleifson in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When was the election Rosalinda Thorleifson ran in?
The 2026 Coquitlam municipal election, including the Councillor race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions
## Space for campaign updates
### No campaign updates yet
Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added.
## Sources & transparency
- [City of Coquitlam · Declaration of Official Election Results, October 21, 2026 ](https://www.coquitlam.ca/DocumentCenter/View/20767/Declaration-of-Official-Election-Results)Checked October 30, 2026
- [City of Coquitlam · Results per Tabulator, 2026 General Local Election, October 21, 2026 ](https://www.coquitlam.ca/DocumentCenter/View/20771)Checked October 30, 2026
- [City of Coquitlam · Unofficial Election Results: Coquitlam Mayor, City Councillors and School Trustees, October 17, 2026 ](https://www.coquitlam.ca/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=2066)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Rosalinda Thorleifson campaign · Rosalinda for Coquitlam City Council (home, platform and about) ](https://www.rosalindaforcouncil.ca/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [VoteMate · Rosalinda Thorleifson, independent for Coquitlam Council, 2026 BC Local Elections (the biography and platform she gave) ](https://votemate.org/bc2026/candidates/13616?riding=799)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Freshet News · Thorleifson sets sights on Coquitlam council, by Janis Cleugh, August 17, 2026 ](https://www.freshetnews.ca/thorleifson-sets-sights-on-coquitlam-council/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Tri-Cities Dispatch · Rosalinda Thorleifson enters race for Coquitlam council, by Patrick Penner, August 19, 2026 ](https://tricitiesdispatch.com/thorleifson-coquitlam-election-2026/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Tri-Cities Dispatch · Three candidates vying to be Coquitlam's next mayor, by Jeremy Shepherd, September 13, 2026 ](https://tricitiesdispatch.com/three-candidates-vying-to-be-coquitlams-next-mayor/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Tri-Cities Dispatch · Coquitlam council candidates answer your questions, October 13, 2026 ](https://tricitiesdispatch.com/coquitlam-council-candidates-answer-your-questions/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Tri-Cities Dispatch · Hodge, Lurbiecki and West win, by Jeremy Shepherd, October 18, 2026 ](https://tricitiesdispatch.com/hodge-lurbiecki-west-win/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Freshet News · Hodge clinches mayor's chair, incumbents re-elected, by Janis Cleugh, October 18, 2026 ](https://www.freshetnews.ca/hodge-clinches-mayors-seat-incumbents-re-elected/)Checked October 30, 2026
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