Re-elected school trustee of Coquitlam on October 17, 2026, with 12,684 votes, second of nine trustee candidates, 20 months after winning a by-election for the seat. The Board of Education's vice-chair and an X-ray technologist, she ran with no elector organization on supports and specialized staff for every student, more schools and classrooms for a growing district, and sharing the reasons behind board decisions with families.
Rosey Manhas was re-elected to the Board of Education of School District No. 43 on October 17, 2026, with 12,684 votes in the City's official count, declared by the Chief Election Officer on October 21, second of nine candidates for Coquitlam's four seats. The City's results print no elector organization for any candidate, and VoteMate lists her as an independent. The Tri-Cities Dispatch reported that she won the February 22, 2025 by-election for the seat Jennifer Blatherwick left with 696 of 1,189 votes, and the School District's trustee page lists her as the Board's vice-chair. Freshet News reported that she announced her run for a full term on June 12, 2026, with endorsements from the New Westminster and District Labour Council, the president of DPAC 43 and Councillor Teri Towner. In Freshet News's questionnaire she promised to keep advocating for adequate supports and specialized staff for students with extra needs, said AI should support teachers without replacing human connection, and said the board should share the reasons behind its decisions with families. Her campaign site says she will advocate for more schools and classrooms for the district's growing student population.
Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page
Tracked since October 18, 2026. Every change of status links to the vote, motion or report behind it.
In Freshet News's questionnaire she said she will continue advocating for adequate supports, specialized staff, accessible learning environments and meaningful collaboration with families, so every student can participate, learn and succeed in a way that recognizes their strengths and needs.
“I will continue advocating for adequate supports, specialized staff, accessible learning environments and meaningful collaboration with families.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Freshet News · Rosey Manhas, Coquitlam school board candidate, September 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Her campaign site's about page says that with the district's growing student population it is essential to advocate for the expansion of schools and classrooms to meet the needs of every child, and that she understands the need for more space after taking part in the development of Burke Mountain's schools. The Dispatch's roundup of September 24, 2026 reported the same pledge.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Rosey Manhas campaign · About Rosey Manhas (opens in a new tab), Tri-Cities Dispatch · Meet the school trustee candidates in Coquitlam, by Jeremy Shepherd, September 24, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
In Freshet News's questionnaire she said senior leadership hiring needs to be thorough, fair and transparent, looking at what the district needs, attracting strong candidates and considering their experience and ability to work with others.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Freshet News · Rosey Manhas, Coquitlam school board candidate, September 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
In Freshet News's questionnaire she said AI can support learning, help teachers meet different needs, improve accessibility and reduce administrative work, and should support teachers and students while keeping the human connection in learning, and that students must understand how to use it responsibly, ethically and effectively.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Freshet News · Rosey Manhas, Coquitlam school board candidate, September 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Rosey Manhas was re-elected to the Board of Education of School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) on October 17, 2026. The City of Coquitlam's official count gives her 12,684 votes, second of the nine candidates for Coquitlam's four trustee seats, and the City's Chief Election Officer declared her elected on October 21, 2026. Craig Woods, first, had 15,763 votes and Candace Knoll, third, 10,599. The City's results print no elector organization for any candidate, and VoteMate lists her as an independent. The Dispatch reported that Coquitlam voters returned the three incumbents, Woods, Manhas and Chuck Denison, and that four new trustees joined the nine-member board.
The Dispatch reported on February 23, 2025 that she was set to win the by-election of February 22, 2025 for the seat left by Jennifer Blatherwick, who had been elected MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville, with 696 of the 1,189 votes cast, more than four times the count of the next candidate, and that she was then president of the District Parent Advisory Council. The School District's trustee page lists her as vice-chair of the Board and says she has served as PAC chair, DPAC vice-president and DPAC president, volunteers with youth soccer and the Coquitlam Foundation's grants committee, and has worked as a medical radiation technologist for more than 25 years. Freshet News's candidate profile prints her occupation as X-ray technologist in interventional radiology and her years in Coquitlam as 17; her campaign site says she has lived on Burke Mountain for 15 years. voche.me has not checked her career with her employer.
The Board's minutes record her motions in 2026. On February 10, 2026 she moved that the new school at 3390 and 3400 David Avenue be named Burke Mountain Secondary, and moved the adoption of the amended annual budget bylaw. On April 28, 2026 she moved approval of the consent agenda, moved that the 2026/27 Five Year Capital Plan Bylaw be given all three readings and adopted, and seconded the second reading of the 2026/27 Annual Budget Bylaw of $523,792,819. On June 16, 2026 she seconded the motions to approve the Directions 2030 plan and the 2027/2028 Five Year Minor Capital Plan. Every motion she moved passed unanimously.
Freshet News reported on June 19, 2026 that she told the paper on June 12 she would seek a full term, and quoted her release: "This experience has deepened my understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing our schools, and I have grown both personally and professionally in this role." The paper reported endorsements from the New Westminster and District Labour Council, Jamie Manchester, the president of DPAC 43, and Councillor Teri Towner, and on September 16 listed her among the labour council's endorsed candidates. Her campaign site's endorsements page adds Mayor Richard Stewart and Blatherwick.
In Freshet News's candidate profile of September 30, 2026 she named her priority as every student feeling seen and supported, said she would keep advocating for adequate supports, specialized staff, accessible learning environments and collaboration with families for students with extra needs, said AI can support learning and reduce administrative work but should not replace human connection, and said the board should share the reasons behind its decisions and be open about challenges. She said the hiring of senior leadership must be thorough, fair and transparent. Her campaign site's about page says she will advocate for the expansion of schools and classrooms to meet the needs of a growing student population, after taking part in the development of Burke Mountain's schools.
Her campaign site's home page now carries her thanks after the vote and her Facebook posts; its Updates page holds only the Facebook feed. On election night, Freshet News reported, the three incumbents retained their positions and were joined by Candace Knoll, who ran against Manhas in the 2025 by-election.
The Dispatch's roundup of September 24, 2026 quoted her campaign on the need to advocate for the expansion of schools and classrooms, and reported that new before- and after-school care spaces were a key part of her 2025 platform.
Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform.
She told Freshet News she would keep advocating for adequate supports, specialized staff, accessible learning environments and meaningful collaboration with families, so every student can take part, learn and succeed.
Freshet News · Rosey Manhas, Coquitlam school board candidate, September 30, 2026Her campaign site says it is essential to advocate for the expansion of schools and classrooms to meet the needs of every child as the student population grows, after her part in the development of Burke Mountain's schools.
The Board's minutes of February 10, 2026 record her motion naming Burke Mountain Secondary.
She told Freshet News that communication is key, that the board should share with families the reasons behind its decisions and be open about challenges, and that senior leadership hiring must be thorough, fair and transparent.
Freshet News · Rosey Manhas, Coquitlam school board candidate, September 30, 2026She told Freshet News that AI can support learning, help teachers meet different needs and reduce administrative work, but should not replace the human connection in learning, and that students must learn to use it responsibly and ethically.
Freshet News · Rosey Manhas, Coquitlam school board candidate, September 30, 2026Researched on 2026-10-30 through the seven search steps listed below: the City's declaration, results per tabulator and voting-night release, every page in the menu of her campaign site (home, About, Updates, Endorsements, Contact, Get Involved, Donate), her VoteMate page, the School District's trustee page, the Board's minutes of February 10, April 28 and June 16, 2026, and reporting by Freshet News and the Tri-Cities Dispatch, including the Dispatch's roundup of the nine trustee candidates of September 24, 2026.
Her campaign site has no platform page, and her VoteMate page holds no promises, so her pledges for this term come from the Freshet News questionnaire and her about page. The pledges she made in the February 2025 by-election, which the Dispatch reported, were for the term that ended in November 2026 and are not counted as 2026 promises. Her account of her career and her volunteer roles is her own; the School District's page repeats it, and voche.me has not checked it with her employer or those bodies. Her Facebook page shows only a login page to scripts; the posts shown on her campaign site's home page were read there. The Tri-City News archive on vancouverisawesome.com answers 403 to scripts, so its 2025 by-election reports were not read.
The Dispatch reported that she won the by-election of February 22, 2025 with 696 of 1,189 votes. The School District's trustee page lists her as vice-chair. The Board's minutes of February 10, 2026 record her motion naming Burke Mountain Secondary, and its minutes of April 28, 2026 record her motion to adopt the 2026/27 Five Year Capital Plan Bylaw.
Tri-Cities Dispatch · Rosey Manhas poised to win school board seat, by Jeremy Shepherd, February 23, 2025The Dispatch reported in February 2025 that she was the current president of the District Parent Advisory Council. The School District's page says she served as PAC chair, DPAC vice-president and then DPAC president.
Tri-Cities Dispatch · Rosey Manhas poised to win school board seat, by Jeremy Shepherd, February 23, 2025Freshet News's candidate profile prints her occupation in her own words, and the School District's page says she has worked as a medical radiation technologist for more than 25 years. voche.me has not checked this with her employer.
Freshet News · Rosey Manhas, Coquitlam school board candidate, September 30, 2026Proposed 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.
Ask Rosey Manhas directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one.
Facts voche.me can state about Rosey Manhas's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Rosey Manhas was elected School Trustee with 12,684 votes, 2nd of 9 in the official count. The City of Coquitlam published the count, and every candidate's total is on the results page.
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Rosey Manhas's own campaign.
Yes. Rosey Manhas currently serves as Trustee and vice-chair, Board of Education of School District No. 43 (Coquitlam).
This profile lists 19 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Rosey Manhas 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.
The 2026 Coquitlam municipal election, including the School Trustee race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added.
Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. Read our editorial standards.
Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information.
