Zoe Royer

Zoe Royer MP (born 1965 or 1966)^[1] is a Canadian politician from the Liberal Party of Canada. She was elected Member of Parliament for Port Moody—Coquitlam in the 2025 Canadian federal election.^[2] She served as a Port Moody city councillor for 11 years, and is a Trustee for SD43.

Zoe Royer MP
At a candidates' forum in 2025
Member of Parliament for Port Moody—Coquitlam
Incumbent
Assumed office April 28, 2025
Preceded by	Bonita Zarrillo
Personal details
Born	1965 or 1966 (age 59–60)
Political party	Liberal
Other political affiliations	New Democratic Party (former)
Website	zoeroyer.liberal.ca

She ran as the NDP candidate in Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam at the 2008 Canadian federal election.^[3]

Early life and career

Royer was born in Scotland, and moved to Canada as a baby. Her mother was a Physician, specializing in obstetrics and gynaecology, and her father was a geophysicist.^[4]

Royer is a former health care administrator.^[5] She founded, and was CEO of her own dentistry solutions company.^[3] In 2020, Royer founded a subscription company along with her two daughters, for monthly youth-oriented stories and recipes.^[6][7] The company appears to have become inactive in 2022.^[8] Royer is currently Strategic Growth Officer for Massive Canada Building Systems.^[9]

She is married to Gaëtan Royer,^[10] and has 2 daughters, Charlotte and Carola.^[7]

Political career

Royer first ran for election in Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam in the 2008 federal election, as a member of the New Democratic Party. She came in second, receiving 22.3% of the vote, losing to incumbent Conservative candidate James Moore. She also ran against Liberal candidate Ron McKinnon, both of whom now hold a seat in the House of Commons as of the 2025 federal election.

Royer was elected to the Port Moody city council in 2011. She served three terms, choosing not to run for re-election in 2022.^[11] Instead she announced a dual run for Coquitlam City Council and School District 43 (Coquitlam) board of education. She was successfully elected as an SD43 trustee, but lost her bid for city council.^[12][13]

In the 2025 Canadian federal election, Royer ran as the Liberal Party candidate in Port Moody—Coquitlam. She won, receiving 43.6% of the votes and unseating incumbent New Democratic Party candidate Bonita Zarrillo, who came in third.

During the campaign, Royer filed a complaint with the elections commissioner, alleging that Zarrillo’s campaign had spread polling misinformation and attempted to discredit SmartVoting.ca, a registered third party with Elections Canada.^[14]

Electoral record

v t e 2025 Canadian federal election: Port Moody—Coquitlam
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Zoe Royer	27,123	43.57	+14.09
	Conservative	Paul Lambert	25,127	40.37	+8.41
	New Democratic	Bonita Zarrillo	9,360	15.04	–20.00
	Green	Nash Milani	519	0.83	N/A
	Marxist–Leninist	Roland Verrier	117	0.19	+0.08
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			62,246	70.40
Eligible voters			88,418
	Liberal notional gain from New Democratic		Swing		+17.05
Source: Elections Canada[15][16]

v t e 2008 Canadian federal election: Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	James Moore	25,535	54.61%	+13.49%	$76,521.14
	New Democratic	Zoë Royer	10,418	22.28%	-0.78%	$14,957.53
	Liberal	Ron McKinnon	6,918	14.79%	-12.26%	$32,213.85
	Green	Rod Brindamour	3,568	7.63%	+4.29%	$2,240.25
	Libertarian	Lewis Dahlby	321	0.69%	+0.06%
Total valid votes			46,760
Total rejected ballots			168
Turnout			46,928	59.72%	-3.47%
	Conservative hold		Swing		+7.14