Midterm elections today in BC rides formerly held by former NDP Prime Minister, Minister
LANGFORD, BC — Voters in two British Columbia constituencies formerly represented by a former New Democrat prime minister and an NDP cabinet minister will vote today in separate by-elections.
Voting is held on southern Vancouver Island in Langford-Juan de Fuca and in the riding of Vancouver-Mount Pleasant.
Both positions have been vacant since late March following the departures from the legislature of former Prime Minister John Horgan and Cabinet Secretary Melanie Mark.
Horgan has raced at Langford since 2005, while Mark was first elected in 2016.
prof. Hamish Telford, a political expert at Fraser Valley University, says he expects the NDP to retain the two seats, but the fight for second place between the Greens and BC United could be used as a political gauge for both opposition parties .
Telford says the presence of Conservative candidates in each ride could also gauge the county’s political mood ahead of the 2024 general election.
This report from The Canadian Press was first published on June 24, 2023.
