Several civic politicians running as MLA candidates
Posted April 23, 2013 7:11 pm.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Civic politics seems to be the starting point for several MLA candidates, but if those politicians are successful it could cost taxpayers, forcing by-elections especially in the Lower Mainland.
If the candidate in your riding is elected as an MLA, they could choose to hold on to both seats but that’s not very common.
“We would be forecasting an election for October of this year if one of the candidates were successful, so we’d only have one by-election so it doesn’t matter how many of the three are successful,” says Angila Bains with the Corporation of Delta.
Approximate by-election costs
Delta- $180,000
Councillors Sylvia Bishop and Scott Hamilton are running as an NDP and Liberal respectively in Delta-North
Councillor Bruce McDonald is running as a Liberal in Delta-South
Surrey- $500,000 to 750,000
Councillor Marvin Hunt is running as a Liberal in Surrey-Panorama
Abbotsford- $300,00 to $350,000
Councillor Moe Gill is running as an Independent in Abbotsford-West
Councillor Simon Gibson is running as a Liberal in Abbotsford-Mission
Langley- $40,000
Mayor Peter Fassbender is running as a Liberal in Surrey-Fleetwood
