Byelection date for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant, Langford-Juan de Fuca set
Posted May 27, 2023 11:27 am.
The date for byelections in Vancouver-Mount Pleasant and Langford-Juan de Fuca has been announced.
Final voting day for both electoral districts will be June 24, according to a news release.
Premier David Eby says residents in the constituencies are in urgent need of representation.
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The Langford riding was held by former premier John Horgan before he retired earlier this year and, before leaving her seat in March, former New Democrat cabinet minister Melanie Mark represented Vancouver-Mount Pleasant, which includes part of that city’s Downtown Eastside neighbourhood.
The BC NDP, BC United, and the BC Green Party are each running candidates.
In Vancouver-Mount Pleasant, the NDP has named Joan Phillip as its candidate. Phillip is a respected Indigenous leader and is married to Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, President of the BC Union of Indian Chiefs.
BC United is running Jackie Lee, an entrepreneur and “active community leader.” The Greens have yet to announce a candidate.
Eby said Friday he wanted the two new MLAs to be elected before the legislature resumes sitting in early October.
Eby visited the Langford-Juan de Fuca riding earlier this week, walking along the community’s main street in a campaign-style stop at local shops with New Democrat candidate Ravi Parmar.
With files from Cole Schisler and Hana Mae Nassar
