The Cariboo-Chilcotin will have a new MLA after the October 2021 provincial election.
Elected MLA for Cariboo-Chilcotin in 2009 and re-elected in 2013 and 2017, Donna Barnett announced Thursday she will not be running in the next provincial election.
“I want to thank my family, my friends, constituents, colleagues, and many volunteers who have supported me since I first ran to become a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Serving as the MLA for the Cariboo-Chilcotin has been both an honour and a privilege,” Barnett said in a statement. “I have enjoyed working with and for the wonderful constituents whom I serve.”
Barnett said she will continue to serve as MLA until the election.
“We together have accomplished much, through many challenges, struggles and strife, but the resiliency of our people makes the Cariboo-Chilcotin a place we all call home,” she said.
Tonight @DonnaBarnett_BC let me know she’s not seeking re-election & I know I’m joining many across the province in thanking her for her relentless hard work to make B.C. the best place to live. (Luckily we’ve still got her & her Cariboo spirit until the next election is called!) pic.twitter.com/Ou60lEKa91
— Andrew Wilkinson (@Wilkinson4BC) January 31, 2020
– With files from Rebecca Dyok, MyCaribooNow.com