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Today is by-election day for Vancouver-Quilchena district

Residents in the Vancouver-Quilchena riding are heading to the polls in a by-election today (Saturday).

The residents of that area will be voting for a new MLA.

The previous MLA for the area was former BC Liberals Leader Andrew Wilkinson.

In the 2020 Provincial Election, Wilkinson won the riding with 56.04% of the vote in the riding.

Wilkinson stepped down as the leader of the BC Liberals in November 2020.

The candidates vying for the spot today are:

  • Jeannette Ashe, NDP
  • Dallas Brodie, Conservative
  • Kevin Falcon, BC Liberals (Party Leader)
  • Sandra Filosof-Schipper, Libertarian
  • Wendy Hayko, BC Greens

Voting will run until 8:00 p.m..

 

 

 

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Darin Bain
Darin Bain
Darin is a news reporter for Vista Radio's Prince George stations. His career started in the Cariboo in 2020, working as a News Reporter in both 100 Mile House and Williams Lake before making the move to Prince George in late 2021.

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