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Port Coquitlam MLA acclaimed for May 9 election

The BC NDP named its fourth and final party candidate for the Tri-Cities this past weekend.
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Port Coquitlam NDP MLA Mike Farnworth

The BC NDP named its fourth and final party candidate for the Tri-Cities this past weekend.

Last Saturday, Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth — a veteran politician who is the NDP's caucus house leader and justice critic — was acclaimed as the riding contender in the May 9 provincial race.

Farnworth told the packed room at the PoCo Legion that the governing BC Liberals under Premier Christy Clark have made the province unaffordable, citing the high ICBC rates and MSP premiums. "It’s time for a government that champions the things people care about," he told his crowd.

First elected in 1991 as the MLA for Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain, Farnworth was voted in again the 1996, 2005 and 2009 contests.

BC NDP Leader John Horgan, who was not at Saturday's nomination meeting, praised Farnworth in a press release. "Mike Farnworth has worked hard for his community and for people across BC," he stated. "He has what it takes to help build a better BC."

BC Liberal and BC Green party challengers have yet to be named for PoCo; the Greens also have not announced their candidate in the Port Moody-Coquitlam riding, currently held by BC Liberal MLA Linda Reimer.

jcleugh@tricitynews.com