The Tri-Cities sent two new faces to the legislature last spring.
Port Moody voters elected the NDP’s Rick Glumac, who defeated BC Liberal MLA Linda Reimer in Port Moody, while in Coquitlam-Burke Mountain the Liberals’ Joan Isaacs defeated NDP incumbent Jodie Wickens. Glumac’s victory triggered a civic byelection after he gave up his seat on Port Moody council.
Meanwhile, the NDP’s Mike Farnworth easily won re-election in Port Coquitlam, earning his sixth term, while fellow party-member Selina Robinson won her second term in Coquitlam-Maillardville.
The shakeup in the Tri-Cities came as the rest of the province voted for a minority government following gains made by the NDP in the Metro Vancouver suburbs.
After months of negotiations, the Liberals were eventually bounced out of office after 16 years in power in favour of an NDP and Green coalition.
On July 18, Premier Jon Horgan became the 36th premier of British Columbia following his swearing in ceremony.
