Voters in the provincial riding of Coquitlam-Burke Mountain will head to the polls on Tuesday, Feb. 2 to elect a new MLA.
The byelection was announced today (Tuesday) by Premier Christy Clark to fill the seat left when BC Liberal MLA Doug Horne resigned to run in the federal election for the Conservatives. He was unsuccessful in his bid to replace former Tory MP James Moore in the Oct. 19 federal election, losing to Liberal Ron McKinnon.
Clark also called a byelection for Feb. 2 in the riding of Vancouver-Mount Pleasant after NDP MLA Jenny Kwan won a federal post.
Running in Coquitlam-Burke Mountain — a riding considered a BC Liberal stronghold — are BC Liberal candidate Joan Isaacs, the NDP's Jodie Wickens and Joe Keithley for the Green Party of B.C.
The two byelections are also considered testing grounds as the parties prepare for the general election in May 2017.
For information on voting and registration, call Elections BC at 1-800-661-8683 or visit elections.bc.ca.
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