B.C. Liberal leader Kevin Falcon hopes to gain a seat in legislature through byelection

VANCOUVER – Voters in an upscale Vancouver neighbourhood will head to the polls today in a byelection that could put the new leader of the British Columbia Liberals back in the province's legislature.

Kevin Falcon, a former cabinet minister who took the helm of the Opposition party in February, is hoping to represent Vancouver-Quilchena in Victoria.

Former Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson, who won the riding with 56 per cent of the vote in 2020, resigned the seat to clear a way for Falcon to sit in the legislature.

NDP candidate Jeanette Ashe, a political scientist who's married to Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart, says her campaign has focused on reminding voters that Falcon was a minister when the government made deep spending cuts that still affect the province.

Three other candidates are also running in today's byelection: Wendy Hayko of the B.C. Green Party, Dallas Brodie for the Conservatives and Libertarian Sandra Filosof-Schipper.

Elections BC says preliminary results should come in shortly after the polls close at 8 p.m. because electronic tabulators are being used to count the ballots for the first time in a B.C. provincial election.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 30, 2022.

Carli Berry

Carli Berry has been telling stories in the Okanagan for the past three years and after finding her footing in the newspaper industry, joined the Infonews team in January 2020. Recipient of the 2019 MA Murray award for feature writing, Carli is passionate about stories that involve housing, business and the environment. Born on Vancouver Island, she is happy to say Okanagan Lake reminds, her slightly, of the ocean. Carli can be reached at (250) 864-7494 or email cberry@infonews.ca.

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