2023 Langford-Juan de Fuca provincial by-election
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A by-election was held in the provincial riding of Langford-Juan de Fuca in British Columbia on June 24, 2023, to elect a new member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia following the resignation of NDP Premier of British Columbia John Horgan. Advance voting was held June 16 to 21.[1]
The by-election was held on the same day as one in Vancouver-Mount Pleasant.[2]
Constituency
The seat is named after the city of Langford and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The seat also contains the Highlands district and Sooke.
Representation
The seat has been held by the British Columbia New Democratic Party for most of its history,[3] having voted NDP in every election since 1979 except for the 2001 Liberal landslide.
On February 9, 2023, Horgan announced that he would resign as MLA that March and retire from politics.[4]
Candidates
- Camille Currie (Green), founder and president of BC Health Care Matters[5]
- Mike Harris (Conservative), real estate agent[6]
- Elena Lawson (United), autism advocate[7]
- Ravi Parmar (New Democrat), Sooke School District chair[8]
- Tyson Riel Strandlund (Communist), non-profit regional director[9]
Results
NDP candidate Ravi Parmar was elected MLA with a substantial majority but a reduced vote share compared to former premier John Horgan's performance in 2020.
The Conservative Party candidate placed second, ahead of the Green Party and the major centre-right party, BC United, which had recently re-branded itself from the BC Liberal Party. The Conservative candidate ran on a platform highlighting local issues like lowering taxes and advocating for a light rail line.[10] A Conservative candidate had not run in Langford-Juan de Fuca or its predecessor ridings since the 2001 election.
| British Columbia provincial by-election, Langford-Juan de Fuca: June 24, 2023: Langford-Juan de Fuca | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Ravi Parmar | 7,279 | 53.39 | −14.51 | $78,396.75 | |||
| Conservative | Mike Harris | 2,702 | 19.82 | $17,138.90 | ||||
| Green | Camille Currie | 2,405 | 17.64 | +0.97 | $81,173.80 | |||
| BC United | Elena Lawson | 1,173 | 8.60 | −6.35 | $76,104.28 | |||
| Communist | Tyson Riel Strandlund | 74 | 0.54 | +0.05 | $361.96 | |||
| Total valid votes | 13,663 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 4 | |||||||
| Turnout | 26.22 | −29.13 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 52,019 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | −17.20 | ||||||
