NDP also won in Saturday’s other byelection, in Vancouver-Mount Pleasant.
Ravi Parmar is the new MLA for Langford-Juan de Fuca after winning Saturday’s byelection, holding onto former premier John Horgan’s seat for the NDP.
Parmar was elected with 53.35% of the vote in a five-candidate field. Horgan won in 2020 with 67.8% of the vote during the general election. Parmar said he hopes to address health care challenges, making sure the province is building more infrastructure and addressing cost of living issues. “He’s spent two years chairing the school board here in the fastest growing region on the Island and did an outstanding job there.Asked how he felt about not being a candidate this time, Horgan said with a smile, “It was weird to not vote for myself.”
Now that Parmar has been elected, he will have the opportunity to campaign again in just over one year’s time when the next provincial election is scheduled to take place, on Oct. 19, 2024.
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