Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that a by-election will be held on Dec. 16 in the Cloverdale-Langley federal seat in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland.
This comes less than six months after former Liberal MP John Aldag, who served as a Liberal MP from 2015 to 2019 and from 2021 to May, resigned to run for the B.C. NDP in the provincial election. is.
Mr. Alderg was defeated in the Langley-Abbotsford election by BC Conservative candidate Herman Bang, who received just under 34 per cent of the vote. final result It was released last week.
This is the 11th by-election for the federal seat since the 2021 federal election.
The City of Cloverdale-Langley serves the region of Surrey, British Columbia, and the entire City of Langley. The 2021 census found that there are approximately 130,000 residents there.
Cloverdale-Langley’s election campaign has been close in the past two elections, with Alderg losing to the Federal Conservatives by less than 1,500 votes in 2019, and by around 1,650 votes in 2021. won.
The Liberal Party announced it would nominate candidates for the seat Sunday night.
Trudeau’s party recently suffered humiliating defeats in by-elections, including in previously safe Liberal seats in Montreal and Toronto.
The federal Conservative Party is hoping to return to power with former parliamentary candidate Tamara Jansen, who held the seat from 2019 to 2021.
Elections Canada has announced four early voting days from Dec. 6 to Dec. 9 at designated polling locations in the Cloverdale-Langley municipal area. Registered voters can also vote at: Canadian Elections Office From now until December 10th.
To vote by mail, voters must apply by 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time on December 10th and return their ballot by mail or in person to Elections Canada by the December 16th poll deadline. There is.
