NDP nomination candidates from left: Fred Statham, Lauren Semple, Maeve O’Byrne and Bob Chamberlin. (Submitted)
NDP members in Nanaimo-Ladysmith will gather on Saturday, March 30th to choose a candidate for the upcoming byelection in the riding.
A nomination meeting is being held in the Shaw Auditorium at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre in Nanaimo.
Doors open for registration at 1 pm and close at 2 pm.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Trudeau called the byelection for Monday, May 6th.
The seat has been vacant since early January when NDP MP Sheila Malcolmson resigned to run for a seat in the BC legislature. She is now the BC NDP MLA for Nanaimo.
The approved candidates include Lauren Semple, Chief Bob Chamberlin, Fred Statham and Maeve O’Byrne.
Michelle Corfield is the Liberal candidate, John Hirst won the Conservative Party nomination, Paul Manly is running again for the Green Party, and Jennifer Clarke will represent the People’s Party.
Ben O'Hara
