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The Canadian Press
VICTORIA — The new leader of the B.C. Liberal party says his predecessor is resigning his seat in Vancouver to give him a chance to run in a byelection.
Kevin Falcon was elected party leader on Saturday and said his plan was to quickly seek a seat in the house.
He says Andrew Wilkinson has decided to resign his seat in Vancouver-Quilchena.
The NDP government has six months to call a byelection.
Falcon won the leadership on the fifth ballot in a field of seven candidates.
The 59-year-old former cabinet minister held a seat in Surrey from 2001 until he left politics in 2012.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 7, 2022.