Voters in the Langford-Juan de Fuca provincial riding have their last chance to vote in the byelection for the seat on Saturday.
Most voting locations are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to cast a ballot. There are 12 voting locations across the riding and all except for the district electoral office, which closes at 4 p.m., are open until 8.
The seat was left vacant after John Horgan, the former premier, resigned from the seat.
There are five candidates vying for the seat:
- Ravi Parmar, BC NDP
- Mike Harris, Conservative Party of BC
- Camilly Currie, BC Green Party
- Elena Lawson, BC United (formerly known as the British Columbia Liberal Party)
- Tyson Riel Strandlund, Communist Party of BC
READ MORE ABOUT THE CANDIDATES HERE: A closer look at the candidates running for the Langford-Juan de Fuca byelection
WATCH: Rob Shaw hosts four candidates in Langford-Juan de Fuca byelection debate
Advanced voting for the riding took place from June 16 to 21, where 6,805 people cast a ballot. This is over double the turnout in the Vancouver-Mount Pleasant riding, which is also holding a byelection today.
Cabinet minister Melanie Mark announced her departure from the legislature in February, saying her time in politics took a “significant personal toll.”
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Horgan had held the Langford riding since 2005, while Mark was first elected in 2016.
-With files from the Canadian Press
Laura Brougham
