A look at the new districts in B.C.’s fall election as legislature grows to 93 seats

The Oct. 19 predetermination successful British Columbia volition diagnostic caller electoral districts that summation the fig of seats successful the legislature from 87 to 93. Here is simply a look astatine immoderate of the caller seats:

Vancouver

The biggest alteration successful Vancouver is the instauration of 3 seats from an country mostly covered by Vancouver-False Creek and Vancouver-Fairview successful the past election. The caller ridings are Vancouver-Yaletown, Vancouver-South Granville and Vancouver-Little Mountain.

The NDP took some erstwhile seats successful 2020, with Economic Development Minister Brenda Bailey present lasting successful Vancouver-South Granville. Bailey’s existent seat, Vancouver-False Creek, was won by the BC Liberals, present BC United, successful 2009, 2013 and 2017. The different incumbent, Environment Minister George Heyman successful Vancouver-Fairview, volition not run.

The campaigner database for the 3 caller seats are littered with acquainted names successful Vancouver municipal politics. The NDP is represented by Coun. Christine Boyle successful Vancouver-Little Mountain, portion the B.C. Conservatives are moving with erstwhile parkland committee commissioner and mayoral campaigner John Coupar. The Conservatives person besides named erstwhile councillor Melissa De Genova arsenic the campaigner successful Vancouver-Yaletown.

Burnaby/New Westminster

The area’s spot number rises from 5 to six, with Burnaby-New Westminster created from surrounding Burnaby-Edmonds, New Westminster and Burnaby-Lougheed. Borders were besides shuffled and each districts received caller names but Burnaby North.

The NDP took each 5 seats comfortably successful 2020 and the enactment has done good determination successful caller years. All but 1 of the incumbents, Burnaby-Lougheed’s Katrina Chen, are moving for re-election including Speaker Raj Chouhan and furniture ministers Jennifer Whiteside and Anne Kang.

Surrey

Surrey gains 1 seat, Surrey-Serpentine River, but besides sees drastic changes to its territory boundaries. Surrey-Green Timbers and Surrey-Whalley person been reorganized into 2 caller ridings, Surrey City Centre and Surrey North.

Surrey-Serpentine River was created from parts of adjacent districts, including Surrey-Cloverdale, Surrey-Panorama and Surrey-Fleetwood.

The NDP won 7 of 9 Surrey-area seats successful 2020, picking up Surrey-Cloverdale that had historically favoured the BC Liberals. Most incumbent NDP candidates are moving for re-election, but Surrey-Newton’s Harry Bains and Surrey-Whalley’s Bruce Ralston, some furniture ministers, volition not run.

Notable candidates see erstwhile Surrey politician Linda Hepner moving for the Conservatives successful Surrey-Serpentine River and high-profile BC United defector Elenore Sturko lasting arsenic a B.C. Conservative successful Surrey-Cloverdale.

Langley

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Langley saw its 2 seats successful the 2020 predetermination divided into 3 with the instauration of Langley-Willowbrook, Langley-Walnut Grove and Langley-Abbotsford.

The NDP scored a large triumph present successful 2020, winning some seats that had been held by the BC Liberals for decades. Both incumbents instrumentality and are joined by erstwhile national Liberal MP John Aldag who volition tally successful Langley-Abbotsford. He resigned from Parliament successful May to tally successful the provincial predetermination for the NDP.

Other candidates see Langley Township Coun. Misty vanPopta moving for the Conservatives successful Langley-Walnut Grove.

Langford

Greater Victoria’s further spot comes successful the suburb of Langford, wherever Langford-Highlands was carved retired mostly from Langford-Juan de Fuca, with the remainder of that territory renamed Juan de Fuca-Malahat for this fall’s election.

The country is considered an NDP stronghold, with Langford-Juan de Fuca held by erstwhile premier John Horgan from 2009 to 2023.

Kelowna

A caller electoral district, Kelowna Centre, was created from parts of 3 surrounding ridings: Kelowna-Mission, Kelowna West and Kelowna-Lake Country.

The second 2 person besides been renamed West Kelowna-Peachland and Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream to bespeak different bound changes.

The country was traditionally a stronghold for the BC Liberals, which won each 3 seats comfortably successful 2020. But nary of the incumbents are moving this year. The astir high-profile campaigner successful the 4 Kelowna-area seats is Gavin Dew, who’s moving for the B.C. Conservatives successful Kelowna-Mission. Dew ran for the enactment of the BC Liberals successful 2022.