The Oct. 19 election in British Columbia will feature new electoral districts that increase the number of seats in the legislature from 87 to 93. Here is a look at some of the new seats:
Vancouver
The biggest change in Vancouver is the creation of three seats from an area largely covered by Vancouver-False Creek and Vancouver-Fairview in the last election. The new ridings are Vancouver-Yaletown, Vancouver-South Granville and Vancouver-Little Mountain.
The NDP took both previous seats in 2020, with Economic Development Minister Brenda Bailey now standing in Vancouver-South Granville. Bailey’s current seat, Vancouver-False Creek, was won by the BC Liberals, now BC United, in 2009, 2013 and 2017. The other incumbent, Environment Minister George Heyman in Vancouver-Fairview, will not run.
The candidate list for the three new seats are littered with familiar names in Vancouver municipal politics. The NDP is represented by Coun. Christine Boyle in Vancouver-Little Mountain, while the …