‘Nail-biter’ result predicted in Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge as voters weigh international, hyper-local issues [Video]

Poll trackers show more than a half-dozen ridings in B.C. too close to call as voting day nears on April 28, with voters in places like the Fraser Valley saying their decision hinges on who can be the best local representative, but also part of a government that can best defend Canada.

“It’s going to be very close. I think it’s going to be a nail-biter, actually,” said James Dupont, a Maple Ridge resident. “I’m on the edge with the Liberals, but you know, I want something that works … I’m thinking Conservative.”

The urban and rural riding of Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge, with around 100,000 residents, has had both a Liberal and Conservative member of Parliament, and residents are carefully mulling their choice again this election.

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