New candidates announced for new-look Nanaimo & Oceanside provincial ridings
NANAIMO — New lines are drawn and a slate of new candidates, along with some familiar faces, are already lining up vying for a seat in the legislature for this fall’s provincial election.
The 2024 provincial election is scheduled for Oct. 19, and despite there still being roughly six months remaining before the vote, several candidates from presently opposition parties are making their intensions known.
The B.C. Conservative Party, led by Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad, announced a series of candidates for the three mid-Island ridings of Nanaimo-Gabriola Island, Nanaimo-Lantzville and Ladysmith-Oceanside.
Former Chilliwack NDP MLA Gwen O’Mahony wil run in the the newly-created Nanaimo-Lantzville riding, which includes the northern half of Nanaimo to Snaw-Naw-As First Nation.