As the next provincial election gets closer, New Westminster MLA Judy Darcy said she’s focusing her efforts on issues raised by local constituents.
The next provincial election is set for May 9, 2017. School board trustee Jonina Campbell was recently confirmed as the Green party candidate in New Westminster.
“I am surprised, but people make their own political choices and their own political decisions,” Darcy told the Record. “I am just really focused on what I hear from residents in New Westminster every day, and that is if we are going to get changes in investment in public education, if we are going to get a real affordable housing strategy, if we are going to get real action on climate change and reduce wait lists in health care then we need to defeat the Christy Clark government. That’s going to take electing the NDP to do that. That’s what I hear from people in New Westminster about their priorities, and that’s what I’m focused on.”
Darcy was elected as New Westminster’s MLA in the 2013 provincial election. Some locals have speculated she’ll have some stiff competition now that she’ll be up against a high-profile candidate in Campbell.
“That’s up to the voters to decide,” she said. “I continue to be focused on the issues that matter, that people tell me that matter most to them in New Westminster. I hear from more people every day that they think our priority is defeating the Christy Clark government if we are going to have any real change in this province.”
The B.C. Liberals haven’t selected a candidate for the New Westminster riding.
Darcy topped the polls in the May 2013 election with 13,170 votes, followed by: Liberal Hector Bremner - 8,997; Green Terry Teather - 2,252; Conservative Paul Forseth - 1,318 votes; independent James Crosty – 1,038; and Libertarian Lewis Dahlby – 190 votes.
