A by-election was held in the federal riding of Cloverdale—Langley City in British Columbia, Canada on December 16, 2024, following the resignation of incumbent Liberal MP John Aldag. It was won by former MP Tamara Jansen by a hefty margin, flipping the seat for the Conservatives. This was the third seat lost in a by-election in one year for the Liberals.[1]
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Background
editThe riding of Cloverdale—Langley City was vacated on May 31, 2024, upon the resignation of Liberal MP John Aldag to run for the BC NDP in Langley-Abbotsford in the 2024 British Columbia general election.[2]
Due to the Canada Post strike, Elections Canada did not provide voter information cards for the by-election.[3]
The by-election came at a time of waning popularity for the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.[4] Furthermore, it was held amidst the fallout caused by the resignation of Chrystia Freeland, Canada's Minister of Finance and deputy Prime Minister, which occurred on the same day.[5]
Constituency
editCloverdale—Langley City is a suburban riding in the Lower Mainland outside Vancouver.[6] It covers the Cloverdale area of Surrey as well as the entire City of Langley,[7] and a small part of Langley Township.
The seat has changed hands three times in the previous three federal elections between Liberal John Aldag and Conservative Tamara Jansen.[8]
Candidates
editFormer MP Tamara Jansen, who defeated Aldag in 2019 before losing a rematch in 2021 was the Conservative candidate.[9] She won the nomination on October 21, 2024.[10]
The Liberal candidate was small business owner Madison Fleischer.[11] Fleischer faced controversy during the campaign from the local Waceya Métis Society for being unable to provide evidence substantiating her claims of Métis heritage.[12]
The NDP candidate was Vanessa Sharma, who is Equity Vice President at the Canadian Labour Congress.[13] Pat McCutcheon was the Green candidate.[14] Running for the People's Party of Canada (PPC) was Ian Kennedy, who was the candidate for the party in 2021 and 2019.[15] The Libertarian candidate was Alex Joehl, who is the leader of the Libertarian Party of British Columbia.[16]
Nominations closed on November 25, 2024.[17]
On November 10, 2024, the writ for the by-election was issued. The by-election was held on December 16, 2024.[18]
Results
edit| Canadian federal by-election, December 16, 2024: Cloverdale—Langley City Resignation of John Aldag | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Tamara Jansen | 9,931 | 66.30 | +30.20 | ||||
| Liberal | Madison Fleischer | 2,401 | 16.03 | -23.18 | ||||
| New Democratic | Vanessa Sharma | 1,875 | 12.52 | -7.36 | ||||
| Green | Patrick McCutcheon | 580 | 3.87 | - | ||||
| People's | Ian Kennedy | 133 | 0.89 | -3.93 | ||||
| Libertarian | Alex Joehl | 59 | 0.39 | - | ||||
| Total valid votes | 14,979 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 14,979 | 16.27 | -44.58 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 92,061 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +26.69 | ||||||
2021 result
edit| 2021 Canadian federal election: Cloverdale—Langley City | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | John Aldag | 20,877 | 39.21 | +3.99 | $111,123.12 | |||
| Conservative | Tamara Jansen | 19,223 | 36.10 | -1.63 | $85,561.60 | |||
| New Democratic | Rajesh Jayaprakash | 10,587 | 19.88 | +0.94 | $13,177.92 | |||
| People's | Ian Kennedy | 2,563 | 4.81 | +3.14 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,250 | 99.06 | – | $116,950.48 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 508 | 0.94 | +0.20 | |||||
| Turnout | 53,758 | 60.85 | -3.70 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 88,348 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.81 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[19][20] | ||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/federal-byelection-cloverdale-langley-city-1.7409872
- ^ Claxton, Matthew (May 17, 2024). "Liberal MP Aldag resigns to run for provincial NDP nomination". The Abbotsford News. Black Press Media. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Kulkarni, Akshay (December 2, 2024). "No voter information cards for upcoming B.C. byelection due to Canada Post strike". CBC News. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ The Canadian Press (December 16, 2024). "Byelection in Liberal B.C. riding of Cloverdale—Langley City is new test for Trudeau". CityNews Vancouver. Rogers Media. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
- ^ "B.C. byelection held as Trudeau government reels from Freeland's stunning resignation". CTV Vancouver. December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "Regional analysis: British Columbia | NATIONAL". www.national.ca. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Federal byelection called in B.C.'s Cloverdale-Langley City riding". CBC News. November 20, 2024.
- ^ "Canada election: B.C's Cloverdale – Langley City riding is one to watch | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Tamara Jansen". www.tamarajansen.ca. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ "Instagram".
- ^ Mall, posted by: Rattan (November 11, 2024). "Small business owner Madison Fleischer is Liberal candidate for Cloverdale–Langley City". Indo-Canadian Voice. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Waceya Métis Society Statement on Liberal Candidate's Métis Identity Claims - Waceya Metis Society". Archived from the original on November 27, 2024.
- ^ Mall, posted by: Rattan (November 14, 2024). "Vanessa Sharma is NDP candidate for Cloverdale-Langley City byelection". Indo-Canadian Voice. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Pat McCutcheon to run for Green Party in Cloverdale-Langley City". Cloverdale Reporter. November 18, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Cloverdale-Langley City". PPC Greater Vancouver Regional Association. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ "Meet Our Candidate Alex Joehl". Libertarian Party of Canada. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ^ "List of candidates".
- ^ "Federal byelection called in B.C.'s Cloverdale-Langley City riding". CBC News. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. November 29, 2024.