A by-election was held on June 24, 2023, to elect a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) to represent Vancouver-Mount Pleasant in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia following the resignation of New Democratic MLA Melanie Mark.
The by-election was held on the same day as one in Langford-Juan de Fuca.
Background New Democratic MLA Melanie Mark was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in a 2016 by-election and was re-elected in the 2017 and 2020 provincial elections. She was the first First Nations woman to serve in the British Columbia legislature and the first to serve as a cabinet minister.
On February 22, 2023, Mark announced that she would resign as an MLA and cabinet minister and retire from provincial politics, citing the personal toll of her time in office. Her resignation took effect on April 14, 2023.
On May 27, 2023, Premier David Eby called the by-election for June 24, 2023, alongside a by-election in Langford-Juan de Fuca.
Constituency
Located in Vancouver, the district comprises the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood and the eastern parts of Downtown Vancouver, including Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside.
Candidates
Kimball Cariou (Communist), leader of the Communist Party; previously the Communist candidate in Vancouver-Hastings during the 2020 provincial election Wendy Hayko (Green), emergency management expert; previously the Green candidate in Vancouver-Quilchena during the April 2022 provincial by-election Jackie Lee (United), businessman Karin Litzcke (Conservative), education advocate; previously the People's Party candidate in Vancouver East during the 2021 Canadian federal election and the Libertarian candidate in Vancouver-Kingsway during the 2020 provincial election Joan Phillip (New Democratic), Indigenous leader; previously the NDP candidate in Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola during the 2021 Canadian federal election
Result
Previous result
References
See also
List of British Columbia by-elections