B.C. Greens nominate replacement for outgoing MLA Adam Olsen in what is their most promising riding
In and of itself, that is not particularly noteworthy as a provincial news item; with an election happening on or before Oct. 19, candidates are surfacing across British Columbia on a regular basis.
He will represent the party in Saanich North and the Islands, following the footsteps of Adam Olsen. Olsen announced in June that he won't be seeking re-election for personal reasons. He had first won the riding in 2017 on his way to becoming one of B.C.'s most prominent MLAs. Botterell, who currently lives on Pender Island after having lived in Sidney and North Saanich, won the nomination last week ahead of Stuart McKinnon and Amy Haysom.
For governing New Democrats, it represents a chance to reclaim a riding and tighten their control of Greater Victoria. For the opposition parties on the right side of the political spectrum, it represents a chance to make inroads in the region, as the riding has had a history of electing right-of-centre candidates on both the federal and provincial level prior to Greens securing both the federal and provincial seat for the area.
He added that Olsen must have drawn voters with a history of having voted for New Democrats and Conservatives based on his margins of victory. B.C Greens Leader Sonia Furstenau has switched her candidacy from Cowichan Valley north of Greater Victoria to Victoria Beacon-Hill in the heart of the capital, a seat currently held by provincial cabinet minister Grace Lore. Cammy Lockwood is running for the B.C. Greens. Lockwood is facing John Koury of the Conservatives, Debra Toporowski of the New Democrats and Jon Coleman of B.C. United.
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