SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia's Liberal Party has retained a seat in the riding of Surrey South following a byelection to replace a longtime member of the legislature.
Elenore Sturko, a soon-to-be former RCMP sergeant, won more than half the votes to take over for ex-Liberal cabinet minister Stephanie Cadieux, who resigned in April to become Canada's first chief accessibility officer.
Numbers from Elections BC show Sturko claimed 52 per cent of the votes, with Greaves getting 30 per cent of the support in a riding where candidates for three other parties trailed far behind. Sturko says health care was the top concern for residents while business owners are worried about transit issues and labour shortages in the community where she's had a first-hand glimpse at issues related to the overdose crisis.
Issues related to the NDP's promise of a second hospital to be built in the Cloverdale area of Surrey starting next year have also been contentious in the community because the plan put forward so far is"inadequate" due to the lack of a maternity ward in one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, Sturko said
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