Voters in two British Columbia constituencies previously represented by a former New Democrat premier and an NDP cabinet minister will cast ballots in separate byelections today.
The votes are being held on southern Vancouver Island in Langford-Juan de Fuca and in the riding of Vancouver-Mount Pleasant.
Both ridings have been vacant since late March, following the departures from the legislature of former premier John Horgan and cabinet minister Melanie Mark.
Horgan had held the Langford riding since 2005, while Mark was first elected in 2016.
Prof. Hamish Telford, a political expert at the University of the Fraser Valley, says he expects the NDP to retain the two seats, but the battle for second
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