Westside-Kelowna By-election Candidates Confirmed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 22, 2013

VICTORIA – Nominations of candidates for the Westside-Kelowna by-election closed at 1 p.m. today.

There are eight candidates nominated as follows:

• BHANDARI (JB), Jag
  B.C. Vision
• CLARK, Christy
  BC Liberal Party
• GORDON, Carole
  BC NDP
• MARKS, John
  Independent
• SOCRATES, Silverado Brooks
  Independent
• UPSHAW, Sean
  BC Conservative Party
• VAN RYSWYK, Dayleen
  Independent
• ZEPIK, Korry
  Independent

“Westside-Kelowna voters can vote from now until General Voting Day” said Keith Archer, Chief Electoral Officer.  “If voters aren’t sure of where to vote I encourage them to contact us.”

B.C. voters have more ways to vote than anywhere else in Canada.  During the by-election, voters may vote:

• At the district electoral office from now until 4 p.m. on General Voting Day
• At any advance voting location in the electoral district, Wednesday, July 3 through Saturday, July 6, 2013 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• At any voting place in the electoral district on Wednesday, July 10, 2013, General Voting Day, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• By requesting a Vote by Mail package from the district electoral office or Elections BC

For more information and a complete list of advance and General Voting Day voting locations, visit the Elections BC website at elections.bc.ca.

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Contact:
Andrew Watson
Communications Coordinator
Elections BC
Phone: 250-952-6537
Email: Andrew.Watson@elections.bc.ca
Website: elections.bc.ca

Elections BC is a non-partisan Office of the Legislature responsible for the administration of the Election Act, Recall and Initiative Act, and conduct of referenda under the Referendum Act.