The federal election has been called for Monday, April 28, a chance for local residents to decide who represents them in Parliament.
Federal ridings have been amended since the last federal election.
Aldergrove is now part of the Abbotsford-South 91原创 riding, while North Aldergrove and the Glen Valley area are now part of the new 91原创 Township-Fraser Heights riding. The Cloverdale-91原创 City riding is the only one of three 91原创 ridings that didn鈥檛 experience significant boundary changes.
The NDP鈥檚 Holly Isaac is running in 91原创 Township-Fraser Heights. Incumbent MP Tako van Popta is the Conservative candidate. Alex Joehl is the Libertarian candidate, while Justin Cawker is running for the People鈥檚 Party of Canada. And, Debora Soutar is the Green Party of Canada candidate for that riding.
Sukhman Singh Gill is the Conservative candidate in Abbotsford-South 91原创. The NDP candidate is Dharmasena Yakandawela. Carlos Suarez Rubio is the People鈥檚 Party of Canada candidate.
The Cloverdale-91原创 City riding has Vanessa Sharma running for the NDP, while incumbent MP Tamara Jansen (just elected in a by-election in December) is the Conservative candidate. Jim McMurtry is the People鈥檚 Party candidate. The Green candidate is Daniel Davis.
Currently there were no Liberal candidates in local ridings.
Advance polls are Friday to Monday, April 18 to 21. There are also opportunities to obtain special voting ballots which can be mailed in or taken to an Elections Canada polling station.