I ran in 2013 when we were behind a long ways and I think that it’s a different election. Ben lives in West Kelowna and has three children and five grandchildren. Hunter will be at home with her husband and mother watching the results come in, with members of her team on a Zoom call. Liberals' Ben Stewart wins Kelowna-West byelection, CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. Elections BC is reporting Peter Milobar has a strong lead so far tonight. NDP finished second with 3,197 votes, followed by the Green Party's Robert Stupka in third with 1,727. Matt Badura of the Libertarian party won 162 votes (2.77 per cent). Mr. Stewart previously served as Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Community and Rural Development (Municipal Affairs) and Minister of Citizens' Services. Russell has stated that he has ideas similar to the Greens, but that he decided to seek an independent seat so there's no pressure to conform to any one party. Find out more about how we use your information in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. As of 10:20 p.m., on Oct. 24, Stewart said he is happy to be re-elected, but was hoping for a better result provincially for the Liberals. Aside from Milobar, no one in this riding has run for provincial office before. Ben Stewart was elected MLA for Westside-Kelowna in 2009 and 2013. The list below is the final list of candidates for each electoral district.. Thomson spent 11 years in office before announcing he would not run again last year. Clark resigned as MLA for Kelowna-West on Aug. 4, just over a month after Premier John Horgan was sworn in. (Photo - Phil McLachlan), Stewart said he did not expect the NDP government to win a majority. Hunter is in second with 35 per cent, more than 600 votes behind. This story will be updated with riding-specific results on Saturday night. Candidate nominations are now closed. In the last election, Milobar collected 12,001 votes and beat NDP candidate Barb Nederpel, Dan Hines of the Greens (who's now running in the Kamloops-South Thompson riding) and Communist Peter Kerek. Liberal Ben Stewart has easily won the Kelowna-West byelection, securing 7,692 votes, or just over 56 per cent of total votes cast. Ben Stewart was elected MLA for Westside-Kelowna in 2009 and 2013. Conservative Party received 898 votes ahead of Libertarian Kyle Geronazzo with 110. VOTES 2020: BC Liberal Ben Stewart re-elected as MLA in Kelowna West, “It’s exciting to be re-elected. That uncertainty leads to a lot of other issues such as domestic issues, homelessness. VOTES 2020 MAP: Provincial election results, riding by riding, Vernon Vipers fall to West Kelowna Warriors in shootout, Live events continue on North Okanagan stage. It’s going to be a very long, difficult winter for people this year. That's because he's getting married. That uncertainty leads to a lot of other issues such as domestic issues, homelessness. Stewart said he did not expect an NDP majority government going into tonight. Stewart won 2,737 out of 5,856 counted votes (46.74 per cent) with 67 of 113 polls reporting. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. We’re a long ways out of the woods. Stay up-to-date and in-the-know by subscribing to our newsletter. It's a full ballot in the Kamloops-North Thompson riding. He also served on the Regional District’s advisory planning commission and Westside governance committee. Brendan Kergin - Oct ... Stewart hopeful for win Kelowna-West - … Liberals have handily won the riding all five times it's been contested. Milobar is finishing his first term as MLA for the region, following in the footsteps of Terry Lake; both spent time as Kamloops mayor and councillor before moving to provincial politics (Lake for three years, Milobar for almost a decade). We and our partners will store and/or access information on your device through the use of cookies and similar technologies, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Spring Hawes of the NDP won 1,843 votes (31.47 per cent). The New Democrats have 41 seats along with the Greens who hold three. Giesbrecht has also dipped his toe into politics before; he ran in the municipal election at the same time as Hunter (more than 20 candidates ran for eight seats). Major media outlets have declared the NDP victorious with a majority.