By Eric Bourque
THE VANGUARD
NovaNewsNow.com
Representatives of the three main political parties say people have expressed interest in running for them in the provincial byelection that will be held in Yarmouth.
As of last week, however, none of them had set a date for a nomination meeting.
Yarmouth’s seat in the Nova Scotia legislature was left vacant after the recent resignation of Progressive Conservative MLA Richard Hurlburt.
A date for a byelection to fill the seat has yet to be announced.
Local party reps were contacted last week about where they are in the process of choosing a candidate for the byelection.
“People have expressed interest (in seeking the candidacy), multiple people, absolutely, and we’ll have a nomination meeting at some point,” said Trevor Cunningham, president of the Progressive Conservative riding association in Yarmouth.
Colin Fraser, acting president of Yarmouth’s Liberal riding association, said a date for a nomination meeting for the Liberals would be announced very shortly.
“It appears as though we’re going to have several candidates interested in the nomination, which is certainly good for our party,” he said.
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As for the New Democratic Party, a local spokesman for the NDP said they too have some prospective candidates coming forward.
“There are a couple of people who have expressed an interest in running,” said Brian Noble, president of the NDP’s Yarmouth riding association.
Like the PCs and Liberals, the NDP had yet to schedule a nomination meeting.
John Percy, leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia, said they are looking for a candidate for Yarmouth and hope to have a nomination meeting very soon.
Speaking by email, he said, “If we do not find a local candidate in time, I will step into the fray and accept the nomination.”
Hurlburt, who announced his resignation Feb. 9, had been Yarmouth’s MLA since first being elected to the legislature in 1999.
He succeeded the NDP’s John Deveau, who had won the seat in 1998.
