2024 Cloverdale—Langley City federal by-election

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Riding of Cloverdale—Langley City
Turnout| 16.27%  44.58 pp
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LPC

NDP

Candidate  | Tamara Jansen | Madison Fleischer  | Vanessa Sharma
Party  | Conservative | Liberal | New Democratic
Popular vote  |  9,931  | 2,401  | 1,875
Percentage  | 66.3% | 16.0%  | 12.5%
Swing  |  30.2 pp |  23.21 pp |  7.38 pp

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| MP before election

John Aldag
Liberal

| Elected MP

Tamara Jansen
Conservative

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A by-election is being held in the federal riding of Cloverdale—Langley City in British Columbia, Canada on December 16, 2024, following the resignation of incumbent Liberal MP John Aldag. It was won by former MP Tamara Jansen by a hefty margin, flipping the seat for the Conservatives. This was the third seat lost in a by-election in one year for the Liberals.[1]

## Background

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The riding of Cloverdale—Langley City was vacated on May 31, 2024, upon the resignation of Liberal MP John Aldag to run for the BC NDP in Langley-Abbotsford in the 2024 British Columbia general election.[2]

Due to the Canada Post strike, Elections Canada did not provide voter information cards for the by-election.[3]

The election was held amidst the fallout by the Resignation of Chrystia Freeland, Canada's deputy Prime Minister which occurred on the same day.[4]

## Constituency

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Cloverdale—Langley City is a suburban riding in the Lower Mainland outside Vancouver.[5] It covers the Cloverdale area of Surrey as well as the entire City of Langley,[6] and a small part of Langley Township.

The seat has changed hands three times in the previous three federal elections between Liberal John Aldag and Conservative Tamara Jansen.[7]

## Candidates

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Former MP Tamara Jansen, who defeated Aldag in 2019 before losing a rematch in 2021 will be the Conservative candidate.[8] She won the nomination on October 21, 2024.[9]

The Liberal candidate is small business owner Madison Fleischer.[10] Fleischer faced controversy during the campaign from the local Waceya Métis Society for being unable to provide evidence substantiating her claims of Métis heritage.[11]

The NDP candidate is Vanessa Sharma, who is Equity Vice President at the Canadian Labour Congress.[12] Pat McCutcheon is the Green candidate.[13] Running for the People's Party of Canada (PPC) is Ian Kennedy, who was the candidate for the party in 2021 and 2019.[14] The Libertarian candidate is Alex Joehl, who is the leader of the Libertarian Party of British Columbia.[15]

Nominations closed on November 25, 2024.[16]

On November 10, 2024, the writ for the by-election was issued. The by-election was held on December 16, 2024.[17]

## Results

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Canadian federal by-election, December 16, 2024: Cloverdale—Langley City
Resignation of John Aldag

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Conservative | Tamara Jansen | 9,931 | 66.30 | +30.20
| Liberal | Madison Fleischer | 2,401 | 16.02 | -23.19
| New Democratic | Vanessa Sharma | 1,875 | 12.52 | -7.36
| Green | Patrick McCutcheon | 580 | 3.87 | +3.87
| People's | Ian Kennedy | 133 | 0.89 | -3.92
| Libertarian | Alex Joehl | 59 | 0.39 | +0.39
Total valid votes  | 14,979 | 100
Total rejected ballots  | 0 | 0
Turnout  | 14,979 | 16.27
Eligible voters  | 96,061
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | \+

## 2021 result

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2021 Canadian federal election: Cloverdale—Langley City

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Liberal | John Aldag | 20,877 | 39.21 | +3.99 | $111,123.12
| Conservative | Tamara Jansen | 19,223 | 36.10 | -1.63 | $85,561.60
| New Democratic | Rajesh Jayaprakash | 10,587 | 19.88 | +0.94 | $13,177.92
| People's | Ian Kennedy | 2,563 | 4.81 | +3.14 | $0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit  | 53,250 | 99.06 | – | $116,950.48
Total rejected ballots  | 508 | 0.94 | +0.20
Turnout  | 53,758 | 60.85 | -3.70
Eligible voters  | 88,348
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.81
Source: Elections Canada[18][19]

## See also

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* By-elections to the 44th Canadian Parliament

## References

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1. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/federal-byelection-cloverdale-langley-city-1.7409872
2. ^ Claxton, Matthew (May 17, 2024). "Liberal MP Aldag resigns to run for provincial NDP nomination". The Abbotsford News. Black Press Media. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
3. ^ Kulkarni, Akshay (December 2, 2024). "No voter information cards for upcoming B.C. byelection due to Canada Post strike". CBC News. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
4. ^ "B.C. byelection held as Trudeau government reels from Freeland's stunning resignation". CTV Vancouver. December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
5. ^ "Regional analysis: British Columbia | NATIONAL". www.national.ca. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
6. ^ "Federal byelection called in B.C.'s Cloverdale-Langley City riding". CBC News. November 20, 2024.
7. ^ "Canada election: B.C's Cloverdale – Langley City riding is one to watch | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
8. ^ "Tamara Jansen". www.tamarajansen.ca. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
9. ^ "Instagram".
10. ^ Mall, posted by: Rattan (November 11, 2024). "Small business owner Madison Fleischer is Liberal candidate for Cloverdale–Langley City". Indo-Canadian Voice. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
11. ^ "Waceya Métis Society Statement on Liberal Candidate's Métis Identity Claims - Waceya Metis Society". Archived from the original on November 27, 2024.
12. ^ Mall, posted by: Rattan (November 14, 2024). "Vanessa Sharma is NDP candidate for Cloverdale-Langley City byelection". Indo-Canadian Voice. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
13. ^ "Pat McCutcheon to run for Green Party in Cloverdale-Langley City". Cloverdale Reporter. November 18, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
14. ^ "Cloverdale-Langley City". PPC Greater Vancouver Regional Association. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
15. ^ "Meet Our Candidate Alex Joehl". Libertarian Party of Canada. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
16. ^ https://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/Candidates/Print?L=e&ED=59007&EV=60&EV_TYPE=3&PROV=NB&QID=-1&PAGEID=17
17. ^ "Federal byelection called in B.C.'s Cloverdale-Langley City riding". CBC News. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
18. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
19. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. November 29, 2024.

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