Even though we're still waiting on the final results, BC *will* have its first black MLA in the Legislature in 50 years!

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

Even though we're still waiting on the final results, BC *will* have its first black MLA in the Legislature in 50 years! NDP candidate George Anderson was elected in Nanaimo-Lantzville.
He is a former City Councillor in Nanaimo.

I've been trolling around at the results looking for representation from First Nations. I'll post what I find but I thought this was noteworthy.
#bcpoli #representation #canpoli

https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/local-news/ndp-candidates-win-nanaimo-gabriola-and-nanaimo-lantzville-7598835?utm_source=alberni%20valley%20news&utm_campaign=alberni%20valley%20news%3A%20outbound&utm_medium=referral

[carkner@historians.social]

@chris on the news on election night they interviewed his dad and he was fretting about his son's victory but called him a "Dynamic child" thinking as a parent not as a spokesperson I think

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

@carkner aw. poor dad! Worried about his son! I think he was treated very poorly on social media when he was on council so I can understand the concern. Big respect to Mr. Anderson for running provincially!

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@chris I'm thinking that Emery Barnes served as MLA until 1996.

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

@http ah! I did not remember him (that was before my political “awakening"

Perhaps the article was referring to the first new *elected into* the Legislature since Barnes was elected in the 1970s!