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Six former NDP cabinet ministers are projected to lose their seats to Conservative challengers in B.C.’s snap election, as of early Sunday morning.
Jagrup Brar in Surrey-Fleetwood, who was minister of mining and critical minerals, is projected to lose to Garry Purewal.
In Surrey-Newton, Jessie Sunner, formerly minister of post-secondary education and future skills, is projected to lose to Harj Dhaliwal.
In the Tri-Cities, there are projected losses for Rick Glumac of Port Moody-Burquitlam, who was minister of state for artificial intelligence and new technologies, and Jodie Wickens of Coquitlam-Burke Mountain, who was minister of children and family development.
Anne Kang, former minister of tourism, arts and sport who was first elected in Burnaby Centre in 2017, is projected to lose to Joshua Domnich.
Terry Yung of Vancouver-Yaletown, former minister of state for community safety and integrated services, is projected to lose to Margareta Dovgal.
There were still two races early Sunday in which former cabinet ministers were running that CBC News had not yet projected.
The races have not been called in Mike Farnworth’s riding of Port Coquitlam — he was minister of social development and economic security — or in the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows riding of Lisa Beare, who was minister of education and child care.
Fifteen former cabinet ministers are projected to keep their seats.
Some former cabinet ministers decided not to run in the snap election, including former health minister Ravi Kahlon, former minister of emergency management Kelly Greene, and former agriculture minister Lana Popham.