All four major federal parties have now picked candidates.
All four major federal parties have now put forward candidates in the Aug. 31 byelection for the North Vancouver-Capilano seat in the House of Commons.
The NDP announced Friday that longtime activist and organizer Stephen Tweedale had won a contested nomination.
In a release, the party said Tweedale is running to deliver solutions that will bring down the cost of living and offer a progressive alternative to policies that have “put corporate greed, wars and climate destruction ahead of communities.”
Tweedale said he is specifically looking to bring back voters who are living with a case of “buyers’ remorse” after supporting the Liberals in the last election.
“In this moment, we are each other’s hope,” Tweedale said in the release. “We can change things when we show up for each other, get organized, and work together. I want to grow our support beyond our past successes by proving to the cynical, hopeless, and the discouraged that there is a better alternative.”
Tweedale has been a North Vancouver resident for more than 25 years. In that time, he has served on the local riding association’s executive, organized campaigns and worked as a constituency staffer for North Vancouver-Seymour NDP MLA Susie Chant.
“Stephen is a dedicated grassroots organizer who deeply understands the needs of residents on the North Shore,” said NDP Leader Avi Lewis in the release. “He has spent years bringing people together and helping build our ground game in this riding. I’m thrilled to welcome him as a candidate and to support his campaign.”
The Conservatives, meanwhile, are running Stephen Curran, a lawyer and their candidate from the 2025 race. The Liberals are looking to hold seat previously occupied by Jonathan Wilkinson with Braeden Caley, former deputy chief of staff to Prime Minister Mark Carney. And the Greens have nominated environmental scientist Shelley Luce, who has worked with the Sierra Club as well as other non-profit organizations focused on environmental issues.