Liberal Candidates Announced for Upcoming Byelections

by Bobby NockAugust 1, 2019

The provincial Liberals have selected their candidates for the two seats left empty by the resignations of MLAs Alfie MacLeod and Eddie Orrell.

Sydney entrepreneur Marc Botte will represent the Grits in Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg.

And Regional Police officer Paul Ratchford will run for the Liberals in Northside-Westmount.

Ratchford will face provincial Department of Transportation worker Danny Laffin in the by-election.

He was acclaimed as the Progressive Conservative Candidate for Northside-Westmount on Tuesday.

MacLeod and Orrell stepped down to run for the Conservatives in this fall’s federal election.

The Premier’s Office says the by-elections will be called soon.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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