{"id":126005,"date":"2024-10-20T04:04:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T04:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interior-news.com\/2024\/10\/20\/abbotsford-west-conservative-korky-neufeld-wins-seat\/"},"modified":"2024-10-20T04:04:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T04:04:08","slug":"abbotsford-west-conservative-korky-neufeld-wins-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interior-news.com\/2024\/10\/20\/abbotsford-west-conservative-korky-neufeld-wins-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Abbotsford West: Conservative Korky Neufeld wins seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Korky Neufeld has been proclaimed&nbsp;the new MLA for the&nbsp;Abbotsford West riding in Saturday&#39;s provincial election.<\/p>\n<p>Preliminary counts show Neufeld in the lead&nbsp;with 7,694&nbsp;votes, compared to 4,518&nbsp;votes for the NDP&#39;s Graeme Hutchison and 607&nbsp;votes for independent James Davison, with 15&nbsp;of 16 polls reported.<\/p>\n<p>The riding was previously held for 30 years by Mike de Jong (Liberals\/BC United), who announced in February that he was retiring from provincial politics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He then announced in April that he is&nbsp;seeking the federal Conservative nomination for the Abbotsford-South Langley riding being vacated by retiring long-time MP Ed Fast. The federal election is slated for October 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Neufeld is currently serving his fifth term as a trustee with the Abbotsford school district. He&nbsp;has previously run for a city council seat, including in a 2021 byelection when he placed second, losing to&nbsp;current councillor Dave Sidhu.<\/p>\n<p><em>More to come &#8230;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<em>&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abbynews.com\/local-news\/former-abbotsford-school-board-chair-to-run-in-provincial-election-7316887\">Former Abbotsford school board chair to run in provincial election<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abbynews.com\/local-news\/abbotsford-election-ridings-heres-what-the-candidates-have-to-say-7581574\">Abbotsford election ridings: Here&#39;s what the candidates have to say<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>School board trustee takes over riding previously held by Mike de 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