Young candidates add youth-vote appeal to PG-Valemount riding

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Political Science Instructor at CNC, Chris Beach says younger candidates can help attract a higher voter turnout.

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“It really represents the potential to attract younger people to the election that maybe normally wouldn’t’ be interested, wouldn’t get involved, wouldn’t pay attention. In that sense, I think it’s a positive thing.

Especially in the COVID era of political elections, Beach says young candidates may have a level playing field with their older incumbents when it comes to campaigning.

“You would think just with their age that they would have an advantage in social media perhaps, attracting younger people. As we know, more and more older people are also becoming more social media savvy, so in that way, it might be a good way to attract people of all ages.”

While Mackenzie Kerr has experience from last year’s federal election under her belt, Parent is no stranger to the political scene, having been involved in a number of campaigns such as Natalie Fletcher in Prince George-Valemount and Bobby Deepak in Prince George-Mackenzie during the 2017 provincial election, as well as Heather Sapergia’s NDP campaign in last year’s federal election.

“All of those experiences, the more you’ve learned, the better you can represent people. But also, the more you hear from your constituents. That is my biggest priority is to ensure that those voices are heard fairly and appropriately.”

Last weekend, the BC Libertarian Party announced Sean Robson has been acclaimed as their candidate for the seat of Prince George-Valemount, rounding out the list of current candidates at this point ahead of the October 24th election.