Five things to know about the upcoming Nanaimo byelection

On Jan. 30 as many as 43,000 Nanaimo voters will take to the polls to elect a new MLA for Nanaimo, after longtime NDP MLA Leonard Krog vacated the seat in November to serve as mayor of the city.
Here are five things to know.
British Columbia NDP MLA Leonard Krog gives his speech after winning as Mayor for Nanaimo, B.C., following the municipal election, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018.Why it matters
B.C. is currently governed via a formal power-sharing agreement between the B.C. NDP and the B.C. Greens.