(Elections Canada photo)

(Elections Canada photo)

Polls close in Tofino and Ucluelet in Canada’s 2019 federal election

Which party will be chosen to form the next government?

The polls have closed on the West Coast and across B.C. and the country expects to see a new federal government named Monday night as the votes in Canada’s 2019 general election begin being tallied.

The main parties vying for the 338 seats in the House of Commons are Justin Trudeau’s Liberals, Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives, Jagmeet Singh’s New Democrats, and Elizabeth May’s Greens. The People’s Party of Canada, under former high-profile Tory Maxime Bernier, is running for the first time.

Polls were open in Tofino and Ucluelet from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Check out our website and Facebook page for full coverage of the results as they come in.

Who is running in Courtenay-Alberni?

Barbara Biley: Marxist-Leninist Party

Gord Johns: NDP

Jonah Gowans: Liberal

Byron Horner: Conservative

Sean Wood: Green Party

READ MORE: Courtenay-Alberni candidate videos

READ MORE: WATCH: Four out of five Courtenay-Alberni MP candidates speak at public forum in Tofino

READ MORE: Courtenay-Alberni candidates address seniors issues

For all of our stories on the 2019 federal election, click here.

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