He's not my MP, but the story was big around here. He was one of the more popular MP out this way.
As you can see the people voted for him in a big way with his former party getting only 4340 votes.
Chuck Cadman NA 15088
Jim Karpoff NDP 8317
Dan Sheel LIB 5413
Jasbir Singh Cheema CON 4340
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Cadman Will Run As Independent
Constituents Upset Over Nomination Process
Ottawa:
Chuck Cadman, two-term MP for the BC riding of Surrey North, declared today that he will seek re-election as an independent candidate. His decision comes a month after losing his party's nomination to a Vancouverite who joined the party in January and is virtually unknown to Surrey residents.
"Before anyone suggests otherwise, I want to emphatically state that my decision has absolutely nothing to do with any dissention on my part with respect to Stephen Harper, my Caucus colleagues or the Party - because there simply is none. This is not about dissent or differences of opinion," says Cadman. "I have assured Mr. Harper of that.
Hundreds of constituents, as well as many others from across BC and elsewhere in Canada, have contacted Cadman to express their outrage over the manner in which the Conservative Party nomination in Surrey North was, in their view, usurped. They are furious that a Vancouver resident with no connection to, or knowledge of Surrey secured the nomination by swamping the local riding association with more than 1,500 instant members, all signed up in a few weeks prior to the cut-off date.
"I have repeated what I have been told - that the rules, as they are, were apparently followed. But I still can't go anywhere in this city without people complaining to me that the process is seriously flawed and must be changed. In response, I developed and introduced a private member's bill to address their concerns but folks have made it abundantly clear to me that they want to see my name on the ballot. I have pondered this decision for weeks. I do not make it lightly as I am aware of the ramifications. However, I feel an obligation to the constituents of Surrey North who first elected me in 1997 with nearly 50% of the vote and returned me in 2000 with 56% - they want me to do this," concludes Cadman who points out that candidate selection controversies have been evident in all parties at all levels across the country
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