Suzanne Anton to seek B.C .Liberal nomination in Vancouver-Quilchena

VICTORIA – Former Vancouver city councillor Suzanne Anton will seek the B.C. Liberal Party nomination in the riding of Vancouver-Quilchena, she announced this morning.

“Having spent many years helping make our city a better place, I am excited to be able to focus on representing my own neighbourhood of Vancouver-Quilchena, where I brought up my three children and have lived for the last 21 years,” Anton said in a news release.

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The announcement puts Anton up against Andrew Wilkinson, who is also vying for the nomination in Vancouver-Quilchena.

A former president of the B.C. Liberal Party, Wilkinson is a medical doctor, practising lawyer and Rhodes Scholar.

He announced his candidacy earlier this month.

Vancouver-Quilchena is held by Colin Hansen, who has announced he will not run again in 2013.