A familiar face rejoins the Opposition side of the legislature Tuesday as Liberal Ben Stewart takes his seat after winning the Kelowna West by-election two weeks ago.
Although Stewart is B.C.’s newest MLA, he’s no political newbie, having represented the riding from 2009 to 2013 and serving in several cabinet posts.
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He stepped aside shortly after the 2013 provincial election so then-Liberal leader and premier Christy Clark could have a safe riding to run in, after losing her Vancouver-area seat.
Stewart ran again after Clark resigned last summer and easily won the Feb. 14 byelection, capturing 56 per cent of the vote.
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