Expert on Nanaimo-Ladysmith byelection

The following University of Victoria expert is available to media to discuss the election of Paul Manly in Monday’s Nanaimo-Ladysmith byelection, winning only the second Green Party seat in the House of Commons: 

Daniel Westlake (Dept. of Political Science) is an expert on Canadian political parties and electoral systems. He can discuss the results of the Nanaimo-Ladysmith byelection and the implications for the fall federal election. (dwestlake@uvic.ca)