Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola Conservative MP Dan Albas says he will be running in the next federal election.

He made the announcement on his Facebook account.

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Albas thanked Ashton for his years of service, first as a Penticton councillor and mayor, and then as an MLA with the BC Liberal Party, now the BC United Party.

Albas served under Ashton as a city councillor and later shared an office with him in Summerland when he became an MP.

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Albas also thanked West Kelowna MLA Ben Stewart, who is retiring from provincial politics this fall.

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The next federal election is scheduled for October 2025.

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