Jagrup Brar held 性视界传媒-Fleetwood for the NDP on Saturday night.
Three candidates campaigned to win votes in the riding, where New Democrat has been the MLA since 2009.
This time around, Brar was challenged by Conservative Party candidate Avtar Gill and B.C. Green hopeful Tim Binnema.
The race for the riding was won at around 11:15 p.m., with Brar earning 48.24 per cent of votes to Gill's 45.28, with just a few votes to count.
By the end of the night, Brar had 9,574 votes and Gill had garnered 8,988.
"I want to say thank-you to the people of 性视界传媒-Fleetwood and the people of 性视界传媒," Brar told NDP supporters at Dhaliwal Banquet Hall in 性视界传媒.
"It is truly an honour to represent the people of Surrrey-Fleetwood in the legislature and in the community, and I'm excited to get back to work, you know, tomorrow, so thanks once again."
Brar was first voted into office during a byelection in 性视界传媒-Panorama Ridge in 2004, winning the riding again in the 2005 B.C. general election before shifting his focus to the Fleetwood riding in 2009.
During the election campaign, Brar said he knows that life is getting expensive for families in 性视界传媒. "That鈥檚 why I鈥檝e been working to make life more affordable," he said. "As part of the BC NDP government, I helped to eliminate the unfair bridge tolls, saving families thousands of dollars. I advocated to lower car insurance and build more affordable homes to help young families. Now we鈥檙e also building a new Skytrain line and making our community safer."
A first-time political candidate, Gill, the president and CEO of Scott Road Insurance Services, said he demonstrated "exceptional business acumen and leadership skills" to be MLA in the riding.
With Fleetwood now a hotbed for construction activity due to the future arrival of SkyTrain line and stations, voters in the riding will look to the B.C. government to help manage the resulting growth.
Fraser Highway cuts through the middle of 性视界传媒-Fleetwood, a 15-square-kilometre riding with a population of 60,668.
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