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Vancouver councillor Elizabeth Ball is throwing her hat into the provincial politics ring, seeking to represent the B.C. Liberal party in one of Vancouver’s key ridings.

Ball, a three-time Vancouver councillor, announced Monday she will be seeking the Liberal party nomination for Vancouver-Fairview, a constituency currently held by NDP MLA George Heyman.

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“My family and I have lived in Vancouver-Fairview for many, many years, and we are so aware of the concerns and issues in the neighbourhood we love,” said Ball in a statement. “It would be an honour and a privilege to be able to represent my friends, neighbours and fellow residents in Victoria.”

Ball is a longtime champion of the arts, establishing the Carousel Theatre in 1972 and co-founding the Waterfront Theatre. She started serving as a city councillor in 2005, and as a small business owner, represented the business community and other groups on committees and boards.

The Vancouver-Fairview riding has swung back and forth between the NDP and the Liberals in recent elections. In 2005, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson won the seat for the NDP. He was replaced by the NDP’s Jenn McGinn in a byelection in 2008.

The riding went Liberal red in 2009 under Margaret MacDiarmid, before swinging back to the NDP in 2013 with Heyman’s win.

Ball plans to hold a meet-and-greet event with Vancouver-Fairview residents this Sunday at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage.

The party’s nomination meeting will be held on Feb. 19.