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On the eve of Monday’s federal byelection in the riding of South Surrey-White Rock, the two front-runners in what is expected to be a tight race made their last-minute pitches to voters.

Both the Liberals’ Gordon Hogg and the Conservatives’ Kerry-Lynne Findlay campaigned down to the wire ahead of the byelection — one of four across Canada that could indicate which way federal political winds are blowing.

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“We are going to work very hard to deliver every vote,” said Hogg, who spent Sunday door-knocking and doing a number of interviews. “We don’t take anything for granted.”

“It’s a very close race,” said Findlay, who started the day at church and a toy drive before doing her share of door-knocking.

Byelections tend to be a referendum on the governing party, and these fall about halfway through the Liberals’ term.

“It’s a road to 2019 for either party, and we hope to see the momentum coming out of a win here and carry us through to more seats in 2019 in B.C.,” said Findlay, who hopes to retain the riding for the Tories after Dianne Watts quit the seat earlier to year to pursue the leadership of the B.C. Liberal Party.