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Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, MP for West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country, announced Wednesday that she will not seek re-election in October.

Liberal MP Goldsmith-Jones, 58, wrestled the traditionally Conservative riding away from two-term MP John Weston in 2015. She made the announcement Wednesday in a letter to constituents which said she had advised Prime Minister Justin Trudeau she would not be running again.

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“Serving as your MP and representing Canada on world issues has been a distinct honour,” Goldsmith-Jones said.

“However, when I look forward to the next four years, I feel that need to spend time closer to home, particularly with my parents.”

Goldsmith-Jones said she would continue to serve as MP until the election. She will remain as parliamentary secretary to Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, a post to which she was appointed last August after previously serving as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of International Trade Diversification.