Richmond hasn't officially been scratched off B.C. Conservative Party leader John Cummins' list of possible election ridings yet.
Speculations are being made that Cummins will choose to run in Langley during the next provincial election, due to his recent move there.
"I've been so busy on the provincial level that we haven't had time to give this issue the thought it should have, so it's still quite up in the air where I'm going to run," said Cummins.
In regards to the large support base he had from his time as federal Conservative MP for DeltaRichmond East, he said there are many factors to consider when making the decision.
"I don't live in Richmond, I actually live in Langley now. I did live in Delta," said Cummins.
Consideration of incumbents would certainly play into the final decision, he confirmed.
"Those are always issues that you take into consideration when you select a riding to run in," he said.
"You look at the incumbents and you try to make up your mind where you'd make the best fit."
Those Richmond MLA incumbents would be John Yap, Richmond-Steveston, Linda Reid, Richmond East, and Rob Howard, Richmond Centre.
In Langley, Mary Polak is the current MLA. She was appointed Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation on March 14.
She was re-elected to the B.C. Legislature under the Liberal banner in 2009, having represented the constituents of Langley since 2005.
Cummins explained he's been too swamped with other party work in the last few months to put the riding decision on his to-do list.
For now, he's focusing on constituency details, growing party membership, raising funds and policy issues.
"We're going to get to it," he promised. He considers it unlikely that a provincial election will be called within the year.
