Running again in the next federal election, regardless of personal circumstances or when the vote is called: Victoria MP Laurel Collins

The new member of Parliament for the Victoria riding, Laurel Collins, says she's running again in the next federal election, regardless of personal circumstances or when the vote is called.

Collins makes the pledge as she announces she and her partner are expecting a baby in April.

She has issued a statement saying leaders such as New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern have paved the way for new moms in politics, and there is no reason why women starting a family should be barred from pursuing meaningful roles.

Collins won the Victoria riding for the NDP last fall.

She replaced Murray Rankin who stepped down to run provincially, and she says she'll seek re-election even if rumours come true and a snap election is forced this spring just as the baby arrives.