New Democrat Premier John Horgan is back for a third term as MLA for Langford-Juan de Fuca and he香蕉视频直播檚 brought an NDP majority government with him.
Horgan easily defeated his Liberal, Green Party and Communist Party challengers. So far, with 50 polls reporting, he has 2,593 votes or 63.5 per cent of the popular vote.
The NDP has won a majority government.
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Horgan officially terminated his minority government agreement with the B.C. Green Party on Sept. 21 and called an early election for Oct. 24.
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This is a developing story and will be updated when new information is available.
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