British Columbia's New Democrats posted victories in byelections on southern Vancouver Island and downtown Vancouver Saturday, keeping two seats held earlier this year by a former premier and a cabinet minister.
Community activist Joan Phillip won by a large margin in the urban Vancouver-Mount Pleasant constituency, receiving almost 68 per cent of the vote, while Ravi Parmar was elected with 53 per cent of the vote in the southern Vancouver Island riding of Langford-Juan de Fuca.
“I love this guy,” Horgan said at Parmar's victory celebration. “He's been a dear friend of mine since he was in Grade 5. He's 28 years old. He's the new generation out here in my community.” The Conservative Party of B.C., who did not run candidates in either riding in the 2020 provincial election, placed second in Langford-Juan de Fuca, with local realtor Mike Harris receiving almost 20 per cent of the vote.
Green Party candidate Camille Currie placed third in Langford-Juan de Fuca with almost 18 per cent of the vote, while B.C. United Candidate Elena Lawson was fourth with almost nine per cent of the vote.
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