Former deputy premier Christy Clark won the B.C. Liberal leadership vote Saturday, with a narrow victory over Surrey-Cloverdale MLA Kevin Falcon. On the third and final ballot, Clark received 4,420 votes using the party's weighted voting system. After third-place contender George Abbott dropped off the ballot, Falcon finished with 4,080 points. Clark held the lead after two rounds of voting in the B.C. Liberal leadership contest, with 3,575 points, followed by Falcon with 2,564 and Abbott with 2,364. The point totals after the first round were 789 for de Jong, 2,091 for George Abbott, 2,411 for Kevin Falcon and 3,209 for Clark.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Clark wins B.C. Liberal leadership
By Tom Fletcher - BC Local News Published: February 26, 2011 6:43 PM
Former deputy premier Christy Clark won the B.C. Liberal leadership vote Saturday, with a narrow victory over Surrey-Cloverdale MLA Kevin Falcon. On the third and final ballot, Clark received 4,420 votes using the party's weighted voting system. After third-place contender George Abbott dropped off the ballot, Falcon finished with 4,080 points. Clark held the lead after two rounds of voting in the B.C. Liberal leadership contest, with 3,575 points, followed by Falcon with 2,564 and Abbott with 2,364. The point totals after the first round were 789 for de Jong, 2,091 for George Abbott, 2,411 for Kevin Falcon and 3,209 for Clark.
Former deputy premier Christy Clark won the B.C. Liberal leadership vote Saturday, with a narrow victory over Surrey-Cloverdale MLA Kevin Falcon. On the third and final ballot, Clark received 4,420 votes using the party's weighted voting system. After third-place contender George Abbott dropped off the ballot, Falcon finished with 4,080 points. Clark held the lead after two rounds of voting in the B.C. Liberal leadership contest, with 3,575 points, followed by Falcon with 2,564 and Abbott with 2,364. The point totals after the first round were 789 for de Jong, 2,091 for George Abbott, 2,411 for Kevin Falcon and 3,209 for Clark.
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Will our local MLA step down and offer a safe seat for Premier Christy Clark to run in ??
I guess the BC Rail Scandal just got buried!
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