Greens take Nanaimo in a federal by-election, doubling their representation in Ottawa at a stroke.
The implications of this are interesting. It had been an NDP seat but they finished third, with only 23% of the vote. The Liberals meanwhile got only 11%. This isn't good news for either party. There's a general election in October, the Liberal government currently have 17 seats in BC, how many they'll retain is highly questionable. Meanwhile the NDP struggle against Greens and will probably continue to do so. BC has been reliable ground for them for decades but not anymore it seems.
The implications of this are interesting. It had been an NDP seat but they finished third, with only 23% of the vote. The Liberals meanwhile got only 11%. This isn't good news for either party. There's a general election in October, the Liberal government currently have 17 seats in BC, how many they'll retain is highly questionable. Meanwhile the NDP struggle against Greens and will probably continue to do so. BC has been reliable ground for them for decades but not anymore it seems.
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