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Liberals win election in Canada's British Columbia, lose majority -TV projection

Published: 10 May 2017 - 10:57 am | Last Updated: 08 Nov 2021 - 03:18 am
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark waves to supporters after delivering a speech at the B.C Liberal election party in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

British Columbia Premier Christy Clark waves to supporters after delivering a speech at the B.C Liberal election party in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Reuters

Vancouver: British Columbia's ruling Liberal Party won a tight election in the Western Canadian province but lost its majority, according to a CBC Television projection early on Wednesday morning.

CBC said the right-of-center Liberals were set to win 43 seats in the 87-seat legislature. The left-leaning New Democratic Party was likely to take 41 and the Green Party
three.