The British Columbia Conservatives beat out United (formerly BC Liberal Party) for the first time in recent years in the Langford-Juan de Fuca by-election on Saturday..“Historic showing by BC Conservatives in Langford,” said prominent Canadian political commentator Aaron Gunn in a tweet..“Great job @Mike4Langford!”.BC NDP candidate Ravi Parmar won the by-election with 53.5% of the vote. .Second place went to Conservative candidate Mike Harris (19.7%). This was followed by the Green candidate Camille Currie (17.4%), United candidate Elena Lawson (8.9%), and Communist candidate Tyson Riel Strandlund (0.5%). .Seven of eight advanced ballot boxes were reported. Ten out of 15 final ballot boxes were reported. .Harris said he was proud to make history. .“#LangfordJDF Thank You,” he said. .Parmar said words “fail to capture the depth of my emotions as I express my gratitude to the voters of #LangfordJDF!”.“Your resounding mandate has bestowed upon me the most profound honor of my life — to serve as your MLA,” he said. .“I am moved beyond measure by your unwavering trust & belief in me.”.Former BC United MLA John Rustad (Nechako Lakes) was appointed as the new Conservative leader in March. .READ MORE: Former BC Liberal MLA becomes Conservative leader.“I want to thank the thousands of members of the Conservative Party of British Columbia,” said Rustad. .“I appreciate the trust you're putting in my leadership, and I promise you this — no one will outwork me.”
