John Rustad has become the first Conservative candidate to be elected to the British Columbia legislature since the 1970s. The BC Conservatives leader won his riding of Nechako Lakes by a margin of over 2:1.According to Elections BC, with all nine advance voting ballot boxes and 20 of 26 final voting day ballot boxes accounted for, Rustad garnered 7,428 votes, or 68%. BC NDP candidate Murphy Abraham brought in 2,913 votes, or 26.6%.The last Conservative to win an election in BC was Victor Albert Stephens in 1978.More to come...
