The BC NDP has flipped the riding of Vancouver-False Creek.
New Democrat Brenda Bailey defeated BC Liberal incumbent Sam Sullivan by 2,267 votes, once all absentee and mail-in ballots were counted on Sunday.
Vancouver-False Creek was among the top five Liberal ridings the BC NDP wanted to win from the Liberals on Oct. 24.
In the way is Sam Sullivan, the former Vancouver mayor, who will be the BC Liberal candidate again.
Sullivan has played a minor role in opposition since leader Andrew Wilkinson took over the party. He remains well-known in his riding and has won the seat in both 2013 and 2017.
He won by just 560 votes in 2017, though, over NDP candidate Morgane Oger. It was a step back, considering he’d won by 2,247 votes in 2013.
The NDP have nominated Brenda Bailey, the head of DigiBC.
Nominated Candidates
- BC Liberals: Sam Sullivan
- BC NDP: Brenda Bailey
- BC Greens: Maayan Kreitzman
- Libertarian: Naomi Chocyk
- Conservative: Erik Gretland
Swing Riding Meter
The riding has only existed since 2009, and has only ever been held by the BC Liberals.
In 2017, Vancouver-False Creek was the fifth closest race in the province based on victory percentage. Sullivan won by just 1.8 per cent. It was the third closest race of the 43 seats won by the BC Liberals.
Elections Results 2017
- BC Liberals: Sam Sullivan, 9,332 votes (42.6%)
- BC NDP: Morgane Oger, 8,772 votes (40%)
- BC Greens: Bradley Darren Shende, 3,448 votes (15.7%)
- Libertarian: Liz Jaluague, 200 votes (0.9%)
- Your Political Party: James Filippelli, 96 votes (0.4%)
- Citizens First: Phillip James Ryan, 75 votes (0.3%)
This profile will continually be updated to reflect latest information, interviews and events in the campaign.
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