Premier Darrell Dexter has lost his seat in a sweeping Liberal defeat of the first NDP government.
The entire metro area, generally an NDP stonghold, is flush with Liberal red.
Youth worker Tony Ince nabbed the Cole Harbour – Portland Valley seat for the Liberals with 40.9 per cent, leaving Dexter trailing closely with 40.6 per cent of the votes.
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The slim margin of Dexter’s loss will trigger an automatic recount.
PC Gregory Frampton took in 18.4 per cent of the vote.
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In 2009 Dexter was elected to the former district of Cole Harbour with 69 per cent of the vote.
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