As a general rule of thumb, governing parties lose byelections, Todd Whitcombe writes.
This past weekend saw two provincial byelections – one in Langford-Juan de Fuca to replace former Premier John Horgan and the other in Vancouver-Mount Pleasant to replace popular MLA Melanie Mark.
There are many reasons given, such as disaffection with the government, a move towards a balanced legislature, or a disillusionment with voting again after only a couple of years. In any case, governments don’t want to call byelections. The 14.5 percent decline, though, did not go to the BC United party. Instead, Mike Harris of the Conservative Party of B.C. came second polling 19.86 percent followed by Camille Currie of the B.C. Greens at 17.62 percent.
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