With 65 per cent of polls reporting, Hogg had more than double the votes of Secord. The NDP candidate David Thomson was a distant third. Look to the 16 September edition of Vancouver Sun and Elections BC for additional reports. The Vancouver Sun on 15 September reported that the decision of voters in the South Surrey-White Rock byelection yesterday would likely determine the future of the governing New Democratic Party's opponents. It will take a strong win by Liberal candidate Gordon Hogg to keep Liberal leader Gordon Campbell's critics at bay, while any margin of victory for B.C. Reform's David Secord would help secure that party's fragile state.
Voters here go to the polls today in the first round of elections for municipal office.
Among the contests are primary elections for Seattle mayor and King County executive. Agence France-Presse on 15 September reported that 3.3 million voters here cast their ballots Monday in a closely fought general election. The ruling Labour party remained the largest in the country in the general elections but fell short of the magic figure of 36.9 percent it wanted to remain in power, according to initial figures. He notes that for national results, click on Landsoversikt. The other links are results broken down by province.