Clark Set for Minority Government After British Columbia Recount
- Liberal Party fails to win majority in Canadian province
- Province hasn’t had a minority government in 65 years
Christy Clark.
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British Columbia Premier Christy Clark is poised to form a minority government in the Canadian province for the first time in 65 years following a vote recount in a fiercely contested election.
Clark’s Liberal Party, in power since 2001, failed to win a majority by one district, picking up 43 seats, according to final results from the B.C. elections commission. The New Democratic Party, led by John Horgan, a 57-year-old former pulp mill worker and cancer survivor, won 41 of 87 districts. That leaves the Green Party holding the balance of power with three seats following the May 9 vote.