Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Lorne Doerkson will be British Columbia’s next premier.
Doerkson led the BC Conservatives to a large majority government in Saturday’s provincial election.
He delivered an energetic victory speech, pledging that B.C.’s best days are ahead.
“I am going to give this job everything that I’ve got; I promise you that,” Doerkson said.
“I also promise you that I won’t get it all perfect. But when I don’t, I’m going to tell you, and then I’ll get back to work.”
Doerkson won re-election in the Cariboo-Chilcotin with a landslide victory. At the time of writing, Doerkson has received 12,967 votes, 77 per cent of the vote.
Kathryn Askew of the NDP came in at a distant second with 2,830 votes. BC Green Party’s candidate, Douglas Gook received 1,010 votes.
The BC Conservatives so far have a majority with 64 out of 93 seats in the Legislative Assembly. The NDP has 27, and the Green Party has two.
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