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FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2017
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Left: Delta South Liberal riding association president Kelly Guichon celebrates as Ian Paton addresses supporters at a victory party at the Coast Tsawwassen Inn Tuesday night. Above: Independent candidate Nicholas Wong didn’t win the election, but he won something better after proposing to girlfriend Lindsey Gorman.
Liberals reclaim Delta South Ian Paton easily wins the seat but independent candidate Nicholas Wong gets the girl
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ELECTION COVERAGE
Ian Paton won the seat, but Nicholas Wong got the girl. There wasn’t a whole lot of drama in Tuesday’s provincial election results in Delta South as Paton easily reclaimed the riding for the Liberals, but the independent candidate made a splash when he proposed to girlfriend Lindsey Gorman. Paton, a three-term municipal councillor, jumped out to a
Eager to begin: Page 3 Wong second: Page 4 NDP in third: Page 5 Student Vote: Page 6 Voters speak: Page 7 significant lead as soon as polls started reporting on his way to a more than 4,000-vote margin over Wong, who had hoped to follow in the footsteps of former
MLA Vicki Huntington and keep the riding independent. Paton addressed more than 100 cheering supporters at the Coast Tsawwassen Inn, saying he was honoured and humbled that voters decided he was the candidate best suited to represent them in Victoria. Initial voter turnout in Delta South was 68 per cent, the same as it was four years ago when it was the third hghest in the province. The Liberals held Delta
Election results Candidate IAN PATON - LIBERAL NICHOLAS WONG - INDEPENDENT BRUCE REID - NDP LARRY COLERO - GREEN ERROL SHERLEY - BC ACTION
South for 18 years, from the time it was created in 1991 until 2009, before Huntington was victorious as an independent.
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Votes
% of popular vote
10,473 6,050 4,800 2,134 77
44.5% 25.71% 20.4% 9.07% 0.33%
Huntington was re-elected in 2013 but announced earlier this year she wouldn’t seek a third term.