Adrian Dix

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Re-elected; said calling the snap election was a mistake

British Columbia's Conservatives won a majority government on Oct. 24, their first since 1928, taking 64 of 93 legislature seats and ending nine years of New Democratic Party rule. Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson said the next day that an independent review of provincial finances would begin soon after he is sworn in, pointing to a record $14-billion deficit.

Updated Oct 26