B.C. Liberals elect former cabinet minister Kevin Falcon as next leader
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Former cabinet minister Kevin Falcon has won the leadership of the B.C. Liberal party.
Former cabinet minister Kevin Falcon won the leadership of the B.C. Liberal party on Saturday night.
Falcon won on the fifth ballot, taking just over 52 per cent of the points available.
Legislature member Ellis Ross finished second with almost 34 per cent of the vote and Michael Lee was third, with about 14 per cent. Val Litwin, Gavin Dew, Renee Merrifield and Stan Sipos were dropped from the field after four ballots.
Falcon, 59, left politics a decade ago to spend more time with his young family and work in the private sector with a Vancouver investment and property development firm. Falcon and his wife have two daughters.
He held a number of portfolios in cabinet after first being elected in 2001 including transportation, health, finance and deputy premier. Falcon finished second in the 2011 leadership contest, losing to Christy Clark, who served as premier until the party lost power in 2017.Former cabinet minister Kevin Falcon won the leadership of the B.C. Liberal party on Saturday night.
Falcon won on the fifth ballot, taking just over 52 per cent of the points available.
Legislature member Ellis Ross finished second with almost 34 per cent of the vote and Michael Lee was third, with about 14 per cent. Val Litwin, Gavin Dew, Renee Merrifield and Stan Sipos were dropped from the field after four ballots.
