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Abbotsford native Matt Revel and the Saskatoon Blades are gearing up for the junior hockey championship A24
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Liberals march to Abby victories Anticipated NDP charge fails to materialize in Abbotsford ridings
During his first visit to Abbotsford, NDP leader Adrian Dix announced his intention to lay siege to this traditional Liberal political fortress. On Tuesday night, the Liberal walls were still standing, unmarred, with two newly appointed captains of the guard. As incumbent Mike de Jong marched through the Abbotsford West polls against the NDP’s challenger
Sukhi Dhami, Liberal newcomers Gibson almost doubled the NDP’s Darryl Plecas and Simon Gibson Preet Rai – 51 per cent to 26, and in carried the Liberal victory banner in one of many surprises of the night, Abbotsford South and Abbotsforduniversity criminologist Plecas Mission, respectively. topped long-serving incumbent VIDEINOE John van Dongen, 48 per cent The local numbers reflected ONLws.com versus 28. the stunning Liberal push abbyne across the province, as de Predicted by some to be voteJong dominated Dhami with 50 splitters, Conservative candidates per cent of the vote, while his chalhad little influence on the outcome, lenger drew only 30 per cent. with Abbotsford-Mission’s Don
Stahl and Abbotsford West’s Paul Redekopp both drawing just under 10 per cent. Aird Flavelle of the Green Party saw a similar showing, garnering nearly nine per cent in Abbotsford-Mission. In the three local ridings, 52 per cent of eligible voters turned out to cast a ballot, as compared to 48 per cent province-wide. More detailed coverage on A4-5
Liberal candidates Darryl Plecas (left), Simon Gibson and incumbent Mike de Jong swept their ridings in Abbotsford South, Abbotsford-Mission and Abbotsford West, respectively.
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