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LIBERAL ELECTIONS
Richmond favours Falcon despite Clark’s win Polls show runner-up first choice among local voters BY ALAN CAMPBELL
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Christy Clark may have won the B.C. Liberal Party leadership race and there’s a good chance she’ll eventually be crowned premier. But for the vast majority of last weekend’s popularity contest, runnerup Kevin Falcon was very much in the driving seat as far as Richmond Liberal Party members were concerned. The race was split into three ballots, with the candidate who garnered the least votes dropping out at the end of each ballot and their supporters’ second-choice vote being cast in the next ballot. After the first vote, Falcon was the clear leader ahead of Clark in the Richmond Centre and Steveston ridings, but enjoyed just a 0.8 per cent lead in Richmond East. At the second ballot — after Mike de Jong dropped out and his supporters’ second-choice votes became live — Falcon maintained a healthy lead
in the centre and Steveston ridings, but flip-flopped with Clark in the east, where the former talk-show host stole a five per cent lead. And by the third ballot — after George Abbott fell away — Falcon had stretched his lead in the centre and in Steveston to 19.6 per cent and 19.2 per cent respectively. It was only in Richmond East that Clark’s vote stood firm, clawing home by 1.6 per cent. During the leadership campaign, Falcon was backed by local MLAs Rob Howard (Centre) and John Yap (Steveston). Linda Reid, the MLA for the only riding (Richmond East) that Clark won locally, remained neutral throughout the race. Clark was backed by former Vancouver Fraserview MLA and current Richmond Coun. Ken Johnston. Former Richmond MLAs Olga Ilich and Greg Halsey-Brandt backed Abbott, who finished behind de Jong in Richmond East.
How Richmond voted:
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Clark, 32.2; Abbott, 20.2; de Jong, 4.4. Second ballot: Richmond Centre: Falcon, 49.8 per cent; Clark, 36.4; Abbott, 13.8. Richmond East: Clark, 46.5 per cent; Falcon, 41.3; Abbott, 12.2. Richmond-Steveston:
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Falcon, 43.5 per cent; Clark, 35.2; Abbott, 21.3. Third ballot: Richmond-Centre: Falcon, 59.8 per cent; Clark, 40.2. Richmond-East: Clark, 50.8 per cent; Falcon, 49.2. Richmond-Steveston: Falcon, 59.6 per cent; Clark, 40.4. 07283111
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First ballot: Richmond Centre: Falcon, 49 per cent; Clark, 32.4; Abbott, 12.4; de Jong, 6.2. Richmond East: Falcon, 37.1 per cent; Clark, 36.3; de Jong, 17.6; Abbott, 9. Richmond-Steveston: Falcon, 43.2 per cent;