Prominent Liberals staring at defeat as NDP sweeps through B.C. – CBC

Sam Sullivan, Mary Polak, Jas Johal and Jane Thornthwaite all projected to lose seats

One by one they fell on Saturday night — prominent and dependable B.C. Liberals projected to lose their seats to an unprecedented show of force by the NDP.

In Vancouver-False Creek, Sam Sullivan is projected to lose his first election in a 27-year career as a politician in Vancouver and the province.

The former mayor’s campaign had focused on crime and homelessness in the downtown core, hoping to capitalize on growing discomfort in Yaletown.

But New Democrat Brenda Bailey appears to have prevailed, after promising a new elementary school for the Olympic Village after years of delay.

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