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VICTORIA — The New Democrat, whose 27-vote come-from-behind victory credited with giving British Columbia Premier David Eby a razor-thin majority government, says he is a bridge builder in his community and that New Democrats must build similar relationships across the province.

Garry Begg’s narrow victory over the BC Conservative candidate in Surrey-Guildford is still subject to a judicial recount, but for now his victory gives the NDP the 47 seats needed to form a majority government of the 93 seats in the British Columbia Legislative Assembly.

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Begg, a former RCMP officer first elected in 2017, was greeted with hugs and handshakes as the new NDP caucus gathered at the legislature for its first meeting since before the election. October 19.

Begg lost to the conservative candidate on election night, but the addition of mail-in and mail-in ballots gave him the victory, and now he says he’s called the “Comeback Kid.”

Prime Minister David Eby said one of his first tasks was to assemble a new cabinet after losing five people from his inner circle in the election and seven ministers who did not stand in the elections.

British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad says he plans to ensure his new 44-member caucus puts intense pressure on the NDP to work to help ordinary British Columbians .

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