VANCOUVER — Longtime Liberal organizer and former party president Andrew Wilkinson won his party’s leadership contest Saturday, leveraging his strong ties with existing MLAs and a co-operative deal with rival candidate Mike de Jong to pull off victory in the leadership race in the fifth ballot by a narrow margin against rival Dianne Watts.
The Liberal party says almost 60,000 members were eligible to vote, with roughly half its new members signed up by the candidates during the five-month race.
FIRST ROUND RESULTS
(total points: 8,700; points needed for victory: 4,351)
Dianne Watts: 2,135 points – 24.54%
Michael Lee: 1,917 points – 22.03%
Andrew Wilkinson: 1,591 points – 18.29%
Todd Stone: 1,483 points – 17.05%
Mike de Jong: 1,415 points – 16.27%
Sam Sullivan: 158 points – 1.82%
> Sullivan is eliminated from the race.
I’d like to thank everyone for their support and to wish good luck to the future leader of our @bcliberals Party. Our party is even stronger after this race #BCLib18 pic.twitter.com/qZy6eioBTl
— Sam Sullivan CM (@sam_sullivan) February 4, 2018
SECOND ROUND RESULTS
(total points: 8,700; points needed for victory: 4,351)
Dianne Watts: 2,169 points – 24.93%
Michael Lee: 1,960 points – 22.53%
Andrew Wilkinson: 1,631 points – 18.74%
Todd Stone: 1,505 points – 17.3%
Mike de Jong: 1,436 points – 16.51%
> De Jong is eliminated from the race.
THIRD ROUND RESULTS
(total points: 8,700; points needed for victory: 4,351)
Dianne Watts: 2,469 points – 28.83%
Michael Lee: 2,264 points – 26.03%
Andrew Wilkinson: 2,201 points – 25.29%
Todd Stone: 1,766 points – 20.29%
> Stone is eliminated from the race.
As we wait for the final results, I want to say thank you for the incredible support over the past four months of this campaign. I am so humbled and grateful. #BelieveinBC #BCLib18 pic.twitter.com/8lUGg3kDQX
— Todd Stone (@toddstonebc) February 4, 2018
FOURTH ROUND RESULTS
(total points: 8,700; points needed for victory: 4,351)
Dianne Watts: 3,006 points – 34.55%
Andrew Wilkinson: 2,862 points – 32.89%
Michael Lee: 2,813 points – 32.56%
> Lee is eliminated from the race.
FIFTH ROUND RESULTS
(total points: 8,700; points needed for victory: 4,351)
Andrew Wilkinson: 4,621 points
Dianne Watts: 4,079 points
> Wilkinson is the new leader of the B.C. Liberal Party.
Congratulations to Andrew Wilkinson, BC Liberal Leader #bclib18 #bcpoli pic.twitter.com/Emh5XnAT6f
— Today's BC Liberals (@bcliberals) February 4, 2018
I would like to congratulate Andrew Wilkinson on being elected as our new leader. I am committed to doing everything I can to make sure we elect a BC Liberal government in the next election.
— Dianne Watts (@DianneWatts4BC) February 4, 2018
Congratulations to @Wilkinson4BC, the @bcliberals are in great hands! #bcpoli #bclib18
— Mike de Jong (@Mike_de_Jong) February 4, 2018
Congratulations to @Wilkinson4BC, our new @bcliberals leader and next BC Premier. Now is a time for all BC Libs to unite to defeat the NDP.
— Todd Stone (@toddstonebc) February 4, 2018
Congratulations to @Wilkinson4BC. I look forward to working with the new Leader of the Official Opposition to make life better for British Columbians. #bcpoli
— John Horgan (@jjhorgan) February 4, 2018
Congrats @Wilkinson4BC. Looking forward to collaborating with you on issues of common ground. #bcpoli pic.twitter.com/H7pob8cg4b
— Andrew Weaver (@AJWVictoriaBC) February 4, 2018
