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The Bismarck Tribune
Bismarck, Mandan, Burleigh County, Morton County, North Dakota
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In British Columbia's election on Tuesday, Premier Thomas D. Pattullo's Liberal Party secured at least 25 of 46 legislative seats, defeating the Conservatives and routing Social Credit, while Labor held its single seat.
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Vancouver, B. C. June 2.—(Canadian
Press)—Premier Thomas D. Pattullo and the liberal party returned
to power Wednesday for another five
years with the assurance of at least
25 of the 46 seats in the British
Columbia legislature.
Voters at the election Tuesday
swept the 64-year-old premier and
three of his ministers into office
along with 21 other members of the
party, returns showed. Other liberal
party candidates were leading in six
ridings.
The liberal party, campaigning on a
platform of past record and better
terms for British Columbia under
Confederation, turned back the challenge of a reorganized conservative
party.
Social Credit appeared to have been
routed in all the 18 seats they contested. Labor retained its single legislative representative.
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British Columbia
Event Date
Tuesday, Reported June 2
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liberals secure at least 25 of 46 seats; conservatives defeated; social credit routed in 18 seats; labor retains 1 seat
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Premier Thomas D. Pattullo and the Liberal Party returned to power with at least 25 seats in the British Columbia legislature following the Tuesday election. The party campaigned on its past record and better terms under Confederation, defeating a reorganized Conservative challenge. Voters re-elected the 64-year-old premier and three ministers along with 21 other party members, with leads in six more ridings.