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Federal election: Liberals celebrate big gains in B.C. en route to forming government

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The Liberals won 20 seats in B.C. , with 19.6 per cent of the vote, with the Tories at 41.1 per cent .

The Liberals picked up two ridings long held by the NDP on Vancouver Island .

Many of those votes likely came from past supporters of the federal NDP , which sustained big losses in the province, falling from 13 to three seats.

Wade Grant won in Vancouver Quadra , the westside Vancouver riding that includes the Musqueam First Nation .

Jonathan Wilkinson cruised to a fourth term, handily winning North Vancouver-Capilano .

Gregor Robertson comfortably won Vancouver Fraserview-North Burnaby for the Liberals .

Hedy Fry , already Canada ’s longest serving female MP, extended her record by earning her 11th term representing Vancouver Centre .

Jake Sawatzky won New Westminster-Burnaby-Maillardville for Liberals .

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