The guy I also called Vancouver's Rudy Giuliani writ small, MLA Lorne Mayencourt, has been declared winner in a tight re-election race for the B.C. provincial legislature by a mere 18 votes. Seems he paid a price for his safe streets/safe communities campaign, which offended the sensibilities of his district's sizeable victim class. But because the last count (including the absentee ballots that put him up by 18) was still so close, there's going to be a mandatory judicial recount. Wish we could have somehow had one of those in King County during the tight Washington state Governor's race.

(NOTE: MLA=Member of the Legislative Assembly).

Posted by Matt Rosenberg at June 3, 2005 09:37 AM