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- Lorne Doerkson will become British Columbia premier after his party won a majority government.
- The BC Conservatives were projected to win 64 seats with 48.05% of the vote.
- Voter turnout fell to 48 percent, the lowest level in decades.
- Doerkson pledged to raise the basic personal income exemption to $32,000, returning about $1,000 per person.
- He announced an independent review of the province’s finances on day one, citing a $14-billion deficit.