The poll that came closest to calling the result right in last Tuesday's provincial election was still wildly wrong. A Forum Research poll done six days before the vote showed a mere two-point gap between the Liberals and the NDP. Of course, it still had the NDP out in front, not losing by almost five per cent in the popular vote and 17 seats in the Legislature.

An election post-mortem

We have two new BC Liberal MLAs in Chilliwack and Chilliwack-Hope, returning the Times' readership area to the Libs after 13 months with an orange NDP tint in the east.

Pundits post-mortem election

PUNDITS and pollsters from both sides of the political spectrum were wiping the proverbial egg off their faces in the wake of Tuesday's unexpected Liberal victory.

Economy resonates as NDP suffers Leafs-like collapse

Congratulations to all who ran for office, winners and losers, and to their families, campaign volunteers and supporters. The Fat Lady has sung. It is over.

The anatomy of a successful campaign

Patrick O'Connor's desk, tucked away in the back of Linda Reimer's campaign office on St. Johns Street, looks like one inhabited by a man who hasn't had much time to organize.

Election 2013: One Liberal left standing in Burnaby

While the Liberals took pundits by surprise, securing another majority in Tuesday's provincial election, they lost a seat in Burnaby, leaving Richard Lee as the sole remaining Liberal in the city.

Sultan's support tops in the province

VETERAN politician Ralph Sultan celebrated his fourth re-election Wednesday afternoon by taking two of his assistants out for lunch and splurging on a pricey bottle of sauvignon blanc at West Vancouver's La Cucina.

Poll-y moly!

THE professional pollsters may have got the election result wrong, but award-winning columnist Trevor Lautens - swimming against the stream as he often does - correctly predicted a win for Christy Clark in this newspaper on May 10 (read it at nsnews.com).

Inquiring Reporter

THE B.C. Liberals handily defeated the NDP on Tuesday while staving off the numerous polls and surveys that pointed to the party's demise. The election gave the Liberals 50 seats, although Vancouver-Point Grey voters declined Premier Christy Clark a place to sit. The Liberal's edge in the popular vote is virtually unchanged from the previous two elections despite polls that gave the NDP a 19-point lead just months before election day. Are the sample pools too small, the respondents too unreliable, or has call display rendered the modern poll obsolete?

Why it's good that polls have failed

The poll that came closest to calling the result right in Tuesday's provincial election was still wildly wrong.

Voting for devil they knew

The people have spoken. Or at least, slightly less than half of them have and less than two in five in Richmond Centre. And therein lies the real tragedy of Tuesday's election results - the apparent lack of caring or understanding of what it has all been about.

Clark has spunk - that's for darn sure

I must confess, I've always had a soft spot for Christy Clark. She reminds me a bit like Demi Moore in that movie, G.I. Jane.

SFU professor wrong on premier

Re: Election 2013: One Liberal left in Burnaby, Burnaby NOW, May 15. (see page 1)

lection's impact greater than 2 previous

So predictions can be a precarious proposition. However, I will offer one prediction: this election will go down as one the most pivotal in B.C. history.

Christy Clark sure has plenty of spunk

I must confess, I've always had a soft spot for Christy Clark. She reminds me a bit like Demi Moore in that movie, G.I. Jane.

DID YOUNGER (NON)VOTERS DECIDE THIS ELECTION?

Fumbling to explain the massive gap between polls predicting an NDP win and the reality of Tuesday night's larger majority for the Christy Clark Liberals, Angus Reid Public Opinion spokesperson Mario Canseco cites the NDP's inability to excite younger British Columbians. He reported that polls gave the NDP a 2: 1 lead over the Liberals among voters 18 to 34.