Former Merritt councillor Luck to represent Fraser-Nicola for Conservatives

MERRITT — For much of the election results reporting period Saturday evening (Oct. 19), Fraser-Nicola was a close race, but like most of the B.C. Interior, the Conservatives pulled away as the night went on.

Former Merritt councillor Tony Luck topped the preliminary vote count with a margin of 55 per cent to 36 per cent over the NDP’s Francyne Joe.

Jonah Timms of the Green Party received about nine per cent support.

Luck succeeds Jackie Tegart of BC United in the reconfigured riding, who opted not to run for re-election after leader Kevin Falcon suspended the party’s campaign on the eve of the writ drop.