NDP celebrates sweep in B.C. by-elections
Conservative candidate John Martin, left, congratulates NDP MLA-elect Gwen O'Mahony as she celebrates her by-election win in the riding of Chilliwack-Hope, in Chilliwack, B.C., on April 19, 2012.Darryl Dyck for The Globe and Mail
NDP MLA-elect Gwen O'Mahony celebrates her by-election win in the riding of Chilliwack-Hope with B.C. NDP Leader Adrian Dix, in Chilliwack, B.C., on April 19, 2012.Darryl Dyck for The Globe and Mail
NDP MLA-elect Gwen O'Mahony, centre, celebrates her by-election win in the riding of Chilliwack-Hope with B.C. NDP Leader Adrian Dix, left, and former leader and current MLA Carole James, right, in Chilliwack, B.C., on April 19, 2012.Darryl Dyck for The Globe and Mail
NDP MLA-elect for Port Moody-Coquitlam, Joe Trasolini celebrates his victory surrounded by colleagues, supporters and family in Port Moody, B.C. on April 19, 2012.Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and Mail
NDP MLA-elect for Port Moody-Coquitlam, Joe Trasolini celebrates his victory surrounded by colleagues, supporters and family in Port Moody, B.C. on April 19, 2012.Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and Mail
The newly elected NDP MLA for Port Moody-Coquitlam, Joe Trasolini, centre, celebrates his victory surrounded by colleagues, supporters and family in Port Moody, B.C. on April 19, 2012.Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and Mail