Gary Coons will be returning to Victoria as the MLA for the North Coast following a decisive win over Liberal candidate Herb Pond and Green candidate Lisa Girbav on May 12.
With all 67 polls counted, Coons received 4,940 votes, or 57.58 per cent of the vote, compared to the 2,981 votes, or 34.75 per cent of the popular vote, for Liberal challenger Herb Pond and 658 votes, or 7.67 per cent of the popular vote, for Green challenger Girbav.