Here's what B.C.'s opposition parties could take away from this weekend's byelections

The results of two byelections over the weekend prove the B.C. United Party has its work cut out for it in drawing voters old and new before the province heads to the polls next year, according to a political analyst.

The B.C. NDP retained seats in two byelections on Saturday. Ravi Parmar, 28, gained 53 per cent of the vote in Langford-Juan de Fuca, and Joan Phillip was elected with 68 per cent of the vote in Vancouver-Mount Pleasant.

Preliminary results from Elections B.C. show that B.C. United — formerly known as the B.C. Liberal Party — saw its share of the Langford-Juan de Fuca vote drop by more than six percentage points since

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