▁from ▁eight ▁last ▁time . ▁( An ▁independent ▁won ▁a ▁BC ▁seat ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 .) ▁ ▁The ▁N DP ▁won ▁three ▁seats ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁T ories , ▁including ▁the ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Southern ▁Inter ior ▁r iding ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁ret iring ▁Jim ▁G ou k . ▁ ▁Pen ny ▁Pr idd y ▁won ▁the ▁Sur rey ▁North ▁seat ▁that ▁independent ▁Ch uck ▁Cad man ▁held ▁before ▁his ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁death . ▁ ▁In ▁Es qu im alt — J uan ▁de ▁Fu ca , ▁former ▁Conserv ative ▁Keith ▁Martin ▁won ▁re - e lection ▁as ▁a ▁Liberal . ▁The ▁Liber als ▁also ▁picked ▁up ▁the ▁Newton — N orth ▁D elta ▁seat ▁with ▁Su kh ▁D h ali wal ▁winning ▁the ▁r iding , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁held ▁by ▁sc andal - rid den ▁Conserv ative ▁G urm ant ▁G rew al . ▁ ▁Sv end ▁Robinson , ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁former ▁N DP ▁MP ▁who ▁had ▁left ▁politics ▁after ▁adm itting ▁to ▁ste aling ▁a ▁ring ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁failed ▁in ▁his ▁bid ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Parliament . ▁Liberal ▁inc umb ent ▁H edy ▁F ry ▁defeated ▁him ▁in ▁V ancouver ▁Centre . ▁ ▁The ▁four ▁British ▁Columb ian ▁minister s ▁in ▁Paul ▁Martin ' s ▁Cab inet ▁( R ay mond ▁Chan , ▁U j jal ▁D os an j h , ▁David ▁Em erson ▁and ▁Stephen ▁O wen ) ▁all ▁retained ▁their ▁Lower ▁Main land ▁seats .