▁provincial ▁election , ▁were ▁returned ▁to ▁power , ▁const itut ing ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 2 3 ▁years ▁a ▁party ▁has ▁won ▁three ▁elections ▁in ▁a ▁row . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁seat ▁red ist ribution , ▁both ▁the ▁Liber als ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁Democr ats ▁gained ▁seats , ▁and ▁both ▁parties ▁increased ▁their ▁popular ▁vote ▁by ▁less ▁than ▁one ▁per ▁cent ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Each ▁party ▁lost ▁two ▁inc umb ent ▁ML As : ▁the ▁BC ▁N DP ' s ▁Jenn ▁McG inn ▁and ▁Charlie ▁Wy se , ▁and ▁the ▁Liber als ' ▁John ▁Nur an ey ▁and ▁W ally ▁O pp al ▁were ▁defeated . ▁All ▁other ▁seat ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁election ▁resulted ▁from ▁the ▁new ▁seats ▁or ▁from ▁ret iring ▁inc umb ents . ▁ ▁V oter ▁turn out ▁was ▁ 5 0 . 9 9 % ▁of ▁el ig ible ▁vot ers ▁( 1 , 6 5 1 , 5 6 7 ▁registered ▁vot ers ). ▁ ▁Political ▁parties ▁ ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁ ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁ ▁Green ▁Party ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁ ▁Minor ▁parties ▁{ | ▁||   ▁| B rit ish ▁Columbia ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁ ▁Le ader : ▁Wil f ▁H anni ▁ ▁The ▁Conserv atives ▁nominated ▁ 2 4 ▁candidates , ▁up ▁from ▁seven ▁candidates ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁when ▁they ▁won ▁ 0 . 5 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁his ▁low ▁profile ▁party ▁leader ▁Wil f