Former Haisla chief captured NDP stronghold for BC Liberals in 2017 – Business In Vancouver

Ellis Ross one of three First Nations elected to B.C. legislature

A funny thing happened on May 9, when the folks in the Skeena riding went to the polls.

Ellis Ross, former chief of the Haisla Nation, won the riding for the BC Liberal Party, but didn’t win the First Nations vote.

Even in Ross’ own Kitimaat Village, BC NDP candidate Bruce Alan Bidgood garnered more votes than Ross did.

“Kitsumkalum, Kitselas, Kitimaat Village, Nisga’a – historically they’ve all voted for the NDP,” Ross said. “But we made some inroads, though. At the very least, I think we made aboriginals question why they vote NDP in the first place.”

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