B.C. Conservatives allege voting irregularities in the 2024 provincial election, specifically in the Surrey-Guildford riding, where the NDP won by a narrow margin. Elections BC is investigating the claims.
The B.C. Conservatives are alleging irregularities in the 2024 election, and Elections BC is now investigating. The allegations are focused on one riding, Surrey-Guildford , where the NDP won by a narrow margin, giving them a one-seat majority. B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad highlighted allegations about improper voting at an addiction recovery facility. Rustad also claims other irregularities include voting by non-citizens and non-residents of specific ridings. He wants assurances for B.
C. voters that only Canadian citizens are voting. The Conservative leader says his party wants an independent review of the election process, while Surrey-Guildford candidate Honveer Singh Randhawa plans to petition the B.C. Supreme Court to invalidate the result in the riding. NDP’s Garry Begg was declared the winner in Surrey-Guildford by 22 votes after a judicial recount conducted by hand, giving Premier David Eby’s government a bare majority. Confirmation of Begg’s victory came nearly three weeks after the election when no majority could be declared. The result gave the NDP 47 seats in the 93-seat legislature, while the B.C. Conservatives won 44 seats, and the Greens two
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