British Columbians have gone to the polls on an election day marked by torrential rain and high winds across much of the province.
Here's the latest on the race to form the next provincial government between the New Democrats , led by David Eby , and John Rustad 's B.C. Conservatives, with Green Leader Sonia Furstenau hoping her party can maintain a presence in the legislature:Numerous NDP cabinet ministers have retained their seats as results continue to roll in from the provincial election .
Lisa Beare, minister of post-secondary education, has also been re-elected in Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows, while Citizens' Services Minister George Chow won his race in Vancouver-Fraserview.B.C. Green candidate Rob Botterell has won the riding of Saanich North and the Islands, maintaining his party's presence in the provincial legislature.The Greens went into the election with two seats in the legislature.
B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau has lost her bid for re-election to NDP cabinet minister Grace Lore. Incumbent Bruce Banman, who crossed the floor from BC United to the Conservatives in 2023, has also been re-elected in Abbotsford South.NDP Leader David Eby is awaiting the results of the election in a hotel room at the party's Vancouver election night headquarters surrounded by family members, including his wife, children and in-laws.
He says he's hopeful but uncertain about whether he will win his riding, noting that he knew it would be a tough race when he joined because Vancouver "tends to be an NDP stronghold." He says he heard from many people who were supportive of the NDP's approach to building more affordable homes.Two sites in Cariboo-Chilcotin in the B.C. Interior were closed, as well as one in the Lower Mainland riding of Maple Ridge East, with voters being redirected to other sites or asked to call the election agency for voting options.
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