The recount was triggered when the initial vote count Saturday night showed the top two candidates were separated by just 23 votes — less than the 100-vote threshold.
It will be another week before residents of the Juan de Fuca-Malahat riding know who will be representing them in the provincial legislature.
In Juan de Fuca-Malahat, NDP candidate Dana Lajeunesse holds a lead of just 23 votes over the Conservative’s Marina Sapozhnikov.Elections B.C. said the recounts will take place between Oct. 26-28, with votes counted by hand. Other candidates or their official agents have until Oct. 22 to request district electoral officer recounts based on concerns about procedural issues or how votes were counted.
In a statement released Sunday afternoon, NDP Leader David Eby said he heard the message sent by voters in the election, which saw the party fail to capture a majority government. “After a close and hard fought campaign, you, British Columbians have asked us to come together and work to make life better. I am determined to listen and get down to work for you,” he said.
More people voted in this provincial election than ever before, with a record 2,037,897 ballots cast. The previous record was 1,986,374 votes cast in 2017.
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