Early returns in British Columbia's provincial election show a close contest between the New Democrats and the B.C. Conservatives, with both leaders retaining their seats. Heavy rain caused some polling station closures but results are coming in quickly thanks to electronic vote tabulation.
VANCOUVER — Predictions of a close election were holding true in British Columbia on Saturday, with early returns showing the New Democrats and the B.C. Conservatives locked in a tight battle.
Residents faced a choice for the next government that would have seemed unthinkable just a few months ago, between the incumbent New Democrats led by Eby and Rustad’s B.C. Conservatives, who received less than two per cent of the vote last election Results came in quickly, as promised by Elections BC, with electronic vote tabulation being used provincewide for the first time.
There had already been a big turnout before election day on Saturday, with more than a million advance votes cast, representing more than 28 per cent of valid voters and smashing the previous record for early polling.Once considered a fringe player in provincial politics, the B.C. Conservatives stand on the brink of forming government or becoming the official Opposition.
Eby, who voted earlier in the week, posted a message on social media Saturday telling voters to “grab an umbrella and stay safe.”
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