Preliminary results show the NDP winning 11 of 15 seats on Vancouver Island, with at least one Conservative elected and one Green.
The Island’s political map remains solidly orange after Saturday’s provincial election, with preliminary results showing the NDP had won 11 of 15 seats.In Courtenay-Comox and Juan de Fuca-Malahat, just a few hundred votes separated the Conservative and New Democrat candidates.
Conservative Brennan Day held a narrow 250-vote lead over NDP incumbent Ronna-Rae Leonard at press time.Arzeena Hamir, the Green candidate, came third with about 21 per cent and Independent candidates John Hedican and Devin Howell managed 1.5 per cent and 0.4 per cent, respectively.New Democrat Debra Toporowski, a Cowichan Tribes and North Cowichan councillor, took the riding, formerly the seat of Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau, who ran in Victoria-Beacon Hill this time around.
With 21 of 22 ballot boxes counted, Rotchford had 51 per cent of the vote. Rotchford, who called housing affordability her top concern, beat Conservative John Wilson and Green Camille Currie. Ladysmith-Oceanside The NDP again held the Ladysmith-Oceanside riding after Stephanie Higginson pulled about 41 per cent of the vote with most polls reporting, defeating Conservative Brett Fee .
Conservative Adam Hayduk came second with 40 per cent of the vote, while the Greens Ross Reid was third with 12 per cent. Anderson, a lawyer who once served on Nanaimo council, had about 51 per cent of votes cast at press time to outdistance Conservative Gwen O’Mahony — a former NDP MLA for Chilliwack-Hope — who had about 40 per cent.North Island North Island has been an enduring piece of NDP ground but looked poised to go Conservative. About 800 votes separated Conservative Dr. Anna Kindy and incumbent New Democrat Michele Babchuk with 36 of 39 ballot boxes counted.
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