By Chuck Chiang The Canadian Press
Posted October 31, 2024 6:39 pm
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B.C. Premier David Eby lays retired adjacent steps pursuing predetermination win
Vote counting successful nan British Columbia provincial predetermination will yet reason adjacent week pinch judicial recounts group for 2 ridings.
Elections BC says nan province’s Supreme Court has confirmed recounts successful Kelowna Centre and Surrey-Guildford will return spot connected Nov. 7 and Nov. 8.
Both ridings saw nan separator of triumph wrong nan period to trigger judicial recounts aft nan last tally this week of mail-in and absentee ballots from nan Oct. 19 election.
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The NDP campaigner is starring his Conservative force by 27 votes successful Surrey-Guildford, while nan separator betwixt nan Conservative campaigner successful Kelowna Centre complete her NDP force is 38 votes.
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Surrey-Guildford was nan only riding wherever nan victor changed during last ballot count, giving Premier David Eby’s NDP nan narrowest of majorities pinch 47 seats.
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The B.C. Conservatives, a statement that won little than 2 per cent of nan celebrated ballot successful nan past election, surged to clasp 44 seats successful nan latest vote, while nan Green Party took 2 seats.
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