CP NewsAlert: NDP widens lead in tight British Columbia election races

By The Canadian Press on October 26, 2024.

In this two-photograph panel; B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad, left, and B.C. NDP Leader David Eby, right, pause while addressing supporters on election night, in Vancouver, on Saturday, October 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns, Darryl Dyck

VICTORIA – The resumption of counting in last week’s nail-biting British Columbia election has seen the NDP widen its lead in two crucial races and move within 14 votes of the B.C. Conservatives in another.

No leads changed in nine too-close-to-call races, and the update provided by Elections BC increases the prospect of an NDP government.

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Note to readers: This is a corrected story. A previous version said there were more than 66,000 mail-in ballots to be counted from Saturday. In fact, there were more than 43,000, plus more than 22,000 absentee ballots. A previous version also reported the B.C. Conservatives ended the initial count leading in six too-close-to-call races and the NDP in three. In fact, the Conservatives led five and the NDP four.