Global News is projecting BC NDP candidate Harwinder Sandhu has been elected in Vernon-Lumby.
Sandhu first took office in 2020, collecting 10,222 votes, or 36.56 per cent.
This was a riding to watch this election.
While the area has typically leaned to the right, several factors made it harder to call this year.
Lumby Mayor and former BC United candidate Kevin Acton ran as an independent, while the NDP had the name recognition that comes with incumbency. The BC Conservatives ran Dennis Giesbrecht, who lives in Kamloops and had originally been slated to run there until a multi-riding candidate shuffle after BC United imploded.
Vernon-Lumby is a provincial riding located in the Okanagan region.
Many voters have seen changes to their riding boundaries ahead of the 2024 election.
Following the 2020 provincial election, the Electoral Boundaries Commission was required to complete a redistribution of seats.
After the final report was released, an act was passed in 2023 to increase seats in the B.C. legislature from 87 to 93. This includes four new ridings in the Lower Mainland, one on Vancouver Island, and one in the Interior.
In addition, 72 ridings had their boundaries adjusted. Forty-one ridings had their names changed.
The changes saw minor changes to this riding’s boundaries, and saw it renamed from Vernon-Monashee to Vernon-Lumby.
Voters will decide who will represent Vernon-Lumby during the upcoming B.C. provincial election on Oct. 19, 2024.
Visit this page on election night for a complete breakdown of up-to-the-minute results.
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