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Turnout for PR referendum in B.C. continues to rise

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Two days before the deadline to return proportional representation referendum ballots to Elections BC, voter turnout has hit 40 per cent.

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That figure has the BC NDP, who support proportional representation, demanding Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson respect the results of the referendum.

Wilkinson has said a low turnout would call into question the validity of the result.

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So far, the highest turnout is in Saanich North and the Islands at almost 49 per cent. The lowest turnout is in Surrey-Green Timbers at 20 per cent.

The deadline for Elections BC to have received a voting package is 4:30 p.m. on Friday, December 7.

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