More on BC Election 2024

• NDP majority holds after recount leaves party with 22-vote win in Surrey riding

  Judicial recounts in B.C. are triggered when the margin of victory is less than 1/500th of the number of votes cast.

  Politics

  Nov 8
• Judicial recounts underway in B.C.’s historically close provincial election

  This recount is particularly critical because if the BC Conservatives flip the riding, the NDP would be reduced to 46 seats, making it a minority government.

  Politics

  Nov 7
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• B.C.’s new cabinet to be sworn in Nov. 18

  B.C.'s new cabinet is set to be sworn in on Nov. 18, one month after the provincial election that gave Premier David Eby's NDP the slimmest of majorities, pending recounts.

  Politics

  Nov 6
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• Premier pitches all-party election committee after ‘human error’ in B.C. vote count

  A provincewide review found several errors in the provincial vote count, many related to out-of-district votes, however none were enough to affect the outcome in any riding.

  Politics

  Nov 5
• Elections BC says ballot box containing 861 votes uncounted

  Elections BC says it has discovered that a ballot box containing 861 votes wasn't counted in the recent provincial election, as well as other mistakes.

  Politics

  Nov 4
• B.C.’s new NDP government faces sticky speaker situation

  Under the rules of the B.C. legislature, no business can proceed without an MLA being selected to serve as speaker of the house. Tight election numbers make that a challenge.

  Crime

  Nov 1
• Economic indicators ‘blinking red’ business groups warn incoming B.C. NDP government

  A coalition of major business groups have penned open letters to all of the major party leaders, calling on them to make the economy job number one when the legislature returns.

  Politics

  Oct 31
• Timeline set for judicial recounts in two B.C. ridings

  Vote counting in the British Columbia provincial election will finally conclude next week with judicial recounts set for two ridings.

  Politics

  Oct 31
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• In a Canadian first, B.C. elects record number of female MLAs

  Of the 93 people voted into the legislature, 49 identify as female, which is 52.7 per cent - up almost 10 per cent from the last election.

  Politics

  Oct 30
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• Byelection in the works after Vancouver councillor elected provincially

  OneCity Coun. Christine Boyle was elected in the riding of Vancouver-Little Mountain with more than 62 per cent of the vote. 

  Politics

  Oct 29