Final vote count due today in B.C. election; still no majority government
VICTORIA — The New Democrats are widening a lead in Vancouver Island’s crucial Courtenay-Comox riding, where the results could determine the next British Columbia government.
The latest Elections BC absentee ballot count (12 p.m. May 24) has NDP candidate Ronna-Rae Leonard ahead of Liberal candidate Jim Benninger by 148 votes.
The race between Leonard and Benninger has swung back and forth, since election night on May 9 when Leonard held a 13-vote lead.
The gap in the popular vote is also closing between the two major parties, showing the Liberals with 40.36 per cent support compared with the New Democrat’s 40.28 per cent.