Two recounts to begin in B.C. election, as chance of NDP government grows
No leads have so far changed in the mail-in count that continues today, but prospects for an NDP government have increased,
by Ashley Joannou · National PostRecounts begin this afternoon in two ridings where British Columbia’s New Democrats held slim leads after the initial count in last week’s still-undecided election.
Elections BC says the recounts in Juan de Fuca-Malahat on Vancouver Island and Surrey City Centre will begin at 1 p.m. and be posted online when they are complete.
The recounts were triggered because their margins after the initial tally last week were below 100, but counting of mail-in ballots on Saturday widened the NDP lead in Juan de Fuca-Malahat to 106 votes, and 178 in Surrey City Centre.