B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad, left, and B.C. NDP Leader David Eby, right, are seen in this two-photograph panel during campaign stops in Chilliwack and Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday, October 17, 2024.Photo by DARRYL DYCK/THE CANADIAN PRESS

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 · National Post

Recounts 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.

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