BC Votes 2020

Andrew Wilkinson will remain as party leader until a successor is elected

Incumbent MLA, and projected winner in Powell River-Sunshine Coast, Nicholas Simons of the NDP, says he’s now spoken with both the Green and Liberal candidates, although the Greens are not formally conceding the race just yet. As of 1:58 a.m.

With the votes cast Oct. 24 and ballots collected at the advance polls now counted, Elections BC has started sorting and verifying hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots from across B.C.

Incumbent MLA Nicholas Simons holds the lead in Powell River-Sunshine Coast and is projected to win, but Kim Darwin of the Greens says she’s not prepared to concede the race until the mail-in ballots are counted. As of 1:58 a.m.

BC Liberal Leader waiting for final count of thousands of mail-in ballots

At the time of writing, the BC NDP is projected to form a majority government

Election night results suggest Greens lose Oak Bay but pick up West Vancouver-Sea-to-Sky

Initial counts suggest Jeremy Valeriote may unseat Liberal’s Jordan Sturdy

The future of long-term care was one of the biggest issues on the Coast during the 2017 election campaign and it’s carried into the current race to be the next MLA for Powell River-Sunshine Coast.

According to the latest update from Elections BC, 8,338 voters in Powell River-Sunshine Coast have requested mail-in ballots – a significant increase over the 114 people who voted by mail in the riding in 2017. Elections BC said as of 11:59 p.m.