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British Columbia Premier David Eby has been asked to form government after a tally of absentee and special ballots on Monday. The result came nine days after the Oct. 19 provincial election.
Here are some of the key numbers about the election, based of estimates provided by Elections BC:
Eligible voters: 3,550,017
Total votes cast: 2,105,534
Estimated turnout: 59.3 per cent
NDP vote share: 44.9 per cent
B.C. Conservative vote share: 43.3 per cent
Green Party vote share: 8.2 per cent
Advance votes: 1,001,331 (46 per cent of total)
Votes in initial Oct. 20 count: 2,039,460 (97 per cent of total)
Mail-in and assisted telephone votes counted on weekend: 43,538 (two per cent of total)
Absentee and special ballots being counted Monday: 22,536 (one per cent of total)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 28 2024
The Canadian Press
