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Final vote count shows bare majority of 47 seats for B.C. NDP

The final vote count from Elections BC is in, but the B.C. NDP's bare majority of 47 seats…

NDP candidates Amna Shah (Surrey-City Centre) and Garry Begg (Surrey-Guildford) at the party's election night gathering in Surrey. A recount in Surrey-City Centre has given Shah a 175-vote win, but Surrey-Guildford's result now hinges on Monday's absentee ballot count.

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B.C. Election: Surrey-City Centre recount gives NDP 175-vote win

Monday's absentee ballot count will not likely change Surrey-City Centre, but Surrey-Guildford could still flip

Marina Sapozhnikov, Conservative Party of B.C. candidate for Juan de Fuca-Malahat, called First Nations 'savages' in an election interview with a Vancouver Island university student as first reported by the Vancouver Sun.

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B.C. Conservative uses racist term to describe B.C.’s Indigenous people

Marina Sapozhnikov, candidate for Juan de Fuca-Malahat made comment in election night interview with VIU student

Former B.C. United MLA Karin Kirkpatrick says there is still room for a 'centrist' party in B.C., but others including leading business voices disagree. (Submitted)

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Does B.C. still have any room for a ‘middle-of-the-road’ party? Opinions vary

B.C.'s polarized environment makes it unclear whether there is room in the current political landscape

When the provincial legislature returns, it will include at least 45, possibly more Conservative Party of B.C. MLAs. Experts say the party is a reflection of modern conservatism. (Black Press Media file photo)

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B.C. Conservatives “symptomatic” of contemporary conservatism: expert

The Conservative Party of B.C. benefited from polarization as B.C. catches up with political realignment seen across the…

Fiona Famulak, chief executive officer of the B.C. Chamber of Commerce, says all parties bear responsibility when it comes to the economy following Saturday's close election outcome. (Submitted)

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It’s about the economy: B.C. Chamber of Commerce calls for sharp post-election focus

A leading business voice is calling on newly elected MLAs to prioritize the economy

Garry Begg, NDP candidate in the Surrey-Guildford riding, at Dhaliwal Banquet Hall in Surrey on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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Elections BC denies request by NDP’s Begg for recount in Surrey-Guildford

The incumbent lost by just 103 votes

Peter Milobar, MLA-elect for Kamloops-Centre, says the state of health care, especially in rural communities, played an important role in the outcome of the election. (Black Press Media file photo)

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B.C. Conservatives closer than ever to goal, MLA-elect says while awaiting results

Kamloops-area MLA Peter Milobar says the Conservative Party of B.C. may yet form government

B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau concedes to B.C. NDP candidate Grace Lore on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 at headquarters at the Delta Hotels Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort in Victoria, B.C., Canada.

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B.C. Greens hold balance of power as Furstenau faces media

Furstenau declines to identify any policies that would earn another party the support of the B.C. Greens

BC NDP Leader David Eby, here seen in July, announced

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Premier David Eby says he heard voters’ message after close B.C. election

Eby says work will begin immediately, but did not give a time when he would recall the legislature