There is still no clear winner in the 2024 B.C. election after counting resumed on Saturday, but new numbers from Elections B.C. show the NDP gaining some ground.
The party now leads over the B.C. Conservatives by 106 votes in the Juan de Fuca-Malahat riding, up from 20, and 178 votes in Surrey City Centre, up from the previous 93.
The NDP has also tightened the race in Surrey-Guildford, now just 12 votes behind the Conservatives, instead of 103.
The updated numbers came throughout the day Saturday as elections officials began tallying the 65,000 absentee and mail-in ballots that had not yet been counted. Those tallies, as well as several riding recounts, are set to continue on Sunday and Monday.
Prior to Saturday, the B.C. NDP were leading or elected in 46 seats, the B.C. Conservatives in 45 seats and the B.C. Greens were elected in two seats. In the …