The CourtenayComox riding in question after the May 9th election has gone to New Democrat RonnaRae Leonard with 189 more votes than Liberal Jim Benniger after three days of recounts and absentee ballots.
The final B.C. Election vote count is in and the Liberals will have a minority government.
The Courtenay-Comox riding in question after the May 9th election has gone to New Democrat Ronna-Rae Leonard with a 189 more votes than Liberal Jim Benniger after three days of recounts and absentee ballots.
Leonard ended up with 10,618 votes to Benninger’s 10,470. The difference of 189 votes means a judicial recount will not be triggered. The initial vote count in the Courtenay-Comox was Leonard leading Benniger by 9 votes.
The final tally leaves Liberals with 43 seats, NDP 41, Greens 3, leaving the Liberals a seat below what is needed for a majority in an 87 seat legislature.
"With 43 BC Liberal candidates elected as MLAs, and a plurality in the legislature, we have a responsibility to move forward and form a government,” said Liberal Leader Christy Clark in a statement.
Province wide, Liberals won the popular vote count by 1,566 ballots.