BC Conservatives Gain 64th Seat After Final Count Flips Burnaby South-Metrotown Riding

The final count in British Columbia’s October provincial election has flipped the Burnaby South-Metrotown riding to the BC Conservatives by a margin of just 64 votes, giving Lorne Doerkson’s party a total of 64 seats in the legislature.

Meanwhile, the BC NDP has retained its seat in Ladysmith-Oceanside by a margin of 50 votes. The party had initially won the riding by just 13 votes.

Following its defeat, the BC NDP now holds only 27 seats in the legislature, while the BC Green Party has retained both of its seats.

According to figures released by Elections BC, the Conservatives received 47.4 per cent of the popular vote, followed by the NDP with 37.6 per cent and the Green Party with 11.2 per cent.

Notably, Burnaby South-Metrotown and Ladysmith-Oceanside were the only two ridings where recounts were conducted due to winning margins of fewer than 100 votes.