B.C. wakes to election uncertainty, with Conservatives, NDP in tight race
VANCOUVER — British Columbia is waking to a reshaped political landscape but no clear winner of a provincial election marked by the rise of the B.C. Conservatives from the political fringe to centre stage.
Neither the Conservatives, led by John Rustad, nor the incumbent NDP of Premier David Eby reached the 47 seats needed to form a majority government after initial counting ended around 1 a.m. Sunday, with a handful of seats undecided.
Elections BC said counting was set to resume Sunday morning.
But regardless of the outcome, the election represented a stunning moment for the B.C. Conservatives, who received less than two per cent of the vote last election.