Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Final Count Complete in BC Election 2024

Courtesy of Elections BC:

Final count for the 2024 Provincial General Election is now complete in every provincial electoral district in British Columbia

Voting results for each electoral district by party and candidate are available on the Elections BC website.

The results in the Kelowna Centre and Surrey-Guildford electoral districts are subject to automatic judicial recounts. Under the Election Act (BC), judicial recounts must take place if, at the conclusion of final count, the difference between the top two candidates is less than 1/500th of the total ballots considered.

In Kelowna Centre, the threshold for a judicial recount is 49 votes. The difference between the top two candidates is 38 votes.

In Surrey-Guildford, the threshold for a judicial recount is 38 votes. The difference between the top two candidates is 27 votes.

Under section 139 of the Election Act (BC), an application for a judicial recount must be made within six days of the conclusion of final count. The deadline for judicial recount applications is November 4, 2024. Applications are made to the Supreme Court of British Columbia and must be on the bases set out under section 139 of the Election Act (BC).

A judicial recount is conducted by the Supreme Court of British Columbia, and may include some or all of the ballots and certification envelopes for an election. The timing of the recount will be determined by the Court.

A record 2,107,152 voters participated in the 2024 provincial election. Preliminary voter turnout is estimated at 58.3%.

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