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CP NewsAlert: NDP widens lead in tight British Columbia election races

  • The Canadian Press

  • Canadian Press

  • October 26, 2024

In this two-photograph panel; B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad, left, and B.C. NDP Leader David Eby, right, pause while addressing supporters on election night, in Vancouver, on Saturday, October 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns, Darryl Dyck

VICTORIA -- The resumption of counting in last week's nail-biting British Columbia election has seen the NDP widen its lead in two crucial races and move within 14 votes of the B.C. Conservatives in another.

No leads changed in nine too-close-to-call races, and the update provided by Elections BC increases the prospect of an NDP government.

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