The British Columbia election is still a tight race as recounting continues, with the NDP taking the lead in two closely contested ridings.
Following the general election on Oct. 19, the BC NDP secured or was leading in 46 ridings, the BC Conservatives in 45 ridings, and the Green Party in 2 seats.
In the Surrey City Centre riding, NDP candidate Amna Shah is ahead of Conservative candidate Zeeshan Wahla by 178 votes, an increase from Shah’s initial 93-vote lead.
In Surrey-Guildford, Conservatives are leading by just 12 votes with Honveer Singh Randhawa. The initial count had the margin at 103 votes.
Other close races include Courtenay-Comox, with Conservatives leading by 116 votes (down from 234 initially), and Kelowna Centre, where Conservatives are ahead by 72 votes (down from 148 initially).
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In Maple Ridge East, Conservatives are leading the NDP by 163 votes, down from the initial 327-vote lead.
The NDP maintains the lead with 46 seats and 44.64% of the votes, followed by the Conservatives with 45 seats and 43.53% of the votes, and the Greens with 2 seats and 8.19% of the votes.
A total of 47 seats are required to form a majority government.
Elections B.C. is in the process of counting over 43,000 mail-in ballots, with completion expected by late Sunday. The counting of more than 22,000 absentee and special ballots will be finished by Monday.
The Canadian Press contributed to this report.Â
