BC Election: NDP Cuts Margin in Key Riding to Four Votes as Absentee Count Goes On

An Elections B.C. sign is seen covered in rain on election day in Vancouver, on Oct. 19, 2024. The Canadian Press/Ethan Cairns

An ongoing count of absentee ballots in British Columbia’s election has seen the NDP cut the B.C. Conservatives’ lead in a key riding to just four votes.

If the NDP wins Surrey-Guildford and holds onto other leads, it will be elected or leading in 47 seats, which is the threshold for a majority in the legislature.