B.C. election: NDP, Liberals taking seats as Greens leader secures riding

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11:25 p.m.: NDP in Langley-East

NDP’s Megan Dykeman takes the Langley-East seat. One of her opponents, Liberal Margaret Kunst, had been criticized and met with calls for her resignation after she voted against a rainbow crosswalk in her role as an elected councillor.

Meanwhile, NDP Dan Coulter wins the Chilliwack seat defeating John Martin, who had been MLA since 2013.

In Chilliwack-Kent, it’s still a close call where Laurie Throness is on the ballot as a Liberal, but he is running as an independent. Throness could fall to Kelli Paddon, a rookie candidate with a background as an advocate for people with developmental disabilities.

11:10 p.m.: Vancouver seat goes NDP

The Liberals have lost another seat to the NDP, this time in Vancouver-False Creek where newcomer Brenda Bailey has taken the riding from former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan. He recently faced backlash for an ad he ran against an overdose prevention site.

10:55 p.m.: Lower Mainland sees more NDP, Liberals 

The NDP and Liberals continue to win seats.

For the NDP, Fin Donnelly has Coquitlam-Burke Mountain, Bob D’Eith takes Maple Ridge-Mission, and Raj Chouhan secures Burnaby-Edmonds. Rachna Singh also wins Surrey-Green Timbers. Spencer Chandra Herbert wins Vancouver-West End.

NDP Andrew Mercier wins Langley over Mary Polak. She has held the riding for the BC Liberals since 2005.

Michael Lee, with the Liberals, takes Vancouver-Langara and the party’s Stephanie Cadieux takes Surrey South.

10:40 p.m.: Final message from Horgan

BC NDP Leader said the election has been difficult, but it needed to happen. He also noted the number of votes that still need to be counted. He discussed the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and reiterated the promises of the party.

“I believe if we focus on the things that matter to British Columbians, the things that matter to people, we’ll get through this.”

1030 p.m.: Words from the Green leader

Green leader Sonia Furstenau spoke about the change she believes B.C. wants to see. While the NDP has the majority, she says the Greens voted in will continue to hold the government accountable.

“There are still many votes to be counted, but we are seeing incredible successes where we haven’t before.”

So far, the greens have won three seats.

10:20 p.m.: Liberal leader speaks

During his media availability, Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson notes NDP was clearly ahead, but also pointed to all the mail-in votes that still need to be counted.

“We’ll have more to say going forward, but for now we all have the responsibility to be patient, to respect the democratic process, and to await the final results.”

10:15 p.m.: Thornthwaite out

The NDP’s Susie Chant has defeated three-term Liberal Jane Thornthwaite in North Vancouver-Seymour. Thornthwaite had been at the centre of one of the Liberal controversies for her comments about an NDP candidate in a leaked video.

10:00 p.m.: Another minister in

The Vancouver-Point Grey seat goes to NDP David Eby, former attorney general.

Jas Johal, with the Liberals, lost the Richmond-Queensborough to NDP Aman Singh.

Meanwhile, elsewhere on the Lower Mainland, Richmond Coun. and NDP candidate Kelly Greene wins Richmond-Steveston.

The Liberals also took several ridings. Michael de Jong has Abbotsford West, Bruce Banman secures Abbotsford South, Karin Kirkpatric takes West Vancouver-Capilano, while Ian Paton is elected for Delta South. Surrey-White Rock goes to Trevor Halford and Teresa Wat takes Richmond North Centre.

9:50 p.m.: Greens leader wins seat

Green leader Sonia Furstenau wins her riding again in Cowichan Valley. Jeremy Valeriote, also with the Greens, secures the West Vancouver-Sea to Sky seat. They party currently has three seats.

9:40 p.m.: NDP majority government

The BC NDP secures a majority win in the provincial election.

Meanwhile, NDP’s Nathan Cullen takes the Stikine riding.

9:30 p.m.: Greens secure first seat

As results continue to come in for the NDP and Liberals, the Greens secured their first seat with Adam Olsen taking Saanich North and the Islands.

Meanwhile, NDP’s Ravi Kahlon secures Delta North.

9:20 p.m.: Former ministers taking seats

Former Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General and NDP’s Mike Farnworth secures Port Coquitlam, Selina Robinson, former minister of municipal affairs and housing, has Coquitlam-Maillardville, Lana Popham, previously minister of agriculture, wins Saanich South.

Later on, NDP’s Bruce Ralston, who was minister of energy, mines, and petroleum resources, takes Surrey-Whalley and Rob Fleming, former minister of education, wins Victoria-Swan Lake. Harry Bains, also with the NDP took Surrey-Newton.

9:15 p.m.: More wins around Lower Mainland

All with the NDP,  Bowinn Ma takes the North Vancouver-Lonsdale, George Chow has Vancouver-Fraserview, Niki Sharma secures Vancouver-Hastings, Janet Routledge wins Burnaby North, and Anne Kang gets Burnaby-Deer Lake.

Jagrup Brar also secures Surrey-Fleetwood and Garry Begg takes Surrey-Guildford, while New Westminster goes to Jennifer Whiteside.

9:10 p.m.: Wilkinson secures seat

BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson secures his seat in Vancouver-Quilchena.

9:05 p.m.: BC NDP projected to win

Early results suggest the BC New Democrats are on their way to win.

9:00 p.m.: Another round of NDP seats 

NDP’s Lisa Beare secures the Maple Pitt Meadows riding while the party’s John Horgan takes Langford-Juan de Fuca. Rick Glumac also takes the Port Moody Coquitlam seat.

8:50 p.m.: NDP start to secure seats 

Two NDP candidates have been re-elected. Melanie Mark takes the Vancouver-Mount Pleasant riding while Adrian Dix secures Vancouver-Kingsway.

8:20 p.m.: Results start coming in

Results are starting to trickle in and we’re finding out which ridings the parties are leading in. We’re still some time away from any official results, so check back often.

8 p.m.: Polls close across B.C. 

Polls have officially closed across B.C. The ballot count has now begun. Find results as they come in here.