1:08pm – Polls have now closed in British Columbia. I’ll report results as they come in. I’m listening to CBC Radio in Vancouver. You can download the Google Earth map of BC’s electoral map from my maps page.
1:29pm – Very early figures have the Liberals leading in 20 ridings, the NDP leading in 17. No meaningful figures in the referendum count.
1:32pm – My mistake, it’s actually the other way around. NDP leading in 21, Liberals in 16. The numbers are very small.
1:45pm – The CBC interactive map seems to have different boundaries for some of the interior seats from my map. I’ve rechecked the Electoral Boundaries Commission and mine seems correct. Hmm. It’s very close at the moment. The Liberals have won 3, leading in another 37, while the NDP has won 1 and is leading in another 37, leaving the race extremely close.
2:00pm – The Liberals are pulling out ahead of the NDP, with the CBC showing 50 Liberals, 34 NDP (including leading seats). The STV referendum vote is extremely low, and is sitting on 61% for the Yes vote.
2:16pm – It turrns out the CBC website has had the referendum vote backwards. It’s actually 61% for the NO vote, although the number of votes is extremely small so far.
2:19pm – CBC has called the election for the Liberals. The referendum also appears doomed, although most votes are yet to be counted.
2:25pm – As the referendum numbers grow, the No percentage is falling. I think it may be possible that STV may get over 50%, although they won’t get the requisite 60%.
2:31pm – So it turns out that, after the Electoral Boundaries Commission submitted their proposal to the Parliament, the Parliament added two extra seats. My maps are thus inaccurate. It does appear, however, that the only changes were in the central and northern interior, so the map is accurate in Vancouver and on Vancouver Island.
3:08pm – If anyone out there is still watching, take a look at Delta South, on the southern fringe of Vancouver. Incumbent Liberal Wally Oppal is leading independent Vicky Huntington by a single vote.
Been refreshing the site for a few minutes, nothing yet. Keep us posted!
STV is very slightly ahead (60.64%) but small figures.
Your blog is the third ranked Google entry for “BC election”. Nice!
The polling places that are in so far would be the rural ones which I would guess would be the most anti-STV because of the Riding enlargement.
Another disaster for British Columbia and democracy in Canada. The old parties and their corrupt supporters will DO ANYTHING to stop electoral reform around the world. After seeing the huge debts of the American and Australian Governments, will it take a revolution to get rid of those in power before we can get leaders who are going to work and make decisions for the good of the people?
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