5月9日BC省议会大选最后结果: 自由党获43席、新民主党41席、绿党获3席；自由党组成少数政府
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2 B.C. ridings to get recounts following tight election race
Courtenay-Comox and Vancouver-False Creek will have ballots recounted during final count May 22-24
By Matt Meuse, CBC News Posted: May 13, 2017 4:52 PM PT Last Updated: May 13, 2017 4:52 PM PT
Two B.C. ridings will have their ballots recounted as part of the final count between May 22 and 24, Elections BC has announced. (Farrah Merali/CBC)
Two of the most hotly contested ridings in the recent B.C. election will hold recounts as part of the final count set to take place later this month.
Elections BC announced Saturday that district electoral officer recounts would take place in Vancouver-False Creek, where the Liberals lead by 560 votes, and Courtenay-Comox, where the NDP leads by just nine votes.
A change in the result in either riding could have a significant impact on the next government, with the Liberals clinging to a tenuous minority government with 43 of the 44 seats required to form a majority.
The NDP currently hold 41 seats and the Greens hold three.
2 of 6 requests accepted
According to the B.C. Election Act, recount requests must be made by candidates within three days of the general voting day.
Elections BC says it received requests before the deadline from six candidates in five ridings: Coquitlam-Burke Mountain, Courtenay-Comox, Maple Ridge-Mission, Richmond-Queensborough and two from Vancouver-False Creek.
Only Liberal candidate Jim Benninger from Courtenay-Comox and BC Citizens First Party candidate Phillip James Ryan in Vancouver-False Creek had their requests approved.
The NDP candidate in Vancouver-False Creek, Morgane Oger, also requested a recount. BC Elections said Oger's request for a recount was initially not accepted as it did not meet the requirements.
Additional information related to the request was received by the deadline, but by then Ryan's request had already been accepted.
Courtenay-Comox has drawn much attention since the election due to the extremely close result and the high number of expected absentee ballots.
Vancouver-False Creek has also found itself in the spotlight due to the tight race between Liberal candidate and former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan and the NDP's Oger, who if elected, would be the first transgender person to be elected to public office in Canada.
When are recounts allowed?
The Election Act only allows recounts in three situations: if the margin of victory is fewer than 100 votes; if votes were not correctly accepted or rejected; or if a ballot account does not accurately record the number of votes.
Elections BC says candidates must include evidence of the latter in two situations in a recount request if that is why they're requesting one.
Elections BC did not immediately respond to requests for comment as to why the recount was approved in Vancouver-False Creek, where the margin of victory is greater than 100 votes.
Not over yet
The recounts will happen during the final count, which will happen between May 22 and 24.
This is also when about 176,000 absentee votes will be counted, which could also affect the final result.
But even after the final count, a judicial recount may still be required in Courtenay-Comox. An electoral officer must apply for a judicial recount if there is a tie or if the difference between the first two candidates is less the 1/500th of the total ballots considered.
Judicial recounts are handled by the Supreme Court of B.C. rather than Elections BC, and can also be applied for by candidates on the same grounds as district electoral officer recounts. Those requests must be made within six days of the announcement of the final results.
Until then, Christy Clark remains the premier and cabinet ministers retain their posts, even if they have lost their seat.
Courtenay-Comox and Vancouver-False Creek will have ballots recounted during final count May 22-24
By Matt Meuse, CBC News Posted: May 13, 2017 4:52 PM PT Last Updated: May 13, 2017 4:52 PM PT
Two B.C. ridings will have their ballots recounted as part of the final count between May 22 and 24, Elections BC has announced. (Farrah Merali/CBC)
Two of the most hotly contested ridings in the recent B.C. election will hold recounts as part of the final count set to take place later this month.
Elections BC announced Saturday that district electoral officer recounts would take place in Vancouver-False Creek, where the Liberals lead by 560 votes, and Courtenay-Comox, where the NDP leads by just nine votes.
A change in the result in either riding could have a significant impact on the next government, with the Liberals clinging to a tenuous minority government with 43 of the 44 seats required to form a majority.
The NDP currently hold 41 seats and the Greens hold three.
2 of 6 requests accepted
According to the B.C. Election Act, recount requests must be made by candidates within three days of the general voting day.
Elections BC says it received requests before the deadline from six candidates in five ridings: Coquitlam-Burke Mountain, Courtenay-Comox, Maple Ridge-Mission, Richmond-Queensborough and two from Vancouver-False Creek.
Only Liberal candidate Jim Benninger from Courtenay-Comox and BC Citizens First Party candidate Phillip James Ryan in Vancouver-False Creek had their requests approved.
The NDP candidate in Vancouver-False Creek, Morgane Oger, also requested a recount. BC Elections said Oger's request for a recount was initially not accepted as it did not meet the requirements.
Additional information related to the request was received by the deadline, but by then Ryan's request had already been accepted.
Courtenay-Comox has drawn much attention since the election due to the extremely close result and the high number of expected absentee ballots.
Vancouver-False Creek has also found itself in the spotlight due to the tight race between Liberal candidate and former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan and the NDP's Oger, who if elected, would be the first transgender person to be elected to public office in Canada.
When are recounts allowed?
The Election Act only allows recounts in three situations: if the margin of victory is fewer than 100 votes; if votes were not correctly accepted or rejected; or if a ballot account does not accurately record the number of votes.
Elections BC says candidates must include evidence of the latter in two situations in a recount request if that is why they're requesting one.
Elections BC did not immediately respond to requests for comment as to why the recount was approved in Vancouver-False Creek, where the margin of victory is greater than 100 votes.
Not over yet
The recounts will happen during the final count, which will happen between May 22 and 24.
This is also when about 176,000 absentee votes will be counted, which could also affect the final result.
But even after the final count, a judicial recount may still be required in Courtenay-Comox. An electoral officer must apply for a judicial recount if there is a tie or if the difference between the first two candidates is less the 1/500th of the total ballots considered.
Judicial recounts are handled by the Supreme Court of B.C. rather than Elections BC, and can also be applied for by candidates on the same grounds as district electoral officer recounts. Those requests must be made within six days of the announcement of the final results.
Until then, Christy Clark remains the premier and cabinet ministers retain their posts, even if they have lost their seat.
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B.C. Liberals fall short of majority following final vote count
Liberals have first opportunity to form government, but party is one seat short of a majority
By Justin McElroy, CBC News Posted: May 24, 2017 12:34 PM PT Last Updated: May 25, 2017 7:28 AM PT
The initial vote count for Courtenay-Comox left the NDP's Ronna-Rae Leonard with just nine votes over B.C. Liberal Jim Benninger. The NDP candidate has been declared the winner after a final count. (B.C. NDP and B.C. Liberals)
The final count of the B.C. election has concluded, and the result remains just as uncertain as it was on election night, with the Liberals just short of a majority.
With all absentee ballots counted in Courtenay-Comox, NDP candidate Ronna-Rae Leonard has won by 189 votes over B.C. Liberal candidate Jim Benninger.
It means the final seat count is 43 for the Liberals, 41 for the NDP, and 3 for the Green Party.
It also leaves the Liberals one seat short of 44 seats — and a majority in the legislature — leaving a variety of scenarios in play, including a possible NDP government with the support of the Green Party.
Province-wide, Liberals won more of the popular vote count than the NDP by 1,566 ballots — 796,672 to 795,106 — the closest result in British Columbia's history.
If any riding after the final count is within 1/500th of the total ballots considered, the district electoral officer must apply for an automatic recount.
But none of the ridings met that threshold — the Liberals were able to hold on to the riding of Richmond-Queensborough by 134 votes, Coquitlam-Burke Mountain by 87 votes, and Vancouver-False Creek by 415 votes after the final count, while the NDP was able to keep Maple Ridge-Mission by 325 votes.
What comes next?
NDP Leader John Horgan told reporters that his party and the Greens have been in negotiations.
"I'm optimistic we'll be able to put forward a framework that has a majority of the support in the legislature," he said.
"We don't have that today."
Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver and deputy leader Sonia Furstenau arrive to speak to reporters in Victoria following the conclusion of the final count. (Richard Zussman/CBC)
For his part, Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver said that his party was negotiating with both the NDP and the Liberals, and was hopeful the situation would be clarified by next Wednesday, when the premier notifies the lieutenant-governor of her intentions about forming a government.
"It's important to give British Columbians some sense of certainty. That is our goal," he said.
"We recognize that British Columbians have put a burden of responsibility on us to do the right thing, and we take that seriously."
Premier Christy Clark is not expected to speak tonight, but did issue a statement saying that "with 43 B.C. Liberal candidates elected as MLAs, and a plurality in the legislature, we have a responsibility to move forward and form a government."
B.C. has elected a minority government. What's next?
Why did the final count take so long?
With the public fixated on the count of approximately 179,000 absentee ballots — the results of which have been released over three days — some wondered why it took Elections BC so long.
However, under the Election Act, it's given three days for the final count.
"This is fairly typical in terms of the number of certification envelopes being considered across the province," said Elections BC spokesperson Andrew Watson.
"For districts that have recounts, like Courtenay-Comox and Vancouver-False Creek, the process does take longer, because most of Monday was taken up with conducting the recount [of the initial count]."
Liberals have first opportunity to form government, but party is one seat short of a majority
By Justin McElroy, CBC News Posted: May 24, 2017 12:34 PM PT Last Updated: May 25, 2017 7:28 AM PT
The initial vote count for Courtenay-Comox left the NDP's Ronna-Rae Leonard with just nine votes over B.C. Liberal Jim Benninger. The NDP candidate has been declared the winner after a final count. (B.C. NDP and B.C. Liberals)
The final count of the B.C. election has concluded, and the result remains just as uncertain as it was on election night, with the Liberals just short of a majority.
With all absentee ballots counted in Courtenay-Comox, NDP candidate Ronna-Rae Leonard has won by 189 votes over B.C. Liberal candidate Jim Benninger.
It means the final seat count is 43 for the Liberals, 41 for the NDP, and 3 for the Green Party.
It also leaves the Liberals one seat short of 44 seats — and a majority in the legislature — leaving a variety of scenarios in play, including a possible NDP government with the support of the Green Party.
Province-wide, Liberals won more of the popular vote count than the NDP by 1,566 ballots — 796,672 to 795,106 — the closest result in British Columbia's history.
If any riding after the final count is within 1/500th of the total ballots considered, the district electoral officer must apply for an automatic recount.
But none of the ridings met that threshold — the Liberals were able to hold on to the riding of Richmond-Queensborough by 134 votes, Coquitlam-Burke Mountain by 87 votes, and Vancouver-False Creek by 415 votes after the final count, while the NDP was able to keep Maple Ridge-Mission by 325 votes.
What comes next?
NDP Leader John Horgan told reporters that his party and the Greens have been in negotiations.
"I'm optimistic we'll be able to put forward a framework that has a majority of the support in the legislature," he said.
"We don't have that today."
Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver and deputy leader Sonia Furstenau arrive to speak to reporters in Victoria following the conclusion of the final count. (Richard Zussman/CBC)
For his part, Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver said that his party was negotiating with both the NDP and the Liberals, and was hopeful the situation would be clarified by next Wednesday, when the premier notifies the lieutenant-governor of her intentions about forming a government.
"It's important to give British Columbians some sense of certainty. That is our goal," he said.
"We recognize that British Columbians have put a burden of responsibility on us to do the right thing, and we take that seriously."
Premier Christy Clark is not expected to speak tonight, but did issue a statement saying that "with 43 B.C. Liberal candidates elected as MLAs, and a plurality in the legislature, we have a responsibility to move forward and form a government."
B.C. has elected a minority government. What's next?
Why did the final count take so long?
With the public fixated on the count of approximately 179,000 absentee ballots — the results of which have been released over three days — some wondered why it took Elections BC so long.
However, under the Election Act, it's given three days for the final count.
"This is fairly typical in terms of the number of certification envelopes being considered across the province," said Elections BC spokesperson Andrew Watson.
"For districts that have recounts, like Courtenay-Comox and Vancouver-False Creek, the process does take longer, because most of Monday was taken up with conducting the recount [of the initial count]."
