British Columbia Liberal candidate Dan Ashton set to win Penticton riding for third term
As of 11 pm, with 80 out of 130 polls reporting, Ashton was ahead with 4,521 votes, or 488 percent
Next is NDP candidate Toni Boot, mayor of Summerland, with 344 percent and 3,186 votes
In the 2017 provincial election, Ashton won his second term after winning 528% of the vote (14,470 votes)
Tarik Sayeed of the NDP was second at 287% (7874) with Connie Sahlmark third at 185% (5061)
In 2013, Ashton was first elected with 458% (11,536), five percentage points ahead of Richard Cannings of the NDP at 40, 4 percent (10,154)
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an unprecedented number of postal ballots have been requested across BC this election given that postal ballots can only be counted after election night , this could change the result of this riding
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World News – CA – BC Election 2020: Dan Ashton Should Win in Penticton