World News – CA – BC Live Blog Election 2020: Polls are now open, follow the results here

It’s election day! Watch this space for results, news and social media reaction as the province decides who will lead the BC government

We’ll be live all night long as election results roll in Watch this space for results, news and social media reaction as the province decides who will lead the BC government for the next four years (or less, until the next election is called): John Horgan’s BC NDP, Andrew Wilkinson’s BC Liberals or Sonia FurstenauC’s B Greens

Find out how your constituency voted and explore the tight races across BC using the map below

Note: Due to the significant increase in the number of postal ballots in this election, full final results may not be available by the end of the day We will continue to post updated driving results on the map and banners, where applicable, until the count is complete

• READ MORE: final count of BC votes could be delayed by a significant increase in the number of postal ballots

8 am – Polling stations open Elections BC reminds voters to bring their voter card and ID

Polling stations are open today from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Pacific Time Remember to bring your voting card and ID Visit https: // tco / p9zjeoCyVR for more information #iVoteBC picTwittercom / 3AQY3VSe42

BC voters voted today in an election campaign that was largely defined by the COVID-19 pandemic

He argued that the province needs a majority government to deal with the uncertainty caused by the novel coronavirus

The election call was a gamble for Horgan, who was criticized by BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson and Green Leader Sonia Furstenau for ending his minority government

They called the move unnecessary at a time when people need stability, but Horgan said that was exactly what he was looking for

Upon dissolution, the NDP and the Liberals were tied with 41 seats in the legislature, while the Greens held two seats, there were two independents and one seat was vacant

Calling the September 21 election, Horgan said the pandemic was a central factor in the decision to seek a new term, adding that he was « grappling » with the decision

12 am – We might not learn the results on TV on Saturdays – or for weeks

When you switch on your favorite TV channel on Saturday night to listen to the results of the provincial election, you won’t see the usual images of celebrating candidates mobbed by hundreds of enthusiastic supporters

During this pandemic election, you might see a few nudges as the candidates celebrate with a small group of masked friends

But the most significant change is that networks may not be able to project the winners in multiple ridings – or who will form the government – because nearly 725,000 British Columbians have requested ballots through the post, which are not counted on election night

However, in summary, we will not know how many postal ballots were received, per constituency, until 5-6 days after Saturday’s election.Then final tally starts 13 days after that Likely longer in some districts Phased starts No completion ETA estimated by EBC https: // tco / uCYRnf8ukm

@ElectionsBC Chief Electoral Officer Anton Beogman said the numbers indicate we could see only 65-70% of the ballots counted on election night on Saturday, with 30-35% of the ballots being through the post, which will be counted at least 13 days later

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