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[mpjgregoire@cosocial.ca]

@chris Any theories of what sort of people would have voted from out of riding? University students? Military?

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

@mpjgregoire university, military. it was also over thanksgiving so people were kind of "on the move"

[martin_fff@mastodon.social]

@lacouvee @chris I think they only count they if the number of "out of.." is larger than the difference in votes of the 1st & 2nd places...

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

just under 95% reporting. Same results. I don't think we will know tonight!! #bcpoli #bcelxn2024

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

Here is a chart of the close ridings that is the reason we are not called yet. 6 very close ridings. 2 under 50 votes separating. Ridings that are under 50 are likely to be a automatic recount. #bcpoli #bcelxn2024

[anthonyfloyd@mastodon.social]

@chris Required to be recounts < 100 I believe

[matwright@mastodon.social]

@anthonyfloyd @chris yes 100 is the threshold

[rakslice@mastodon.social]

@chris If I understand correctly, the table on p. 44 of the Guide to Voting and Counting gives the categories of votes that are only in the final count (which seems to be everything but what is in the preliminary results table on p. 42) https://elections.bc.ca/docs/8008790_Guide-to-Voting-and-Counting.pdf#page=48

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

95.5% polls reporting and same results 2M votes counted! I think we might have another coalition gov if this holds but with the Greens losing their leader's seat who knows!? #bcpoli #bcelxn2024

[jpthuot03@mstdn.ca]

@chris The thing I most detest about elections is that it makes me hate 3/4 of the population - those who didn't vote, and those who voted conservative.

[dx@social.ridetrans.it]

@chris I really wish we had ranked voting. So much vote splitting with the Greens going on

[hanspetermeyer@mstdn.ca]

@chris If we can’t get proportional representation then a minority govt w Greens holding the balance is, imho, the best outcome for BC citizens.

#Bcpoli #bcelxn2024

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

@jpthuot03 totally

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

@dx i really wish the BC Liberals hadn't sabotaged Proportional Representation 20 years ago. The majority wanted and voted for it. We wouldn't be having this discussion.

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

@hanspetermeyer yes

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

The votes are coming in but really really slowly. Apparently this is the process of counting the outside ballots by hand. We just got over 96% #bcpoli #bcelxn2024

[aphrodite@chaos.social]

@chris

Automatic judicial recount is done when the difference is less than 1/500. Anything under 300 will likely request a recount and probably get it even if they have to pay for it.

[aeisenberg@cosocial.ca]

@chris it’s a shame Sonia Furstenau wasn’t elected. I’m still confused why she chose to run in an NDP stronghold. #bcpoli #bcelection

[monkeyflower@infosec.exchange]

@chris its gonna be weeks if not longer...

[thesaanichdaily@mstdn.ca]

@chris @hanspetermeyer If these results hold this still has to feel like a loss for the NDP. Does Eby stay? The Greens also have a pyric victory. The only leader that can claim a victory and will definitely remain is Rustad