NDP incumbent Laurel Collins has been declared winner in the Victoria riding, with 130 of 234 polls reporting.
Collins leads Liberal Nikki Macdonald by more than 3,500 votes (8,293 to 4,701) and has reached 44 per cent of the popular vote. Conservative Hannah Hodson sits well back in third at 2,698 followed in order by Nick Loughton (Green, 2,294), John Randal Phipps (People’s Party of Canada, 689), Janis Zroback (Communist, 89) and Jordan Reichert (Animal Protection Party, 79).
The Liberals are projected to win enough seats to form a minority government after today’s 44th federal election.
Post-election events for candidates and their supporters in Greater Victoria look much different this time around in pandemic times. The New Democrats chose to avoid the usual large regional party in place of individual private candidate gatherings. Others, including the Greens and People’s Party of Canada, are going ahead with joint gatherings for local candidates.
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Officials will begin counting mail-in ballots on Tuesday. Check out our website and Facebook page for full coverage of the results.
More to come.
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