Finally BC Election Results are In

Eby and the NDP will continue to hold onto power

Finally nine days after election day, British Columbia Premier David Eby has clung onto power with 47 seats, the Conservatives with 44 and the Greens with two. This afternoon Eby met with Lieutenant-Governor Janet Austin about forming the next government.

Elections BC released the finally tally, though two ridings, Surrey-Guilford and Kelowna Centre are too close to call and will be automatically recounted pending a judicial review.

Rustad accepts the election results

But the results show the NDP have to show British Columbians that they are willing to work hard in the areas of housing, healthcare, and affordability, as well as public safety and the opioid crisis, and Eby acknowledged this.

Meanwhile Conservative leader John Rustad is chuffed about how his party went from no seats to 44 in less than two years, but questions remain about how he will rein in people in his party who have racist leanings, like Brent Chapman in Surrey South, and Dallas Brodie in Vancouver-Quilchena.

Rustad must be breathing a sigh of relief that Conservative candidate Marina Sapozhnikov lost the Juan de Fuca-Malahat riding to the NDP. Sapozhnikov had spewed a lot of racist comments regarding Indigenous people, calling them "savages", and that they were not enlightened people.

Nevertheless the strong Conservative results also show voters were willing to hold their noses and overlook their racist outlooks and cast ballots for them in a desperate bid to kick out the NDP.

Furstenau with the Greens' elected MLAs

Although the NDP technically have a majority with 47 seats, they will still need the help of the Greens to pass legislation, and conversations between the two parties have already taken place. 

"Pending a judicial recount, it appears as though MLAs from different parties will have to work together for the Legislature to function effectively," said Sonia Furstenau, leader of the BC Green Party.