East Kootenay incumbents Davis, McInnis and Anderson return to legislature

David Eby says he has offered his resignation as the leader of British Columbia’s NDP after his decision to call a snap provincial election backfired and the B.C. Conservatives led by Lorne Doerkson won a majority government.

The outgoing premier says he called Doerkson to concede and offer his congratulations.

He says in a speech to supporters that the people of B.C. had asked the NDP to be the Opposition.

Eby says the loss of the election broke his heart and he accepted “full responsibly for that outcome.”

Saturday’s snap election backfired spectacularly on Eby, and it took a little over an hour after polls closed at 8 p.m. for The Canadian Press decision desk to call the race, underscoring the stunning nature of Doerkson’s win.

Doerkson is set to become premier just five weeks after assuming the interim leadership of a party that was in disarray.

But he convinced legislators who quit the Conservatives under the divisive leadership of Kerry-Lynne Findlay to return and has now led the party to victory.

Kootenay-Rockies

Incumbent Pete Davis of the Conservative Party of BC has been re-elected. He is currently leading with 55.5 per cent of the vote and 8,683 votes. 64 of 65 polls have been reported.

Current Results:

Pete Davis of the BC Conservative Party: 8,683 votes (55.5 per cent)

Norma Blissett of the NDP: 4,314 votes (27.6 per cent)

Keenan Dennehy of the BC Green Party: 1,152 votes (7.4 per cent)

AJ Wolfe of OneBC: 843 votes (5.4 per cent)

Paul Heywood of CentreBC: 644 votes (4.1 per cent)

Columbia River-Revelstoke

Incumbent Scott McInnis of the Conservative Party of BC has been re-elected. He is currently leading with 52.5 per cent of the vote and  8, 888 votes. 69 of 70 polls reported.

Current Results:

Scott McInnis of the Conservative Party of BC: 8, 888 votes (52.5 per cent)

Andrea Dunlop of the NDP: 6,095 votes (36 per cent)

Rana Nelson of the BC Green Party: 1, 941 votes (11.2 per cent)

Kootenay Central

Incumbent Brittny Anderson of the NDP has been re-elected in a close race with Gordon Skulnec of the Conservative Party of BC. 73 of 74 polls have been reported.

Current Results:

Brittny Anderson of the NDP: 7, 598 votes (39.6 per cent)

Gordon Skulnec of the Conservative Party of BC: 7, 107 votes (37.1 per cent)

Nicole Charlwood of the BC Green Party: 3, 759 votes (19. 6 per cent)

Hunter Corrigal of OneBC: 727 votes (3.8 per cent)

 

With files from The Canadian Press.