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BC NDP Candidate Pulls Ahead by 13 Votes After Results Corrected in Ladysmith-Oceanside Riding
A data-entry correction and remaining absentee ballots left the Ladysmith-Oceanside race undecided, with a recount set to verify the 13-vote margin.
- Elections announced updated results for the Ladysmith-Oceanside riding, placing BCNDP MLA Candidate Stephanie Higginson 13 votes ahead of Conservative Party MLA Candidate Kris McNichol.
- Results shifted after Elections corrected a data entry error, overturning the 89-vote lead McNichol held following the Oct. election night.
- Currently, tallies show Higginson with 13,380 votes, while McNichol trails by 13 votes; Green Party candidate Charlene Smylie has 3,365 votes.
- With absentee and mail-in ballots still to be counted, McNichol stated the race remains undecided, and Elections confirmed a formal recount will occur in Nov.
- Higginson expressed hope the results continue to trend in her favour as candidates await the final count in the Ladysmith-Oceanside district.
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