NDP poised to win majority after overturning Conservative lead in critical Surrey riding

The B.C. NDP has wonthe riding of Surrey-Guildfordbya handful of votes, paving theway toa majority government.

Surrey-Guildford incumbent Garry Beggbeat Conservative candidate Honveer Singh Randhawaby just 27 votes, according to final results posted by Elections B.C. on Monday evening.

However, the riding will be subject to an automatic judicial recount, as the marginwas less than 1/500th of the total ballots cast in the riding.

If the results stand, theNDPwill have the 47 seats required to form a majority government. CBC News has not projected a winner for the riding, pending the judicial recount.

Elections B.C. hadbeen postingnew results every hour as it counted about 22,000 absentee ballots on Monday morning. Final results are available atCBC News B.C. Votes 2024.

On Monday night, it released its final vote count.

Conservative Brennan Daywon the riding ofCourtenay-Comox over the NDP's Ronna-Rae Leonard by 92 votes.

After two races that were too close to call over the weekend, NDP candidate Dana Lajeunessewon in Juan de Fuca-Malahat, and Conservative candidate Kristina Loewenwon in Kelowna Centre.

Conservative Lawrence Mokwonthe riding of Maple Ridge East, flipping it from the NDP.

Meanwhile, the NDPwon in Surrey City Centre after candidateAmna Shah captured 236 votes more thanConservative Zeeshan Wahla.

WATCH | Elections B.C. explains Monday'scount:

Judicial recounts likely in close election races: Elections B.C.

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Duration 5:57

British Columbia's chief electoral officer, Anton Boegman, breaks down how vote-counting in B.C. works, from mail-in ballots to judicial recounts.

Judicial recounts willtake place in two ridings where the winning margin was less than 1/500th of all votes cast:Kelowna Centre, where the Conservatives won by 38 votes, and Surrey-Guildford, where the margin of victory was just 27 votes.

Judicial recounts are overseen by a B.C. Supreme Court justice and, according to the B.C. Election Act,must take place within 15 days after the declaration of the official election results.

WATCH | How CBC News callsan election:

How CBC's decision desk 'calls' an election

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Duration 1:48

How does the CBC make projections in an election? Well, lets go behind the scenes and find out what goes into calls and managing coverage on election night. The team works hard to ensure that results are brought to you accurately every time.