VANCOUVER — In the last election in Boundary-Similkameen, Linda Larson of the BC Liberal Party took 42.80 per cent of the vote, defeating Colleen Ross of the NDP by a margin of 10.07 percentage points.
Larson isn't seeking re-election this year. Ross is not running again either.
The Conservative party is running Darryl Seres as its candidate, Petra Veintimilla is the candidate for the BC Liberal Party and Roly Russell is running for the NDP.
Also in the race is Arlyn Greig for the Wexit BC party.
The Boundary-Similkameen riding includes the communities of Princeton, Grand Forks, Oliver, Penticton, Osoyoos, Keremeos and Okanagan Falls.
There are 36,593 registered voters in the riding, compared to 34,450 in the last election.
As of Oct. 20, 5,193 vote-by-mail packages had been issued to registered voters.
The previous voter turnout rate in the riding was 64.8 per cent, compared to 61.18 per cent provincewide.
At dissolution, the NDP held 41 seats, the BC Liberal Party had 41 seats and the Green party two seats. Two seats were held by Independents and one seat was vacant.
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Last election statistics at a glance:
Previous candidates (in order of rank):
1. Larson, Linda Margaret
Affiliation: BC Liberal Party
Total valid votes: 9,513
Vote share: 42.80 per cent
2. Ross, Colleen
Affiliation: NDP
Total valid votes: 7,275
Vote share: 32.73 per cent
3. Entwistle, Peter
Affiliation: Independent
Total valid votes: 3,165
Vote share: 14.24 per cent
4. Lavers, Vonnie
Affiliation: Green party
Total valid votes: 2,274
Vote share: 10.23 per cent
Previous riding statistics at a glance:
Total registered voters: 34,450
Total registered voters who voted: 22,325
Voter turnout: 64.8 per cent
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 21, 2020 and was generated automatically.
Digital Data Desk, The Canadian Press