VANCOUVER — It was a landslide victory in the last election in Cariboo-Chilcotin when Donna Barnett of the BC Liberal Party took 58.77 per cent of the vote, defeating Sally Watson of the NDP by a margin of 32.54 percentage points.

Barnett isn't seeking re-election this year. Watson is not running again either.

The Green party is running David Laing as its candidate, Lorne Doerkson is the candidate for the BC Liberal Party and Scott Andrews is running for the NDP.

Also in the race is James Buckley for the Libertarian party.

Katya Potekhina is running as an Independent.

The Cariboo-Chilcotin riding includes the communities of One Hundred Mile House and Williams Lake.

There are 25,306 registered voters in the riding, compared to 24,012 in the last election.

As of Oct. 20, 3,121 vote-by-mail packages had been issued to registered voters.

The previous voter turnout rate in the riding was 60.79 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. Barnett, Donna

Affiliation: BC Liberal Party

Total valid votes: 8,517

Vote share: 58.77 per cent

2. Watson, Sally

Affiliation: NDP

Total valid votes: 3,801

Vote share: 26.23 per cent

3. Giesbrecht, Rita Helen

Affiliation: Green party

Total valid votes: 2,175

Vote share: 15.01 per cent

Previous riding statistics at a glance: 

Total registered voters: 24,012

Total registered voters who voted: 14,596

Voter turnout: 60.79 per cent

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 21, 2020 and was generated automatically.

Digital Data Desk, The Canadian Press