Coquitlam-Burke Mountain election night result

VANCOUVER โ€” Coquitlam-Burke Mountain election results as of Oct. 24, 2020 at 11:15 p.m.:

Fin Donnelly of the NDP has been elected as the new MLA in Coquitlam-Burke Mountain, a riding previously held by the BC Liberal Party. Donnelly won 3,011 out of 6,079 counted votes (49.53 per cent) with 74 of 89 polls reporting.

Joan Isaacs of the BC Liberal Party won 2,485 votes (40.88 per cent). Adam Bremner-Akins of the Green party won 583 votes (9.59 per cent). 

As of 11:15 p.m., The Canadian Press is projecting the BC NDP has won a majority government. The party has won or is leading in 55 of 87 seats. The BC Liberal Party has won or is leading in 29, and the BC Green Party has won or is leading in three seats.

As of Oct. 23, 9,572 vote-by-mail packages had been issued to registered voters in the riding. There are a total of 40,060 registered voters in Coquitlam-Burke Mountain.

Provincewide, 724,279 mail-in ballots have been sent out, and there are 3,485,858 registered voters.

Mail-in ballots will be counted by hand, starting in 13 days.

Full results as of 11:15 p.m.:

1. Fin Donnelly  - NDP Votes: 3,011 votes (49.53 per cent)

2. Joan Isaacs (incumbent) - BC Liberal Party Votes: 2,485 votes (40.88 per cent)

3. Adam Bremner-Akins  - Green party Votes: 583 votes (9.59 per cent)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 24, 2020, and was generated automatically.

Digital Data Desk, The Canadian Press