VANCOUVER — Delta South election results as of Oct. 24, 2020 at 9:18 p.m.:

Ian Paton of the BC Liberal Party has been re-elected as MLA in Delta South, keeping the seat for the party. Paton won 1,724 out of 3,265 counted votes (52.80 per cent) with 34 of 93 polls reporting.

Bruce Reid of the NDP won 1,054 votes (32.28 per cent). Peter van der Velden of the Green party won 487 votes (14.92 per cent).

As of 9:18 p.m., the NDP has won or is leading in 51 of 87 seats. The BC Liberal Party has won or is leading in 32, and the BC Green Party has won or is leading in three seats.

As of Oct. 23, 8,673 vote-by-mail packages had been issued to registered voters in the riding. There are a total of 34,533 registered voters in Delta South.

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 9:18 p.m.:

1. Ian Paton (incumbent) - BC Liberal Party
Votes: 1,724 votes (52.80 per cent)

2. Bruce Reid - NDP
Votes: 1,054 votes (32.28 per cent)

3. Peter van der Velden - Green party
Votes: 487 votes (14.92 per cent)

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

Digital Data Desk, The Canadian Press