Kelowna-Lake Country election night result

VANCOUVER โ€” Kelowna-Lake Country election results as of Oct. 24, 2020 at 11:18 p.m.:

Norm Letnick of the BC Liberal Party has been re-elected as MLA in Kelowna-Lake Country, keeping the seat for the party. Letnick won 9,196 out of 16,432 counted votes (55.96 per cent) with 111 of 117 polls reporting.

Justin Kulik of the NDP won 4,291 votes (26.11 per cent). John Janmaat of the Green party won 2,402 votes (14.62 per cent). Kyle Geronazzo of the Libertarian party won 396 votes (2.41 per cent). Silverado Socrates, an Independent, won 147 votes (0.89 per cent). 

As of 11:18 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, 10,194 vote-by-mail packages had been issued to registered voters in the riding. There are a total of 46,477 registered voters in Kelowna-Lake Country.

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 11:18 p.m.:

1. Norm Letnick (incumbent) - BC Liberal Party Votes: 9,196 votes (55.96 per cent)

2. Justin Kulik  - NDP Votes: 4,291 votes (26.11 per cent)

3. John Janmaat  - Green party Votes: 2,402 votes (14.62 per cent)

4. Kyle Geronazzo  - Libertarian party Votes: 396 votes (2.41 per cent)

5. Silverado Socrates  - Independent Votes: 147 votes (0.89 per cent)

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

Digital Data Desk, The Canadian Press