VANCOUVER — Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows election results as of Oct. 24, 2020 at 11:19 p.m.:

Lisa Beare of the NDP has been re-elected as MLA in Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows, keeping the seat for the party. Beare won 8,918 out of 14,726 counted votes (60.56 per cent) with 94 of 99 polls reporting.

Cheryl Ashlie of the BC Liberal Party won 5,808 votes (39.44 per cent). 

As of 11:19 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, 9,018 vote-by-mail packages had been issued to registered voters in the riding. There are a total of 40,995 registered voters in Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows.

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 11:19 p.m.:

1. Lisa Beare (incumbent) - NDP

Votes: 8,918 votes (60.56 per cent)

2. Cheryl Ashlie  - BC Liberal Party

Votes: 5,808 votes (39.44 per cent)

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

Digital Data Desk, The Canadian Press