VANCOUVER — Penticton election results as of Oct. 24, 2020 at 10:17 p.m.:

Dan Ashton of the BC Liberal Party has been re-elected as MLA in Penticton, keeping the seat for the party. Ashton won 2,549 out of 5,398 counted votes (47.22 per cent) with 49 of 130 polls reporting.

Toni Boot of the NDP won 1,973 votes (36.55 per cent). Ted Shumaker of the Green party won 720 votes (13.34 per cent). Keith MacIntyre of the Libertarian party won 156 votes (2.89 per cent).

As of 10:17 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, 9,868 vote-by-mail packages had been issued to registered voters in the riding. There are a total of 43,980 registered voters in Penticton.

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 10:17 p.m.:

1. Dan Ashton (incumbent) - BC Liberal Party
Votes: 2,549 votes (47.22 per cent)

2. Toni Boot - NDP
Votes: 1,973 votes (36.55 per cent)

3. Ted Shumaker - Green party
Votes: 720 votes (13.34 per cent)

4. Keith MacIntyre - Libertarian party
Votes: 156 votes (2.89 per cent)

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

Digital Data Desk, The Canadian Press