Richmond South Centre election night result

VANCOUVER โ€” Richmond South Centre election results as of Oct. 24, 2020 at 11:01 p.m.:

Henry Yao of the NDP is leading Alexa Loo of the BC Liberal Party by 124 votes in Richmond South Centre. Yao won 4,187 out of 8,250 votes (50.75 per cent) with 75 of 77 polls reporting.

Alexa Loo of the BC Liberal Party won 4,063 votes (49.25 per cent).

As of 11:01 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, 5,925 vote-by-mail packages had been issued to registered voters in the riding. There are a total of 30,094 registered voters in Richmond South Centre.

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 11:01 p.m.:

1. Henry Yao - NDP
Votes: 4,187 votes (50.75 per cent)

2. Alexa Loo - BC Liberal Party
Votes: 4,063 votes (49.25 per cent)

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

Digital Data Desk, The Canadian Press