VANCOUVER — It was a landslide victory in the last election in Penticton when Dan Ashton of the BC Liberal Party took 52.80 per cent of the vote, defeating Tarik Sayeed of the NDP by a margin of 24.07 percentage points.

Ashton is up for re-election this year. Sayeed, however, is not running again.

Ted Shumaker is the candidate for the Green party and Toni Boot is running for the NDP.

Also in the race is Keith MacIntyre for the Libertarian party.

The Penticton riding includes the communities of Peachland, Penticton, Summerland and Naramata.

There are 48,525 registered voters in the riding, compared to 45,250 in the last election.

As of Oct. 20, 9,868 vote-by-mail packages had been issued to registered voters.

The previous voter turnout rate in the riding was 60.79 per cent, compared to 61.18 per cent provincewide.

At dissolution, the NDP held 41 seats, the BC Liberal Party had 41 seats and the Green party two seats. Two seats were held by Independents and one seat was vacant.

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Last election statistics at a glance: 

Previous candidates (in order of rank):

1. Ashton, Dan

Affiliation: BC Liberal Party

Total valid votes: 14,470

Vote share: 52.80 per cent

2. Sayeed, Tarik

Affiliation: NDP

Total valid votes: 7,874

Vote share: 28.73 per cent

3. Sahlmark, Connie

Affiliation: Green party

Total valid votes: 5,061

Vote share: 18.47 per cent

Previous riding statistics at a glance: 

Total registered voters: 45,250

Total registered voters who voted: 27,508

Voter turnout: 60.79 per cent

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 21, 2020 and was generated automatically.

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Digital Data Desk, The Canadian Press