Columbia River-Revelstoke and Kootenay-Rockies ridings will now be represented in Victoria by Members of the Legislative Assembly who belong to the provincial ruling party.

Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Scott McInnis and Kootenay-Rockies MLA Pete Davis with BC Conservative Party have been re-elected in the Oct. 24 election.

The Conservative Party will take over as B.C.’s government with a majority after a resounding crushing of the BC NDP, with the Conservatives victorious or leading in 64 ridings to the NDP’s 27 seats and the Green Party’s two seats.

Premier David Eby, who called the snap election after sensing discord in the BC Conservative Party, re-signed as BC NDP leader after learning of the defeat.

Local results (preliminary)

Columbia River-Revelstoke

Advance voting ballot boxes – seven of seven reported (Not Verified).

Final Voting Day ballot boxes – 62 of 62 reported (Not Verified).

Andrea Dunlop – NDP – 6,063 (36.17%)

Scott McInnis – BC Conservative Party – 8,743 (52.45%)

Rana Nelson – Green Party – 1,940 (11.45%)

TOTAL votes: 16,922

Kootenay-Rockies

Advance voting ballot boxes – seven of seven reported (Not Verified).

Final Voting Day ballot boxes – 57 of 57 reported (Not Verified).

Keenan Dennehy – Green Party – 1,152 (7.36%)

Norma Blissett – NDP – 4,313 (27.545)

Pete Davis – BC Conservative Party – 8,681 (55.43%)

Paul Heywood – CentreBC – 644 (4.11%)

AJ Wolfe – OneBC – 843 (5.38%)

TOTAL votes: 15,636

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