UPDATE: NDP still leading in provincial election as absentee ballot count continues
— Update 3:15 p.m. Oct. 28 —
ElectionsBC is still counting absentee ballots, but early figures show the NDP having a chance to form a majority government.
As of 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, ballot counting showed the B.C. NDP leading in 47 ridings, which is the amount of seats needed to form a majority government.
The Conservative Party of B.C. was still leading in 44 ridings, including nearly all the local ones, while the B.C. Green Party was ahead in two ridings.