The B.C. election will remain undecided until the final vote count next week, when an estimated 49,000 residual ballots, which could not be processed on election day, will be added to the overall results. While many conservatives seem hopeful that these extra votes could swing the election in their favour, they should temper their expectations.

Last weekend’s election was unprecedentedly tight, with the B.C. NDP elected or leading in 46 seats, the B.C. Conservatives in 45, and the Greens elected in two. No party was able to meet the 47-seat threshold needed to form a majority government.