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Elections BC says several hundred ballots remain uncounted in the tightest undecided races after the province’s fierce voting last weekend.

The NDP leads the BC Conservatives by less than 100 votes in the two tightest races, so the numbers released by Elections BC leave room for a lead change, increasing the chances of securing a Conservative majority .

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Election officials say there are 681 mail-in and mail-in ballots to be counted in Juan de Fuca-Malahat, where the NDP candidate currently leads the BC Conservatives by just 23 votes.

In downtown Surrey, where the NDP lead is 93 votes, there are 476 uncounted votes.

Last Saturday’s election in British Columbia failed to produce a 47-riding majority for either Premier David Eby’s NDP or John Rustad’s Conservatives after the initial count.

More than 66,000 postal and absentee ballots in the province’s 93 precincts will be counted over the weekend and Monday, while a full recount will take place in Juan de Fuca-Malahat and downtown Surrey due to their proximity.

The Conservatives are currently elected or leading in 45 ridings, so if they reverse both recount races and maintain their lead elsewhere, they will get the narrowest majority.

Eby’s NDP is elected or leads in 46 ridings, so if he hangs on to one or both of Juan de Fuca-Malahat and downtown Surrey while holding on to his other positions, he will be able to form a minority government if it obtains the support of the two elected Greens.

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