Conservatives call for probe as box of 861 votes went uncounted, other ballots unreported in B.C. election

The statement says the number of unreported votes in each district was small and did not affect the outcome in any of them, pending judicial recounts

British Columbia’s election agency says it has discovered that a ballot box containing 861 votes wasn’t counted in the recent provincial election, as well as other mistakes, including 14 votes going unreported in a crucial riding narrowly won by the NDP.

The errors prompted B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad to call for an independent review on Monday.

Elections BC said in a statement that the omission of the ballot box did not affect the result in Prince George-Mackenzie, the electoral district where the box was found.