Ladysmith-Oceanside separated by 13 votes as recount looms
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What's being reported
Conservative candidate Kris McNichol is ahead of NDP incumbent Stephanie Higginson in the Ladysmith-Oceanside riding after preliminary results. The margin between McNichol and Higginson is 13 votes, and a judicial recount is expected.
How coverage differs
- NanaimoNewsNOWFrames the result as a riding with a close margin that appears destined for a judicial recount, as of Monday, Oct. 26.
- B.C. Conservative Party candidate McNichol atop polls in Ladysmith-Oceanside
McNichol finishes 89 votes ahead of BC NDP's Higginson
Also ran on: Ladysmith Chronicle
- McNichol holds 90-vote lead in Ladysmith-Oceanside with mail-in ballots outstanding
The Conservative's Kris McNichol is projected to win the Ladysmith-Oceanside riding in the 2026 provincial election.
- Conservative Kris McNichol flips Ladysmith-Oceanside, but expect a recount
There’s a vote difference of just 88 votes between Conservative Kris McNichol and Stephanie Higginson, the NDP incumbent.
- Recount on the way for Ladysmith-Oceanside, with 89-vote split
B.C. Conservative candidate Kris McNichol is ahead of incumbent NDP candidate Stephanie Higginson in preliminary results.
- Recount on the way for Ladysmith-Oceanside with 13-vote split
B.C. Conservative candidate Kris McNichol is ahead of incumbent NDP candidate Stephanie Higginson in preliminary results.
- Ladysmith-Oceanside separated by 13 votes, what’s next?
Ladysmith-Oceanside appears destined for a judicial recount, with just over a dozen votes separating the NDP's Stephanie Higginson and Conservative Kris McNichol as of Monday, Oct. 26. (Image Credit:
