Brittny Anderson of B.C. NDP has been provisionally re-elected as MLA of Kootenay Central.
Anderson had a lead of 6,478 votes after 23-of-31 ballot boxes were counted in Saturday's provincial election.
Kelly Vandenberghe of the B.C. Conservatives finished second with 4,116 votes, followed by B.C. Green candidate Nicole Charlwood who had 3,043 votes. Independent candidate Corinne Mori finished last with 1,588 votes.
It will be Anderson's second term as MLA after she was first elected in 2020 while still serving as a Nelson city councillor.
Kootenay Central, which was changed for this election from Nelson-Creston to incorporate Nakusp, Silverton and New Denver, has been held by the NDP since 2005. The party has only previously lost the riding twice since 1972.
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