Updated 10:45: The Conservative party of BC will form government for the first time in nearly a century having earned a majority government.
Penticton Summerland has elected Conservative candidate Tracy St. Claire with around 46 per cent of the vote, defeating NDP Candidate Tina Lee who only got around 41 per cent of the vote.
Also getting votes was Green candidate Bradley Sean Bartsch with eight per cent of the vote and OneBC candidate Warren Hamm with 5.3 per cent of the vote.
Original 8:00: Polls are now closed across the province as all parties in the provincial election wait for the results to determine who will form the next government in B.C.
The race in Penticton-Summerland is expected to be tight as NDP candidate Tina Lee and Conservative candidate Tracy St. Claire seek to replace former MLA Amelia Boultbee. Also running in Penticton-Summerland are OneBC candidate Warren Hamm and Green candidate Bradley Sean Bartsch.
Elections B.C. will now begin counting the votes, announcing yesterday that they would be doing so by hand.
You can get election results right here on Mysouthokanagannow.com.
