Similkameen-South Okanagan-West Kootenay winner

The polls are now closed and Conservatives party candidate Helena Konanz has claimed victory in Similkameen-South Okanagan-West Kootenay,  securing her position as MP for the next four years.

Konanz earned 43.4 percent of the ballot as of 10 p.m PST at Monday’s General Election, with Liberals candidate Gloria Morgan coming in second with 37.1percent of the vote.  

Polling results as of election night can be found below:

  • Helena Konanz– Conservative Party- 29,758 (44.1 per cent)
  • Gloria Morgan- Liberal Party- 25,051 (37.1 per cent)
  • Linda Sankey – NDP – 10,932 (16.2 per cent)
  • Phillip Mansfield- Green Party – 1,055 (1.6 per cent)
  • Barry Dewar- PPC- 653 (1.0 per cent)

Polls reporting: 280 of 281

*Note: These results are not final and will change when all 310 polling stations finish their count, which could take a few days.


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