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Dan Ashton appears on his way to victory in Penticton.
Ashton, a former Penticton mayor, has held the seat for seven years, and had a sizeable lead over Toni Boot of the BC NDP Party with 60 of 129 poles reporting.
As of 10:30 pm Saturday evening, Ashton had 3,764 votes, or 48.50% of the vote.
Boot, the current mayor of Summerland, has 2,697 votes, or 34.7% of the vote.
Ted Shumaker of the BC Green Party had 13.09%, while Keith MacIntyre of the Libertarian Party had 2.90%.
Ashton has served as the official opposition’s Agri-Tourism critic and was Deputy Chair of the Special Committee to Review the Personal Information Protection Act when the legislature was dissolved.
- Dan Ashton(Liberal): 3,764 votes
- Toni Boot (NDP): 2,697 votes
- Ted Shumaker (Green): 1.082 votes
- Keith MacIntyre (Libertarian): 222 votes
For full election results, click here.