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BC Preliminary vs Final Election Results
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by Kevin Milligan, Professor of Economics, Vancouver School of Economics
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kevin,.milligan@ubc.ca
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May 11, 2017
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In BC, there are several categories of ballots that are counted 2 weeks after election day. These are outlined in the BC Election Act
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http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/LOC/complete/statreg/--%20E%20--/04_Election%20Act%20[RSBC%201996]%20c.%20106/00_Act/96106_06.xml#division_d2e8718
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2013 Share of Total Votes
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69.92%Section 96General Voting
ALREADY COUNTED IN INITIAL COUNT
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20.28%Section 97Advance Voting
ALREADY COUNTED IN INITIAL COUNT
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0.78%Section 98
Voting at a special voting opportunity
COUNTED IN 'FINAL COUNT'
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4.30%Section 99
Voting on election day, but in a different voting area
COUNTED IN 'FINAL COUNT'
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1.81%Section 100
Voting on election day, in a different electoral district
COUNTED IN 'FINAL COUNT'
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0.58%Section 101
Absentee-in Advance
COUNTED IN 'FINAL COUNT'
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1.96%Section 104
Voting in District Electoral Officer office
COUNTED IN 'FINAL COUNT'
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0.37%Section 106By Mail
COUNTED IN 'FINAL COUNT'
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Total counted in Initial Count in 2013
90.20%
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Total extra in Final Count in 2013
9.80%
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Total in Final Count in 2013100.00%
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On the 'Data' tab, I show the CHANGE in margin between the initial and final counts. The source of these data are:
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http://142.34.128.33/index.php//resources/voting-results/provincial-general-elections-results/
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Update May 12th:
Transcription error for Coquitlam Burke Mountain announced by Elections BC.
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http://vancouversun.com/news/politics/b-c-election-2017-liberal-lead-grows-in-coquitlam-burke-mountain-following-vote-correction
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Changes preliminary lead from BCLib +170 to +268.
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