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UPDATE: 10:15 p.m.
Conservative Party candidate Amelia Boultbee has narrowly won the role of MLA for the Penticton-Summerland riding.
Boultbee accepted the victory at Penticton’s Barley Mill Pub Saturday night, surrounded by supporters.
She was neck-and-neck with contender Tina Lee, NDP, throughout the evening.
Boultbee is currently a first-term city councillor but stepped back from that role halfway through her term to pursue the provincial seat.
Final voting numbers for the riding have yet to be tabulated.
UPDATE: 8:24 p.m.
Polls have closed and numbers are coming in, showing a very close race in the Penticton-Summerland riding.
Tina Lee, NDP, and Amelia Boultbee, Conservative, are neck-and-neck for the MLA spot as of 8:25 p.m.
They are nearly tied at around 41 per cent.
UPDATE: 5:25 p.m.
Polling stations continue to see steady traffic in Penticton.
The Penticton Seniors’ Centre station has reported nearly 950 votes cast Saturday since the…
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