We’ll be live all night as the B.C. election comes down to the final tallies. Watch this space for updated photos as the candidates and their supporters celebrate their wins, or grovel in their losses.
Early voting started on April 29, but the leaders waited until the official election day to cast their votes.
Christy Clark, despite running in West Kelowna, voted near her home in the Dunbar neighbourhood of Vancouver.
B.C. Liberal leader Christy Clark takes a selfie at a poling station after casting her ballot.
Later, Clark was in West Kelowna, helping volunteers to get out the vote.
B.C. Liberal leader Christy Clark shares a laugh with a campaign worker as they make phone calls from her campaign headquarters in West Kelowna on Tuesday.
The NDP’s John Horgan is running in the constituency of Juan de Fuca but was spotted escorting voters in Coquitlam.
B.C. NDP Leader John Horgan, right, walks with voters Ruth and John La-Ballaster after driving them to a polling station to vote in the provincial election, in Coqutilam.
He also shared a kiss with his wife along the way.
B.C. NDP Leader John Horgan and his wife Ellie kiss while waiting after bringing voters to a polling station to vote in the provincial election in Coqutilam.
The Greens’ Andrew Weaver is the incumbent in Oak Bay-Gordon Head. He voted this morning at a local middle school.
B.C. Green party leader Andrew Weaver arrives with his family to vote on election day at Gordon Head Middle School in Victoria.
He went to the voting place with his family.
B.C. Green party leader Andrew Weaver arrives with his family to vote on election day at Gordon Head Middle School in Victoria.
Popular former Global BC TV host Steve Darling is running for the B.C. Liberals in Burnaby North. He was out meeting voters and their families during the afternoon.
Steve Darling catches up with with 8 month old Henry in North Burnaby on Tuesday.
Darling had former colleague, now B.C. Liberals staffer, Pamela Martin along for help.
Darling wasn’t the only candidate out and about in the fine afternoon weather. The NDP’s Bowinn Ma was out with supporters too.
NDP candidate Bowinn Ma, running in North Vancouver-Lonsdale, and volunteers wave at passing drivers.
In Victoria, former NDP leader Carloe James checked in with a supporter.
NDP candidate Carole James at the home of supporter Marilyn Callahan during a break from door knocking in Victoria on Tuesday.
In North Vancouver, Naomi Yamamoto was looking confident at her headquarters as she called voters.
Incumbent North Vancouver-Lonsdale Liberal candidate Naomi Yamamoto shares a laugh with campaign volunteer Max Rubin before polls closed on Tuesday.
Volunteers were working hard to find voters who might help turn the tide.
NDP volunteers Zelik Segal, left, and Deanna Ogle look over lists of supporters while trying to ensure they all vote in the riding of Vancouver-Fraserview.
And there were plenty of voters out with their kids.
Future voter Liam Cawsey, 4, with his dad Ryan Cawsey, outside Simon Fraser Elementary.
Barbara and Patrick Zulinov with Jimmi Tweed in Vancouver-Fairview voted at General Wolfe Elementary
Andrew Weaver and his Greens team are hosting an event in Victoria.
B.C. Green party leader Andrew Weaver and other candidate pins in a fishbowl on election night at the Delta Ocean Pointe in Victoria, B.C., on Tuesday, May 9, 2017.
Meanwhile, the leaders settled in with family to watch the returns.
B.C. NDP Leader John Horgan and his wife Ellie watch election results on television at a hotel after the provincial election polls closed, in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday May 9, 2017.
B.C. Liberal leader Christy Clark and her son Hamish watch the election returns come in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, May 9, 2017.
Peter Fassbender, who has filled a number of key posts for Christy Clark, was looking pretty confident in his headquarters on election night.
BC Liberal party incumbent candidate for Surrey-Fleetwood Peter Fassbender waits for election results to start rolling in at his campaign headquarters in Surrey.
Peter Fassbender greets youth at his campaign headquarters on election night in Surrey.
Inside Liberal candidate Suzanne Anton’s HQ at Fraserview Golf Course in Vancouver.
Coquitlam-Burke Mountain NDP candidate Jodie Wickens in action at her campaign office on election day in Coquitlam.
NDP supporters are illuminated by orange light while watching results at NDP election night headquarters in Vancouver.
An NDP supporter watches results at NDP election night headquarters in Vancouver.
Green party supporters watch as results come in from election night at the Delta Ocean Pointe in Victoria.
Supporter Scott Lecy shows off his t-shirt at the at B.C. Liberal party headquarters in downtown Vancouver after the polls closed for the provincial election.
Despite early enthusiasm in all camps, as the clock approached 10 p.m. the mood seemed to be quiet at the B.C. Liberals’ headquarters, while supporters at the NDP event seemed hopeful as the returns continued to show strong numbers for the NDP.
NDP supporters watch results at NDP election night headquarters in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday May 9, 2017.
An NDP supporter cheers while watching results at NDP election night headquarters in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday May 9, 2017.
NDP supporters watch results at NDP election night headquarters in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday May 9, 2017.
MLA Melanie Mark of the NDP smiles while watching election results at NDP headquarters with supporters in Vancouver, BC, May, 9, 2017.
And in Victoria, it looked a strong chance the Greens will hold the balance of power.
Green party supporters watch as results come in from election night at the Delta Ocean Pointe on election night in Victoria, B.C., on Tuesday, May 9, 2017.
The B.C. Liberals have held their ridings in the interior and in the north, but are struggling in the Lower Mainland.
Norm Letnick, re-elected a MLA for Kelowna-Lake Country speaks to supporters at the Coast Capri Hotel as Steve Thomson looks on, Thomson was also re-elected as MLA for Kelowna-Mission on Tuesday evening.
Ian Paton was the winner in Delta South, as the B.C. Liberals also did well in the southwestern part of the Lower Mainland.
Liberal candidate Ian Paton addresses the crowd at his campaign headquarters in Delta.
But in the City of Vancouver, it was a bad scene for the incumbent party. Suzanne Anton was one of several MLAs to lose her seat.
Liberal candidate Suzanne Anton at her HQ in at Fraserview Golf Course in Vancouver.
At NDP headquarters, the crowd continued to jubilate in the promising results.
A NDP supporter reacts as election results are displayed on a screen on election night.
At the end of the night, it looked like a B.C. Liberal minority government – though absentee ballots in the the Courtenay-Comox consituency could swing the nine-vote NDP victory. If that seat flipped to the B.C. Liberals, it would create a razor-thin 44-seat majority government position for Christy Clark’s party.
NDP candidate George Chow speaks to reporters at BC NDP headquarters in Vancouver, BC, May, 9, 2017.
B.C. Liberal supporters are tense watching the results come in at their downtown Vancouver headquarters on Election night.
Supporters at the B.C. Liberal party in downtown Vancouver celebrate a possible 43 seat minority government on election night.
B.C. Liberal supporters cheer at their downtown Vancouver party on election night.
Liberal candidate Steve Darling, who ran in the riding of Burnaby-Lougheed, is greeted by supporters. The former Global TV host lost in Burnaby-Lougheed.
B.C. Green party candidate Mark Neufeld poses for a photo during election night at the Delta Ocean Pointe on election night in Victoria.
Green party supporter Margo Landry-Anderson watches as results come in from election night at the Delta Ocean Pointe on election night in Victoria.
A young girl sleeps as the clock nears midnight as NDP supporters watch results at NDP election night headquarters in Vancouver.
An NDP supporter raises his arms in celebration while watching results at his party’s election night headquarters in Vancouver.
Newly elected NDP MLA Jagrup Brar meets his supporters in Surrey after the NDP won the Surrey-Fleetwood riding in the provincial election campaign.
Newly elected NDP MLA Rashna Singh meets supporters in Surrey after her win in the provincial election campaign.
Newly elected Delta North NDP MLA Ravi Kahlon meets supporters in Surrey after he won the Delta riding in the provincial election campaign.
Newly elected NDP MLA Jagrup Brar meets his supporters in Surrey after the NDP won the Surrey-Fleetwood riding in the provincial election campaign.
Newly elected Delta North NDP MLA Ravi Kahlon meets supporters after he won the Delta riding in the provincial election campaign.
Liberal supporters watch the vote results come in at B.C. Liberal leader Christy Clark’s campaign party in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, May 9, 2017.
A liberal supporter watches the vote results come in at B.C. Liberal leader Christy Clark’s campaign party in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, May 9, 2017.
A liberal supporter watches the vote results come in at B.C. Liberal leader Christy Clark’s campaign party in Vancouver, B.C. Tuesday, May 9, 2017.
B.C. Liberal leader Christy Clark waves to the crowd following the B.C. Liberal election in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, May 10, 2017.
B.C. Liberal leader Christy Clark waves to the crowd following the B.C. Liberal election in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, May 10, 2017.
