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In British Columbia there were a few close races overnight in Canada’s federal election, with voters choosing Conservative in a few toss up ridings.

Early on it was clear the Conservatives would win the most seats in the province, with the final tally being 17 seats, followed by the Liberals and the NDP, tied with 11 seats. The Green Party won two seats, and there is one Independent seat.

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One of the closest races was in Port Moody-Coquitlam, where Conservative Nelly Shin was elected in a nail biter race. Late in the evening, Zarillo appeared to be winning but then Shin took the lead and won with 16,588 votes, just 333 votes more than NDP candidate Bonita Zarillo at 16,255 votes. Liberal candidate Sara Badiei was in a close third with 15,409 votes.

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Nearby Port Coquitlam-Coquitlam was also extremely tight race where Liberal incumbent Ron McKinnon narrowly carved out a victory over Conservative Nicholas Insley by just 339 votes. McKinnon had 19,614 votes to Insley’s 19,275 votes. NDP candidate Christina Gower trailed with 13,073 votes.