Less than half of the province's eligible voters turned up to exercise their right, according to an early count.

Initial reports indicated that just 48 per cent of eligible British Columbians voted in the 2013 election.

Voter turnout numbers often appear quite low on the day of the initial count, so it's possible that these numbers could improve.

That will do little to comfort those that did not vote for Christy Clark's B.C. Liberal party, which won a majority government in the election.

Regardless of where the numbers wind up after the final count, there were a lot of people who did not vote - more than enough to change the outcome.