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Lisa Marie Barron, the NDP candidate in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding, was leading when polls closed on election night, and when all the special ballots had been counted four days later she was still on top and will represent the riding in Ottawa.

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All of the NDP鈥檚 11 incumbents in British Columbia retained their seats Monday, and they had gained at least one at press deadline.

Incumbent New Democrat Rachel Blaney was fending off a challenge from Conservative Shelley Downey in North Island-Powell River on Monday night. About 1,300 votes separated the candidates with 253 of 254 polls counted.

Incumbent Gord Johns was projected to keep his seat in Courtenay-Alberni for the NDP.

Preliminary results in Nanaimo-Ladysmith showed a tight three-way race Monday night, with the New Democrat Lisa Marie Barron and the Conservative Tamara Kronis trading off the lead, followed closely by incumbent Paul Manly of the Green Party.

The Greens鈥� Elizabeth May was far ahead of her Conservative and NDP rivals in Saanich-Gulf Islands Monday night, on her way to her fourth term office. May was about 7,500 votes ahead of Conservative David Busch with 230 of 236 polls reporting.

New Democrat Randall Garrison was projected to be re-elected to a fourth term in Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke on Monday night.

NDP candidate Laurel Collins was well ahead of Liberal Nikki Macdonald to be re-elected to a second term on Monday night. Preliminary results showed Collins more than 10,000 votes ahead of Macdonald with 228 of 234 polls reporting.