The attorney general of British Columbia will soon know whether his razor-thin electoral victory margin will get a boost or a boot, when a recount begins on Monday.
According to the preliminary results, Wally Oppal beat out his closest opponent, Vicki Huntington, by only three votes -- or 0.02 per cent -- in the May 12 provincial election. (An initial count had his margin of victory pegged at only two votes).
According to Huntington's website, the recount will include the counting of more than 800 absentee ballots that were not included in the original tally.
The recount will begin Monday and take place over three days.
Oppal is a former judge and high-profile member of the B.C. Liberal government, headed by Premier Gordon Campbell.
Huntington is an independent candidate and five-time local councilor.
Both the Liberals and NDP had approached Huntington about running under their respective banners, but Huntington decided to run on her own.
In the 2005 election, Huntington lost by only 1,000 votes in Delta South.
Oppal previously ran in Vancouver-Fraserview, and transferred to Delta South shortly before the election.
Another recount will take place in Cariboo-Chilcotin, where NDP incumbent Charlie Wyse beat Liberal candidate Donna Barnett by only 23 votes.
The results from the Cariboo-Chilcotin recount are also expected by Wednesday.
At present the B.C. Liberals control 49 of the 85 seats in the provincial legislature. The NDP control the remaining 36.
With files from The Canadian Press
