(10:32 p.m.)
The North Delta Reporter is projecting Liberal Jill McKnight to win the race to be Delta's next member of Parliament.
With 185 of 208 polls reporting, McKnight has 17,109 votes (48.9 per cent), while Conservative candidate Jessy Sahota has 15,320 (43.8 per cent).
Jason McCormick with the NDP is third with 2,302 votes, followed by Natasa Sirotic with the People's Party of Canada has 233.
Almost 89 per cent of polls are reporting, and so far voter turnout is just over 41 per cent — 34,964 of 85,163 registered electors.
Voter turnout in Delta in 2021 was 67.2 per cent — 52,605 of 78,282 registered voters.
Read more about McKnight's win here.
(10:24 p.m.)
Liberal Jill McKnight's lead over Conservative Jessy Sahota has grown to five per cent, with 25 polls left to report in.
Results from 183 of 208 polls show McKnight has 16,922 votes (48.9 per cent), while Sahota has 15,137 (43.8 per cent).
Jason McCormick with the NDP is third with 2,282 votes, followed by Natasa Sirotic with the People's Party of Canada has 230.
Almost 88 per cent of polls are reporting, and so far voter turnout is just under 40 per cent — 34,571 of 85,163 registered electors.
Voter turnout in Delta in 2021 was 67.2 per cent — 52,605 of 78,282 registered voters.
(10:09 p.m.)
As polls continue to report in, Liberal Jill McKnight is maintaining an almost four per cent lead over Conservative Jessy Sahota.
Results from 177 of 208 polls show McKnight has 14,936 votes (49 per cent), while Sahota has 13,797 (45.2 per cent).
Jason McCormick with the NDP is third with 1,560 votes, followed by Natasa Sirotic with the People's Party of Canada has 202.
Around 85 per cent of polls are reporting, and so far voter turnout is just 35.81 per cent — 30,495 of 85,163 registered electors.
Voter turnout in Delta in 2021 was 67.2 per cent — 52,605 of 78,282 registered voters.
(9:56 p.m.)
Liberal Jill McKnight has extended her lead over Conservative Jessy Sahota.
With 170 of 208 polls reporting in, McKnight has 14,320 votes (49 per cent), while Sahota has 13,229 (45.2 per cent).
Jason McCormick with the NDP is third with 1,506 votes, followed by Natasa Sirotic with the People's Party of Canada has 194.
Almost 82 per cent of polls are reporting, and so far voter turnout is just under 34 per cent — 29,249 of 85,163 registered electors.
Voter turnout in Delta in 2021 was 67.2 per cent — 52,605 of 78,282 registered voters.
(9:44 p.m.)
Liberal Jill McKnight has extended her lead over Conservative Jessy Sahota.
With 165 of 208 polls reporting in, McKnight has 12,765 votes (48.4 per cent), while Sahota has 12,029 (45.6 per cent).
Jason McCormick with the NDP is third with 1,382 votes, followed by Natasa Sirotic with the People's Party of Canada has 184.
Just over 78 per cent of polls are reporting, and so far voter turnout is just under 31 per cent — 26,360 of 85,163 registered electors.
Voter turnout in Delta in 2021 was 67.2 per cent — 52,605 of 78,282 registered voters.
(9:36 p.m.)
Liberal Jill McKnight is still ahead of Conservative Jessy Sahota, but voter turnout so far seems to be much lower than normal.
With 162 of 208 polls reporting in, McKnight has 12,433 votes (48.3 per cent), while Sahota has 11,748 (45.7 per cent).
Jason McCormick with the NDP is third with 1,363 votes, followed by Natasa Sirotic with the People's Party of Canada has 181.
Almost 78 per cent of polls are reporting, and so far voter turnout is just over 30 per cent — 25,725 of 85,163 registered electors.
Voter turnout in Delta in 2021 was 67.2 per cent — 52,605 of 78,282 registered voters.
(9:27 p.m.)
With about three-quarters of polls reporting in, Liberal Jill McKnight is pulling ahead of Conservative Jessy Sahota.
Results from 158 of 208 polls have McKnight with 12,023 votes (48.1 per cent), while Sahota has 11,456 (45.8 per cent).
Jason McCormick with the NDP is third with 1,334 votes, followed by Natasa Sirotic with the People's Party of Canada has 180.
(9:19 p.m.)
Liberal Jill McKnight is maintaining her lead over Conservative Jessy Sahota, with just over 69 per cent of polls (145 of 208) reporting in.
McKnight has 10,887 votes (47.9 per cent), while Sahota has 10,467 (46.1 per cent), a difference of 420.
Jason McCormick with the NDP is third with 1,214 votes, followed by Natasa Sirotic with the People's Party of Canada has 155.
(9:11 p.m.)
It's still a tight race as Liberal Jill McKnight has a just-over-one-per cent lead over Conservative Jessy Sahota.
With 135 of 208 polls reporting in, McKnight has 9,977votes (47.5 per cent), while Sahota has 9,734 (46.4 per cent).
Jason McCormick with the NDP is third with 1,132 votes, followed by Natasa Sirotic with the People's Party of Canada has 141.
(9:05 p.m.)
Liberal Jill McKnight is still in the lead over Conservative Jessy Sahota.
With 125 of 208 polls reporting in, McKnight has 9,278 votes (47.5 per cent), while Sahota has 9,095 (46.5 per cent).
Jason McCormick with the NDP is third with 1,040 votes, followed by Natasa Sirotic with the People's Party of Canada has 127.
(8:58 p.m.)
Liberal Jill McKnight is maintaining her lead over Conservative Jessy Sahota in what has so far been a very tight race.
With 119 of 208 polls reporting in, McKnight has 8,794 votes (47.5 per cent), while Sahota has 8,600 (46.5 per cent).
Jason McCormick with the NDP is third with 982 votes, followed by Natasa Sirotic with the People's Party of Canada has 120.
(8:52 p.m.)
Liberal Jill McKnight is pulling ahead of Conservative Jessy Sahota, at least for now in what is proving to be a very tight race.
With 111 of 208 polls reporting in, McKnight has 8,061 votes (47.5 per cent), while Sahota has 7,881 (46.4 per cent).
Jason McCormick with the NDP is third with 925 votes, followed by Natasa Sirotic with the People's Party of Canada has 111.
(8:46 p.m.)
Just over 43 per cent of polls have reported in, and Liberal Jill McKnight has regained the lead over Conservative Jessy Sahota.
With 90 of 208 polls reporting in, McKnight has 6,373 votes (47 per cent), while Sahota has 6,333 (46.7 per cent).
Jason McCormick with the NDP is third with 785 votes, followed by Natasa Sirotic with the People's Party of Canada has 73.
(8:36 p.m.)
Conservative Jessy Sahota remains in the lead over Liberal Jill McKnight.
With 63 of 208 polls reporting in, Sahota has 4,439 votes (47.2 per cent), followed by McKnight with 4,400 votes (46.8 per cent).
Jason McCormick with the NDP is third with 516 votes, while Natasa Sirotic with the People's Party of Canada has 44.
(8:23 p.m.)
Conservative Jessy Sahota has regained his narrow lead over Liberal Jill McKnight.
With 25 of 208 polls reporting in, Sahota has 1,673 votes (47.2 per cent), followed by McKnight with 1,651 votes (46.6 per cent).
Jason McCormick with the NDP is third with 197 votes, while Natasa Sirotic with the People's Party of Canada has 20.
(8:17 p.m.)
It's a neck-and-neck, back-and-forth battle between Conservative Jessy Sahota and Liberal Jill McKnight.
With 20 of 208 polls reporting in, McKnight is currently in the lead with 1,249 votes (48.4 per cent), followed by Sahota with 1,186 votes (46 per cent).
Jason McCormick with the NDP is third with 129 votes, while Natasa Sirotic with the People's Party of Canada has 17.
(8:12 p.m.)
The first Delta polls are now reporting in and Conservative Party candidate Jessy Sahota has a narrow lead.
With 10 of 208 polls reporting in, Sahota has 568 votes (47.8 per cent), ahead of Liberal Jill McKnight with 558 (46.9 per cent).
Jason McCormick with the NDP is third with 54 votes, while Natasa Sirotic with the People's Party of Canada has 9.
(8:05 p.m.)
Still no Delta polls reporting in, but Black Press Media is projecting a Liberal win nationally.
The Liberal Party is currently leading in 156 electoral districts, with 44.1 per cent of the popular vote.
The Conservatives, meanwhile, are leading in 144 ridings backed by 41 per cent of the vote. The Bloc Québéquois is in third place, leading in 24 ridings with 7.9 per cent of the vote, followed by the NDP (11 ridings, 4.9 per cent of the vote).
The Green Party is ahead in one riding, with 0.9 per cent of the popular vote.
The People's Party of Canada has 0.8 per cent of the popular vote and is not leading in any ridings.
(7:35 p.m.)
The first Delta polls have yet to report in, however nationally the Liberal Party is leading in 150 electoral districts, with 45 per cent of the popular vote.
The Conservatives, meanwhile, are leading in 131 ridings backed by 39.7 per cent of the vote. The Bloc Québéquois is in third place, leading in 22 ridings with 7.1 per cent of the vote, followed by the NDP (nine ridings, 4.7 per cent of the vote). The People's Party of Canada has 0.8 per cent of the popular vote.
(7:00 p.m.)
It's 7 p.m. and the polls have closed. All that's left to do is to tally the votes.
Stay tuned to this story for live updates as they come in.
Four candidates are running to be Delta's next member of Parliament: Jason McCormick with the New Democratic Party, Jill McKnight with the Liberal Party of Canada, Jessy Sahota with the Conservative Party of Canada, and Natasa Sirotic with the People's Party of Canada.
The riding is without an incumbent candidate as former Liberal MP Carla Qualtrough, who has represented Delta in Parliament since 2015, announced last October she would not be seeking a fourth term in office.
Created in 2013 from parts of the former ridings of Newton-North Delta and Delta-Richmond East, the Delta riding includes all of the city of Delta and Tsawwassen First Nation.
This election, “Delta” also includes a small portion of Surrey as the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for British Columbia adjusted the riding’s borders in 2023 to enclose the area from 64 Street south to the British Columbia Railway adjacent to Colebrook Road, and from 120 Street east to 126 Street above 58 Avenue, to 128 Street between 58 and 56 avenues, and to 125A Street/Station Road from 56 to the rail line.
All told, the newly redefined riding has an area of around 190 square kilometres and a population of 117,734 based on 2021 census data.
Qualtrough was the Liberal candidate in all three previous elections since the riding was created, garnering more than 41 per cent of the vote each time (49.1 per cent in 2015, 41.2 per cent in 2019, and 42.3 per cent in 2021).
The Conservative and NDP shares of the vote have remained fairly consistent as well, though both parties have made small gains each of the last three elections.
Conservative candidates garnered 32.8, 33 and 33.8 per cent of the vote in 2015, 2019 and 2021, respectively, while NDP candidates won 14.9, 16.3 and 18.3 per cent.
Meanwhile, the People’s Party of Canada candidate won 1.8 per cent of the vote in 2019 (the first election after the party was founded in 2018), climbing to 2.5 per cent in 2021.
Almost 34 per cent of registered electors in Delta voted at advance polls this election, according to a preliminary count released by Elections Canada Friday (April 25).
Of the 85,163 registered voters in the riding, 28,667 cast a ballot from April 18 to April 21. That's an increase of 63.6 per cent from the 2021 federal election, when 17,518 voted at advance polls.
An estimated 7.3 million Canadians voted in the advance federal election polls over Easter weekend, according to Elections Canada.
That "record number" represents a 25 per cent increase from the 5.8 million who voted in advance in the 2021 general election. Province-wide, advance voting was up 37 per cent this election, with 1,104,151 British Columbians casting their ballot. That’s up from 804,116 in 2021.
— with files from Anna Burns
