The final outcome of the 2024 provincial election in British Columbia won't be known until at least Monday, with two crucial riding recounts starting Sunday afternoon.

Initial counts for the Oct. 19 provincial election show the B.C. NDP are leading or elected in 46 seats, the B.C. Conservatives in 45 seats and the B.C. Greens have been elected in two seats. In the B.C. Legislature, 47 seats are required to form a majority government. CBC News has not projected the winners for 11 ridings, with the NDP leading in six of those seats and the Conservatives in five.

That means both the B.C. NDP and the Conservative Party of B.C. still have a chance to form a majority government, depending on the results of recounts and as-yet unallied mail-in and absentee ballots.

It also means that if neither of those parties reaches 47 seats, they are likely to rely on support from the Green Party of B.C., who have two seats, in order to form government.