# Decision BC: Advance voting begins as battleground ridings emerge

https://mins.news/en/video/103864

- Global News, 2026-10-16 23:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkQys_sK1XU

> Advance voting is underway, and both campaigns are concentrating on ridings that may determine who forms government. Local promises and campaign attention are increasing in Metro Vancouver battlegrounds, including Surrey-Newton and Coquitlam-Burke Mountain. On Vancouver Island, Green support could prove decisive for the NDP and Conservatives.

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