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X-factor: B.C.’s unprecedented slate of independent candidates make for unpredictable race | Globalnews.ca

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There are a record 40 independent and unaffiliated candidates running in British Columbia's provincial election.

Six of the candidates are incumbent MLAs, and independents could play a pivotal role in the outcome of the election.

The province has elected just one independent since the mid-20th century : Vicki Huntington .

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