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Keith Martin wins by 68, which suggests a recount is likely. Gary Lunn will return to Ottawa and Denise Savoie has re-affirmed her seat in Victoria. For all the details of election night, go to www.saanichnews.com.

SAANICH GULF ISLANDS 9:21 Voters were not duped, Penn's campaign manager said. Those who voted for fallen NDP candidate Julian West "were NDP through and through and voted to support their party."

ESQUIMALT - JUAN DE FUCA, 9:19 p.m. Jennifer Burgis has arrived to her campaign headquarters. Goldstream News Gazette reporter Charla Huber says Burgis' positive attitude dropped slightly after learning that Conservative candidate Troy DeSouza has taken the lead from MP Keith Martin.

SAANICH GULF ISLANDS Briony Penn's mike didn't work as she gave her speech, she was left shouting to crowd, Holmen reported. Her main message is 'we did our best.' Democracy isn't easy, dedicated volunteer core, two sons joined her on stage, 100 people in room, silent. She said she was surprised.

ESQUIMALT JUAN DE FUCA, 9:17 p.m. Troy De Souza has taken the lead, Ted Hill reported. With 18 of 225 polls in DeSouza has 1638 votes versus Keith Martin's 1586. About 50 in the room. This riding is getting a lot of media attention now," Hill said.

ESQUIMALT JUAN DE FUCA "Kind of excited around the Troy deSouza camp," Ted Hill reports. "A-channel is still saying Keith Martin is ahead, some polls still not in, but it looks like DeSouza won large poll at Strawberry Vale with over 1,030 votes to Keith Martin's 825. "Everyone is buoyed - there could be an upset."

VICTORIA 8:48 Rebecca Aldous at Conservative Jack McClintlock's headquarters: "The mood has changed to somber as it looks like Denise Savoie has taken the lead. Announced on TV that she is the winner. Lots of people gathering around Jack making sure he is okay.

VICTORIA 8:47 Still waiting for Denise Savoie to arrive. Provincial NDP leader Carole James is on site. "It looks good - it looks very good," James said. She noted the NDP has made gains across the country, although still waiting for B.C results, showing an edge in several seats. "That should be a reminder to Gordon Campbell that people don't like the carbon tax, they are still worried," she said.

ESQUIMALT-JUAN DE FUCA, 8:43 p.m.: NDP candidate Jennifer Burgis has yet to arrive at her campaign heaquarters. Burgis has 277 votes compared to Liberal frontrunner Keith Martin's 421. Troy DeSouza, the Conservative candidate, has 364. However, a cheer went up at Burgis' HQ when polls came in showing party colleague Denise Savoie, running in Victoria, with a healthy lead over Conservative Jack McClintock.

SAANICH GULF ISLANDS 8:42 Briony has arrived outside her election night headquarters. NDP vote didn't come out to support her. Campaign manager is speaking with her outside. Conservative Gary Lunn is ahead about 1,510 votes. NDP candidate Julian West who withdrew from the race halfway through the election received over 800 votes.

VICTORIA 8:30 Keith Vass reports the crowd at Denise Savoie's headquarters is now over 200. "The mood building, cheers getting louder as new results coming in."

SAANICH GULF ISLANDS 8:30 Roszan Holmen reports from Briony Penn's headquarters that A-channel has projected a Lunn win. Kit Spence, campaign manager standing beside Holmen said only 48 polls were in at that time and A-channel's projections can't be relied upon. "However at 8:30 there is still no Briony Penn," Holmen said, "you can hear everyone saying where is Briony? Lot of people here waiting in the room to hear."

SAANICH GULF ISLANDS, 8:24 p.m. Christine VanReeuwyk is at Gary Lunn's election headquarters at McMorran's Beach House on Cordova Bay Road. "It's kind of mediocre," VanReeuwyk said. "The campaign manager just gave a short speech, saying they're plus nine and doing fine. There's about 50 people in the room and Lunn has not yet been seen.

Esquimalt - Juan de Fuca, 8:23 p.m. Victoria News reporter Patrick Blennerhasset is with Green candidate Brian Gordon at the Paisley Restaurant in Esquimalt. Everybody's watching the western polls starting to roll in, said Blennerhasset, adding people are either eating or fixed to the T.V. In a quick conversation with Gordon, the Green candidate said it appears the idea of strategic voting has completely backfired. "The Liberals have seemed to collapse," he added. If the Conservatives gain another minority, Gordon hopes the Liberals, NDP and Bloc Québécois can form a coalition but he's not optimistic. "You'd think this would lead to some co-operation ... but I don't know. The NDP don't seem like they want to co-operate with anyone."

ESQUIMALT-JUAN DE FUCA, 8:20 p.m.: Keith Martin has apparently accepted that his party won't form the next government. With a number of media outlets already calling the election a Conservative minority, Martin says the Liberals have some work to do. "It just means the Liberal party needs to engage with significant structural reform," Martin told News Gazette reporter Amy Dove. "We're going to re-vamp and modernize the party so it's more connected to Canadians."

8:18 p.m. OVERVIEW: While the Globe and Mail is reporting Tories grabbing 37.4 per cent of the vote and Liberals coming in with 27.4 per cent, CBC's Rex Murphy says the U.S. financial crisis has helped Stephen Harper's Conservatives move to a minority government position.

CBC is also reporting voter turnout as being the lowest in recorded history.

SAANICH-GULF ISLANDS, 8:16 p.m.: A noticeable grown came out of the 150 supporters at Briony Penn's headquarters in Broadmead as polls showed Gary Lunn leading by 400 votes. Penn has yet to show up, though she's expected any time, reports the News' Dunc Malcolm.

VICTORIA, 8:05 p.m.: Rebecca Aldous, Victoria News reporter is at Conservative candidate Jack McClintlock election headquarters at the Coast Victoria Harbourside hotel.

"He's anxious to see some results," Aldous said. "He is there with family, 3 daughters in pajamas. McClintlock was transporting volunteers shortly before arriving at the hotel and thanked volunteers who helped him in his campaign. About 40 around people are in the room huddled around two TVs," Aldous said. "The mood in the room is anxious, pretty excited, but anxious. Every time number jumps up there's a cheer and every time it goes down it's quiet."

ESQUIMALT-JUAN DE FUCA: 8:10 p.m.: Keith Martin arrived to boisterous cheers, "Go Keith go!" Martin, after urging everyone to "have fun" was quickly swept away from his supporters to speak with television and radio reporters.

VICTORIA, 8:06 p.m. Victoria News assistant editor Don Descoteau is on site at Ann Park Shannon's campaign office in Fairfield. He says there is a group of about 25 supporters closely watching the TV screen for results. The crowd laughs when they see that Victoria is the only riding with no results.

ESQUIMALT-JUAN DE FUCA: 7:57 p.m.: Still no sign of Keith Martin, though the crowd -- which has increased to close to 50 -- isn't happy with ealry polls showing their candidate winning by one vote -- 74-73 over Troy DeSouza.

" That's closer than I wanted to see it," said one of Martin's supporters, reports News Gazette reporter Amy Dove.

ESQUIMALT-JUAN DE FUCA: 7:50 p.m.: There was a round of "boos" at Conservative candidate Troy DeSouza's campaign office as the television station A announced early poll results showing Liberal Keith Martin in the lead.

SAANICH-GULF ISLANDS, 7:42 Saanich News reporter Roszan Holmen is on site at Liberal candidate Briony Penn's election night headquarters at Romeos in Broadmead. "The room is packed full, maybe 70 people," Holmen said. UVIc political pundit Andrew Weaver came in just as A- channel predicted minority Conservative government. "He and other volunteers are disappointed at that prediction, but still looking forward to Penn's election. She is expected to arrive shortly. There is a keyboard, perhaps a full band being installed in the restaurant, Holmen said.

FEDERAL ELECTION 2008, 7:25 p.m.: At Troy DeSouza's campaign headquarters, the candidate's supporters playing the media. The relaxed crowd of about 20 suddenly turned loud and excited as a TV camera crew turned on their lights.

The actions gave viewers the impression that there was a boisterous crowd cheering on De Souza. The candidate is scheduled to meet his supporters within the hour.

ESQUIMALT-JUAN DE FUCA, 7:26 p.m. Ted Hill, editor of the Goldstream News Gazette is reporting from the Station House Pub in Langford, election night headquarters for Conservative candidate Troy DeSouza. "It's pretty quiet," Hill reports. "There's a handful of supporters here, some other media have set up large T.V. to watch results roll in. No big rush of excitement yet," even though Tory insiders are reporting candidates in the Esquimalt Juan de Fuca riding as being in a dead heat.

DeSouza is watching results from his campaign manager's nearby home.

This is DeSouza's second attempt to unseat incumbent Keith Martin. DeSouza came in third in 2006. He is expected to arrive at the Station House once major media call the election.

ESQUIMALT-JUAN DE FUCA, 7:18 p.m.: Keith Martin is expected at his election night headquarters, the Royal Colwood Golf Course, in about ten minutes -- 7:30 p.m. Goldstream News Gazette reporter Amy Dove is on the scene and will ask Martin about the Conservatives early lead when he arrives. Early polls suggest the Tories are leading in the east.

FEDERAL ELECTION 2008, 7 p.m.: Hello and welcome to Black Press coverage of the 2008 federal election. Tonight we'll follow the results as they come in across the country. We're paying extra attention to what happens on southern Vancouver Island.

The riding that everyone is watching is Saanich-Gulf Islands where incumbent Conservative Gary Lunn tries to hold off Liberal challenger Briony Penn.

In Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca, incumbent Liberal Keith Martin looks to continue to represent the riding.

The other race we're watching closely is in Victoria where Denise Savoie, the NDP incumbent, hopes to win a second term.