At a press conference on Sunday afternoon, just hours after his election-night victory, Premier-elect Lorne Doerkson said his incoming Conservative majority administration would begin with an independent review of the Government of British Columbia’s challenging finances. He also vowed to make his...
It was a historic night for David Eby and the BC NDP, but not quite the way he had hoped when he called the snap election on Sept. 22. History was made because this is the first time a leader has called an early snap election in B.C. and lost in the province’s history. While there are similar...
It’s official: The BC NDP has lost the 2026 provincial election and lost its majority government in one of the most lopsided election nights in recent history, and some notable candidates have lost hotly contested ridings, like Richard Zussman in Saanich South. Instead, Saanich South went to...
Polls in the 2026 provincial general election in British Columbia will close at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. With the closure of all voting, the ballots are now in the process of being counted. This article will be regularly updated this evening with the projected MLA winners in the...
A blue wave has hit Surrey as the BC Conservatives saw major wins across the city during Saturday’s provincial election. Surrey was a key battleground for both the BC NDP and Conservatives, with each party directing a steady stream of major platform promises in the city. For example, both the BC...
Premier-elect Lorne Doerkson promised to get British Columbia “back on track” in his election-night victory speech on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, while outgoing Premier David Eby accepted responsibility for the BC NDP’s defeat and announced he would resign as party leader. After leading the...
Green Party of British Columbia leader Emily Lowan marked her election to the B.C. legislature with a highly combative speech attacking both the incoming majority Conservative provincial government, led by premier-elect Lorne Doerkson, and outgoing Premier David Eby. She warned of harm to...
Lorne Doerkson is set to become British Columbia’s next premier after leading the Conservative Party of B.C. to a victory in today’s provincial general election, ending decade of provincial rule under the BC NDP. The Conservatives are now projected to form a majority government following. As of...
Lorne Doerkson is set to become British Columbia’s next premier after leading the Conservative party to a decisive majority provincial government victory in Saturday’s 2026 provincial general election. The result will bring an end to more than nine years of BC NDP-led provincial government. David...
Seven final public opinion surveys conducted and released in the closing days of the British Columbia’s provincial general election campaign and on election morning put Lorne Doerkson’s Conservatives ahead of David Eby’s BC NDP, as voters across the province head to the voting stations today,...
British Columbians who have not yet voted in the provincial general election — completely separate from last week’s civic election — have one final opportunity today, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, to help decide which party forms the next provincial government and who becomes premier. Voters will elect...
On the last day before the provincial election, David Eby made a final attempt to earn votes that he now desperately needs to win the election he called just weeks ago. At a media availability outside the Surrey Fleetwood campaign office just after 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 23 — under the...
Over 891,000 people cast ballots during the entire advance voting period for British Columbia’s October 2026 provincial election, down by about 11 per cent from the record set almost exactly two years ago during the October 2024 provincial election. Elections BC’s preliminary figures show 891,348...
From the Newton SkyTrain extension to building Surrey’s third hospital, the BC NDP and the Conservative Party of British Columbia have directed a steady stream of major platform promises at Surrey in the provincial election campaign’s final weeks and days. On Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, voters across...
