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VANCOUVER - British Columbia has turned blue, electing a B.C. Conservative government with an overwhelming two-thirds majority.
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VANCOUVER - British Columbia has turned blue, electing a B.C. Conservative government with an overwhelming two-thirds majority.
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VANCOUVER – British Columbia has turned blue, electing a B.C. Conservative government with an overwhelming two-thirds majority.
Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson says he’ll follow through on campaign promises to supercharge the province’s economy, while outgoing Premier David Eby has announced his resignation as NDP leader.
Eby’s decision to call a snap election two years early will go down as one of the most disastrous miscalculations in Canadian political history.
Conservatives have been elected or are leading in about 64 ridings in the 93-seat legislature, while the NDP has been reduced to about 27 ridings and the Greens won two, with Leader Emily Lowan securing a seat on Vancouver Island.
Preliminary results show the popular vote went to the Conservatives with about 48 per cent of the vote, while the NDP won about 37 per cent and the Greens 11 per cent.
Doerkson, who emerged from obscurity when he was named interim leader of the Conservatives just two days before Eby’s fateful Sept. 22 election call, is expected to stage his first news conference as premier-designate today.
Preliminary turnout was about 1.8 million, representing about 48 per cent of registered voters.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 25, 2026.
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