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Confirmed election occurrence: voting took place October24. October25 Elections BC preliminary results and CityNews[3] projection establish the reported outcome; final seat certification and appointment as premier remain pending.- Start
- Oct 24, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
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- Oct 25, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Doerkson’s Conservatives Win a Projected B.C. Majority on October 24
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B.C. Conservatives are projected to form a majority government. Elections BC’s preliminary count shows leads in 64 of 93 districts; final counting begins November 6, and a swearing-in date is not yet established.
- Update checked October 25, 2026: Elections BC’s preliminary count has Conservatives leading in 64 of 93 districts, the NDP in 27 and Greens in 2, with 99.57% of ballot boxes reporting. These are initial leads, not certified final seat totals. Mail and absentee ballots remain for the final count beginning November 6.[2]
- CityNews projects a Conservative majority under Lorne Doerkson and reports David Eby conceded and announced he would step down as NDP leader. This agrees directionally with the preserved October 23 forecast below, but a government victory and appointment as premier are separate milestones; no swearing-in date is inferred.[3]
- Observed October 23, 2026, Polymarket’s public Next Premier of British Columbia page displayed Lorne Doerkson at 92% and David Eby at 8.3%, with US$228,628 event volume. These are market-implied probabilities, not polling shares or a result. Independently priced binary contracts need not sum to exactly 100%.[4]
- Elections BC confirms Final Voting Day on October 24 with polls open 8 a.m.–8 p.m. Pacific. The forecast is dated to the election’s 8 a.m. opening, not the contract closing time or a predicted swearing-in date. Winning seats, government formation and appointment as premier are distinct stages.[5]
- Final Voting Day is Saturday 24 October 2026, with voting places open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific time[1][6]
- NDP Leader and Premier David Eby called the snap election on Tuesday 22 September (Writ Day), two years ahead of schedule, calling the Trump trade war an "existential moment" for the province[1][7][8][9]
- Voters elect 93 Members of the Legislative Assembly, one for each electoral district[1]
- Candidate nominations close at 1 p.m. Pacific on 3 October; advance voting runs 16-21 October, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time; the last day to request a vote-by-mail package is 18 October[1][6]
- The final count is planned for 6-10 November, with Return Day on 18 November[1]
- The vote falls one week after the 17 October municipal elections, which drew criticism from mayors[8][9]
- Seven CentreBC MLAs rejoined the Opposition B.C. Conservatives under interim leader Lorne Doerkson, while Elenore Sturko stays to lead CentreBC[8][10]
- The NDP was seeking a fourth term after a slim majority in 2024[8]