B.C. Election 2026 — Day 33 Brief

Election night in 60 seconds

• A change of government: the Conservatives lead in 64 ridings with 48.05% of the preliminary popular vote, enough for a projected majority. [1]
• Leadership consequences: Lorne Doerkson was re-elected in Cariboo-Chilcotin and is premier-designate. David Eby retained Vancouver-Point Grey but announced he will resign as BC NDP leader. [2][3][4][5]
• Greens hold two: Emily Lowan won Saanich North and the Islands and Jeremy Valeriote leads in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky. [2][6]
• Smaller parties shut out: CentreBC and OneBC each received roughly 1.5% of the vote and lead in no ridings; leaders Elenore Sturko and Dallas Brodie were defeated. [1][2]
• Not final: 99.57% of preliminary results were reported. Mail, assisted-telephone and specified absentee ballots will be counted during final count, November 6-10. [1]

Official preliminary snapshot

Preliminary turnout: 48.06% (1,796,615 votes considered), before outstanding ballots. The 2024 final turnout was 58.45%; this is not a like-for-like final comparison. [1][8]

How the province moved

The Conservatives expanded from 44 seats in 2024 to 64 preliminary leads in 2026. Of 22 ridings that changed party, 21 moved from the NDP to the Conservatives; Courtenay-Comox moved from Conservative to NDP. [1][2][7]

Conservative sweeps: Surrey 10/10; Richmond and Delta 6/6; Fraser Valley/Langley/Maple Ridge 10/10; Thompson-Okanagan 11/11. NDP centres of strength: Vancouver 8/12; Vancouver Island 9/15; Burnaby/New Westminster/Tri-Cities 5/10. Green continuity: The Greens retain a two-seat caucus, with Emily Lowan joining re-elected Jeremy Valeriote. [1][2]

Leader results and immediate consequences

Twenty-two ridings changed party

The central map change: 21 ridings moved from the BC NDP to the BC Conservatives. Courtenay-Comox was the sole movement in the other direction, from Conservative to NDP. [1][2][7]

Where the election turned: Conservative gains were concentrated in Surrey, Burnaby and the Tri-Cities, Richmond and Delta, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, and selected Fraser Valley and Okanagan ridings. [1][2]

Races still exposed to final count

The following are the 15 smallest preliminary margins in the 1:49 a.m. Elections BC snapshot. Outstanding ballots can still alter totals and, in close contests, the leader. [1][2]

Final count matters: Election-night totals exclude vote-by-mail, assisted-telephone and specified absentee ballots. The narrowest leads — Burnaby South-Metrotown (66), Ladysmith-Oceanside (89), Kelowna Centre (132) and Cowichan Valley (150) — should not be treated as final. Final count is scheduled for November 6-10. [1]

MLAs re-elected - preliminary

58 sitting MLAs are leading: 33 Conservatives, 24 New Democrats and one Green. This comparison matches current Elections BC leaders to 2024 elected members by candidate identity, including Lynne Block's move from West Vancouver-Capilano to North Vancouver-Seymour. [2][7]

Classification note: “Re-elected” means the candidate was elected in 2024 and is leading in 2026, regardless of intervening party changes or a change of riding. Results remain preliminary. [2][7]

Newly elected MLAs - preliminary

35 candidates who were not sitting MLAs after the 2024 election are leading: 31 Conservatives, three New Democrats and one Green. [2][7]

New caucus composition: nearly half of the projected 64-member Conservative caucus is new to the Legislature. The NDP adds Will Cole-Hamilton, Lara Honrado and Amanda Burrows. Green leader Emily Lowan enters the Legislature alongside Jeremy Valeriote. [2][7]

Complete preliminary riding results A-M

Leader and margin over the second-place candidate at the 1:49 a.m. Elections BC snapshot. All results are preliminary. [2]

Complete preliminary riding results N-Z

Leader and margin over the second-place candidate at the 1:49 a.m. Elections BC snapshot. All results are preliminary. [2]

Election night method and scope

• Official snapshot: Elections BC's initial-count data at 1:49 a.m. PST, with 99.57% of preliminary results reported. [1][2]
• Projected government: Canadian Press and CityNews projected a Conservative majority and identified Doerkson as premier-designate. [3][4]
• Leadership consequences: Eby's resignation announcement and Lowan's election are supported by direct election-night reporting. [5][6]
• Re-elected/new classifications and seat flips: calculated by comparing official 2026 preliminary leaders against the 2024 riding winners and party results. [2][7][8]
• Important limitations: Election-night results are preliminary and are not certified victories. Outstanding mail, assisted-telephone and specified absentee ballots will be considered during final count. Margins, vote totals, turnout and even the leader in a close riding can change. [1]

Scope note: This is a neutral public-source election-night intelligence brief. It does not endorse, oppose, rank, score or recommend any party, leader, candidate or electoral choice. Where media projections go beyond Elections BC's preliminary count, they are identified as projections. The brief should be updated after final count if any riding result changes.

Scope note: This is a factual public-source monitoring brief. It does not endorse, oppose, rank, or recommend any party, leader, candidate, or electoral choice.