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B.C. Conservatives Win Majority as Doerkson Is Set to Become Premier

The result forces immediate decisions on provincial finances, including a roughly $14 billion deficit, plus the contested plan to repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.

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B.C. Conservative interim Leader Lorne Doerkson arrives during a provincial election campaign stop in Vancouver, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
One BC party leader Dallas Brodie attends a Pierre Poilievre town hall in Vancouver, on Saturday, May 23, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
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Overview

  • The Conservative Party under interim leader Lorne Doerkson was projected on Oct. 24 to win about 64 of 93 seats with roughly 48–49 per cent of the vote, giving it a clear majority.
  • Outgoing premier David Eby conceded the result on election night and offered his resignation as leader of the B.C. NDP after the snap election he called backfired.
  • Doerkson became interim Conservative leader on Sept. 20, quickly re‑united many former Conservative MLAs and led a short campaign that shifted suburban ridings toward the party.
  • The Conservative platform emphasized tax cuts, a much larger basic personal tax exemption and repealing DRIPA, positions that raise immediate tensions with Indigenous leaders and rights advocates.
  • Final official results and mail‑in vote verification by Elections BC are due in early November, and the new government must resolve a party constitutional question over Doerkson’s permanent leadership while outlining plans to address the province’s large deficit and service pressures.