B.C. Conservatives Win Landslide in 2026 Election While NDP Holds Most of Vancouver
The B.C. Conservatives won a provincial election landslide even as the BC NDP held most of Vancouver and David Eby retained Vancouver-Point Grey.
The B.C. Conservatives won a landslide victory in the 2026 B.C. provincial election, while BC NDP Leader David Eby lost the election despite winning the riding of Vancouver-Point Grey, according to reports from the Vancouver Sun, CHEK News and the Toronto Star. Following the results, the Vancouver Sun published 8 take-aways after the landslide Conservative win, and CTV News detailed what the B.C. Conservatives promised to do when elected.
In the B.C. election results for Vancouver, the NDP lost ground in the city, though the party still holds most of Vancouver, the Vancouver Sun reported. In the riding of Vancouver-Quilchena, OneBC interim Leader Dallas Brodie was defeated in Vancouver, suffering a landslide defeat according to CBC and Daily Hive. Prior to the vote, 100 Mile Free Press reported that Eby had stepped into a campaign effort to try to take OneBC Leader Brodie's riding for the NDP.
In the B.C. election results for Vancouver, the NDP lost ground in the city, though the party still holds most of Vancouver, the Vancouver Sun reported.
In neighbouring ridings, Bowinn Ma won North Vancouver-Lonsdale to earn a fourth term as MLA, North Shore News reported. In West Vancouver-Sea to Sky, Jeremy Valeriote was re-elected as MLA in the provincial vote, according to the Squamish Chief.
On Vancouver Island, the Conservatives won five seats in the B.C. election results, the Vancouver Sun reported, while the Times Colonist published a roundup of the 2026 B.C. election results on Vancouver Island. During the campaign, Daily Hive also reported on why the BC NDP and the Conservatives made so many election promises to Surrey.
Voter participation and housing legislation also drew coverage during the 2026 B.C. provincial election. Daily Hive reported that the B.C. provincial election attracted about 110,700 fewer advance voters than in 2024, while CTV News published information on what voters needed to know before casting a ballot in the provincial election. Additionally, CityHallWatch published an Election Day 2026 recap of B.C. housing legislation.
Questions readers ask
Did the BC NDP win most Vancouver ridings?
The NDP lost ground in the city but still holds most of Vancouver, according to the Vancouver Sun.
Did David Eby win his riding?
Yes. He won Vancouver-Point Grey, though the BC NDP lost the election.
Who won North Vancouver-Lonsdale?
Bowinn Ma won the riding and earned a fourth term as MLA.
How did advance voter numbers compare with 2024?
The provincial election attracted about 110,700 fewer advance voters than in 2024, according to Daily Hive.
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