B.C. party leaders ahead in their own districts as count continues

British Columbia's three party leaders are each ahead in their own districts in preliminary results from the provincial election, Elections BC said, with the initial count still in progress and four districts separated by less than one percentage point. The results were posted as of Oct. 25, 2026 at 1:49 a.m. Pacific time.¹

Conservative Party leader Lorne Doerkson leads in Cariboo-Chilcotin with 14,218 votes, or 76.90 per cent, 11,095 votes ahead of BC NDP candidate Kathryn Askew, according to Elections BC. BC NDP leader David Eby leads in Vancouver-Point Grey with 7,811 votes, or 42.92 per cent, 538 votes ahead of Conservative Party candidate Alex McMillan.¹

BC Green Party leader Emily Lowan leads in Saanich North and the Islands with 14,481 votes, or 48.44 per cent, 5,017 votes ahead of Conservative Party candidate Ryan Windsor, the election authority said.¹

Elections BC reported four districts where the leading candidate is ahead by less than one percentage point. In Burnaby South-Metrotown, BC NDP candidate Paul Choi leads Conservative Party candidate David Xie by 66 votes. In Cowichan Valley, Conservative Party candidate Bert Chen leads BC NDP candidate Debra Toporowski by 150 votes.¹

In Kelowna Centre, Conservative Party candidate Kristina Loewen leads BC NDP candidate Loyal Wooldridge by 132 votes. In Ladysmith-Oceanside, Conservative Party candidate Kris McNichol leads BC NDP candidate Stephanie Higginson by 89 votes.¹

Elections BC said results reported on election night are preliminary. Vote-by-mail, assisted telephone and absentee ballots are not counted on election night; they are counted about two weeks after election day, after integrity checks. Final count is set for Nov. 6, 2026.¹