B.C. Conservatives Win Majority as David Eby Resigns as NDP Leader
The projected win would end nine years of NDP rule and make Lorne Doerkson the province’s first Conservative premier in nearly a century.
- On Saturday, October 24, 2026, the B.C. Conservative Party won a majority government, ending nearly a decade of NDP rule. Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson secured victory while outgoing Premier David Eby conceded and announced his resignation as NDP leader.
- NDP Leader David Eby called the snap election two years early, citing a 'stalled out' legislature and claiming he needed a new mandate. This political gamble backfired, resulting in the loss of his party's majority and his premiership.
- With nearly 48 per cent of the popular vote, the Conservatives secured a commanding majority while the NDP trailed with less than 38 per cent. Doerkson, self-described as a 'guy from Williams Lake,' pledged to 'supercharge' the economy and deliver a $1,000 tax cut.
- Eby accepted 'full responsibility' for the outcome, saying the loss broke his heart and announcing he would step down as party leader. BC Federation of Labour president Sussanne Skidmore stated labour groups are ready to engage with the incoming administration.
- The Conservative victory signals a shift toward economic development and deregulation under the incoming government. Doerkson has pledged to triple liquefied natural gas production by 2035 and 'welcome capital back' to British Columbia.
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B.C. Conservatives win majority as Eby resigns as NDP leader after snap election
Lorne Doerkson’s Conservatives lead in 62 of 93 B.C. ridings in preliminary results, and David Eby is stepping down as NDP leader after the early election he called. The post B.C. Conservatives win majority as Eby resigns as NDP leader after snap election first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.
After a Conservative Party victory in the early provincial elections, the leader of the New Democratic Party announced that he was resigning.
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