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B.C. Votes 2026: Conservative Kevin Acton Elected as Vernon-Lumby MLA
Acton credited months of campaign work as the Conservatives projected a majority government and Harwinder Sandhu conceded after trailing in early results.
- Conservative Kevin Acton won the Vernon-Lumby seat in Saturday's provincial snap election, securing his first term in the B.C. Legislature while the Conservatives achieved a projected majority government.
- After placing third as an Independent in 2024 with 15 per cent of the vote, Acton successfully pivoted to the Conservative ticket, marking a significant political shift.
- Lumby's mayor for 17 years, Acton attributed his victory to community work and promised to personally fund a by-election for his mayoral seat, a one per cent tax increase.
- NDP incumbent Harwinder Sandhu conceded on Saturday, telling supporters, "We're not going anywhere, we'll be back stronger and better and learning from this," while trailing with approximately half the votes.
- Final counts between Nov. 6 and 10 will clarify close ridings, with a judicial recount triggered if the margin between candidates falls within 1/500th of total votes cast.
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