B.C. Conservatives win majority government, return to power after nearly a century
The British Columbia Conservatives have won a majority government, ending nine years of NDP rule. Outgoing Premier David Eby resigned following the election results, which saw the Conservatives secure 64 seats despite internal party conflicts.
Why it matters
This marks a significant political shift in Canada's third-largest province, signaling a potential change in economic and social policy direction.
BC Conservative interim Leader Lorne Doerkson speaks on stage during provincial election night in Vancouver, on Saturday. He pledges to boost the economy, cut red tape and freeze all provincial taxes. ETHAN CAIRNS/The Canadian Press
British Columbia has elected a Conservative majority government for the first time in nearly a century, delivering a remarkable reversal of fortunes to a party that entered the campaign after months of internal conflict and controversies that threatened to derail its path to power.
David Eby resigned as leader of the NDP, accepting responsibility for the outcome of an election he called two years early. His high-stakes gamble to take advantage of a fractured opposition backfired; with 95 per cent of polls reporting, the results showed 64 Conservatives elected, 27 for the NDP and two for the Greens.
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