Seven final surveys show Lorne Doerkson's Conservatives lead as B.C. votes today
Seven final public opinion polls indicate that the Conservative Party is leading the BC NDP ahead of the British Columbia provincial election. Voters are heading to the polls today to decide the outcome of the race.
Why it matters
The election results will determine the provincial government of British Columbia, impacting regional policy and governance.
Seven final public opinion surveys conducted and released in the closing days of the British Columbia’s provincial general election campaign and on election morning put Lorne Doerkson’s Conservatives ahead of David Eby’s BC NDP, as voters across the province head to the voting stations today, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 .
Voting stations are open today from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters can go to any voting station to cast their ballot , they are not restricted to voting stations within their own home riding.
Daily Hive Urbanized will provide election night coverage tonight.
Just ahead of election day, polling companies Research Co., Ipsos , Mainstreet Research, Leger, Pallas Data, Forum Research, and Pollara all found a Conservative lead, showing the reversal and narrowing of the large gap between the BC NDP and the Conservatives at the outset of the provincial election campaign period a month ago.
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