British Columbians voted on 24 October 2026. Elections BC’s preliminary results page, last read at 10:01 p.m. PT on 24 October (1:01 a.m. ET on 25 October), showed 80.97% of ballot boxes reporting and 1,454,326 votes considered out of 3,738,182 registered voters, a preliminary turnout of 38.9%.

Where the count stood

  • Conservative Party: leading in 62 districts; 693,535 votes (47.81%)
  • BC NDP: leading in 29; 546,979 votes (37.70%)
  • BC Green Party: leading in 2; 160,210 votes (11.04%)
  • CentreBC: 1.55%; OneBC: 1.45%; no district lead for either

The district leads on the page add up to 93 seats, so 47 is a majority. On these numbers the Conservatives lead in more than 47, but every district result on the page is marked “Not Verified”.

Results reported on election night are preliminary. … These ballots are counted about two weeks after election day. — Elections BC results page, on vote-by-mail, assisted telephone and absentee ballots

Leaders’ own districts (preliminary)

From the candidate results page at the same read: Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson leads in Cariboo-Chilcotin with about 76%. Premier David Eby (BC NDP) leads narrowly in Vancouver-Point Grey, about 42.9% to 40.0% over Conservative Alex McMillan. Green candidate Emily Lowan leads in Saanich North and the Islands with about 54%. CBC reported that Doerkson became interim leader on 20 September after Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigned. We cite CBC for that background only.

What happens next

Elections BC’s key dates are the initial count on election night, then the final count, planned for 6–10 November. The results page says vote-by-mail, assisted telephone and absentee ballots are not counted on election night but “about two weeks after election day”. Return Day is 18 November. Close districts can flip in the final count.

Citizen impact: The lead tells you which way the province is likely to go, but no seat is decided until the final count. If you voted by mail or absentee, your ballot has not been counted yet and is counted about two weeks after election day.

What this piece refuses

We do not call seats, declare a winner, or project a government before the final count. We have not used media seat calls, poll comparisons or “swing” narratives. The leader positions are preliminary district leads, not results. The numbers will change as more ballot boxes report. This page shows the count as we last read it, and we will update it with the final count.

Bottom line

Preliminary only: Conservatives lead in 62 of 93 districts, NDP 29, Greens 2, with 80.97% of ballot boxes in. The final count runs 6–10 November and Return Day is 18 November.