Short answer: British Columbia votes today, Saturday, October 24, 2026. Polls are open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific, you can vote at any voting place in the province, and the final polls have the BC Conservatives a few points ahead of David Eby’s NDP. Here is everything people are searching for this morning, in one place.

Result: CBC News and CTV News project a BC Conservative majority government. David Eby has conceded and is resigning as premier and NDP leader, CBC News reports. With 99% of ballot boxes counted, Elections BC’s preliminary count at 12:22 a.m. PT has the Conservatives leading in 64 ridings, the NDP in 27 and the Greens in 2 (47 seats are needed for a majority). Popular vote: Conservatives 48.1%, NDP 37.4%, Greens 11.0%. Mail-in and absentee ballots are added in the final count, which begins November 6. (updated 12:24 a.m. PT, Oct. 25)

Where to vote in BC (and “voting near me”)

• Any voting place works. Your Where to Vote card lists your assigned spot, but you can walk into any voting place in BC today.
• Find the closest one: Elections BC’s Where to Vote tool at wheretovote.elections.bc.ca, or call toll-free 1-800-661-8683 (TTY 1-888-456-5448).
• Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific time. If you are in line at 8 p.m., stay in line.
• Who can vote: Canadian citizens, 18 or older today, who have lived in BC since April 23, 2026.
• ID: one government card with your name and address (BC driver’s licence, BC ID, BC Services Card or Certificate of Indian Status), or two documents with your name, one showing your address. Your Where to Vote card counts as one. No ID? Another voter can vouch for you.
• Still holding a mail-in package? Drop it at any voting place or district electoral office before 8 p.m. tonight, or vote in person instead.

Why is there a BC election now?

The last provincial vote was only two years ago. Premier David Eby called this one in September, about two years early, right after a week of upheaval on the right: Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigned on September 20, less than four months after narrowly winning the leadership in May, following weeks of defections and expulsions. Thirteen Conservatives had left or been pushed out of caucus since August, including former leader John Rustad, and eight former Conservative MLAs moved to the new CentreBC party under Elenore Sturko. Doerkson himself called it “a snap election, which I’m very frustrated about.” All 93 seats are up; 47 makes a majority.

Conservative Party of BC: who is running it?

The party’s board named Lorne Doerkson, the MLA for Cariboo-Chilcotin, as interim leader the same day Findlay quit. He was first elected as a BC Liberal in 2020 and later crossed the floor. One catch: the party constitution bars an interim leader from running for the permanent job, so a Conservative win tonight would leave a leadership race still to come. The party is running candidates in all 93 ridings.

The BC Conservatives platform, in plain English

The costed platform, “Lorne Doerkson’s Plan for a Stronger BC,” came out on October 18. The headline items:

• Income tax: raise the basic personal exemption to $32,000, which the party says works out to about $1,000 a year for nearly every worker.
• Booze and business: take the PST off beer, wine and spirits, and off machinery, equipment and business software for three years.
• Public safety: 500 more RCMP officers and 150 civilian staff over five years, 50 more Crown prosecutors, end safe supply, and expand involuntary “mandatory treatment.”
• Health: a $50 million fund to end temporary ER closures, a women and children’s hospital in Surrey, and restart halted long-term care projects.
• Energy: triple LNG production by 2035 and finish the North Coast Transmission Line.
• Housing and schools: end provincial housing targets, restore letter grades and provincial exams, repeal SOGI resources and bring back shop class.
• The math: $2.6 billion in growth over three years and a deficit still at $10.8 billion by 2030. It assumes GDP growth of 2.5% to 3.2% a year, well above most current forecasts.

What the NDP and Greens are promising

Eby’s NDP is running on 20 new health clinics, 1,000 nursing seats, a $5,000 youth hiring tax credit, $250 million more for child care, a three-year ICBC rate freeze and a tax on condos left unsold for a year, paid for in part by a new tax on top earners. Emily Lowan’s Greens want a wealth tax on assets over $50 million, free transit for people under 25 and over 64, $1.5 billion for non-profit housing, and no new fossil fuel projects.

Gas prices and the “pétrolier” question

Gas prices are a campaign issue for a reason: Metro Vancouver pumps hit about 216 cents a litre at the end of August, with oil markets rattled by tanker attacks around the Strait of Hormuz. The NDP promises a temporary gas tax suspension worth up to 30 cents a litre. On the coast, the tanker (pétrolier) and pipeline debate splits the field: the Conservatives want to triple LNG exports, while the Greens oppose the Pacific Link pipeline and LNG Canada Phase 2.

All of that energy talk runs straight through BC Hydro, and so does the province’s permanent ban on new crypto-mining power connections. If you want the numbers behind it, here is a clear breakdown of BC Hydro electricity rates for crypto mining, a look at Canada’s AI data center boom and where the power is going, and a guide to power grid strategies for crypto mining in Vancouver.

What the final polls say

Ipsos, polling October 20 to 22 (1,260 people, plus or minus 3.3 points), has the Conservatives at 44%, NDP 39% and Greens 13% among decided voters. Other late polls tell the same story, a Conservative lead of roughly two to five points. Eby still leads as best premier, 30% to Doerkson’s 23%, but 53% say it is time for another party to take over. Ipsos also warned that “a BC Conservative victory is by no means a certainty.” With a gap that small, turnout decides it.

When do we get results?

Preliminary results start after 8 p.m. Pacific. Most ballots, including advance votes, are counted tonight. Mail-in, telephone and absentee ballots are counted about two weeks later, so close ridings may not be final until then.

Also trending today

• Debate Globo: Brazil’s TV Globo scheduled its final presidential debate between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro for Friday night in Rio, ahead of Sunday’s October 25 runoff.
• Susan Collins: Maine’s Republican senator is running for a sixth term against Democrat Troy Jackson in a race rated a toss-up. See the full November 2026 midterm election polls and Senate races.
• Ainsley Earhardt: the Fox & Friends co-host trended in the U.S.; she has been engaged to Sean Hannity since late 2024.
• Rogers and “news today”: both spiked briefly this morning; we found no major outage report at the time of writing.

BC election FAQ

When is the BC election?

Final voting day is today, Saturday, October 24, 2026. Voting places are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific time. Advance voting ran October 16 to 21.

Where do I vote in BC?

Your assigned voting place is printed on your Where to Vote card, but you can vote at any voting place in the province. Elections BC’s Where to Vote tool at wheretovote.elections.bc.ca finds the closest one, or call 1-800-661-8683.

What ID do I need to vote in BC?

One piece of government ID with your name and address (BC driver’s licence, BC Identification Card, BC Services Card or Certificate of Indian Status), or two documents with your name, one showing your address. Your Where to Vote card can count as one of the two. If you have no ID, another voter can vouch for you.

Who leads the Conservative Party of BC?

Lorne Doerkson, MLA for Cariboo-Chilcotin, has been interim leader since September 20, 2026, after Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigned less than four months into the job.

When will we know who won the BC election?

Preliminary results start after polls close at 8 p.m. Pacific. Most ballots are counted tonight; mail-in and absentee ballots are counted about two weeks later.

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Sources: Elections BC (final voting day notice); Ipsos, “BC Conservatives Knocking on Door of Majority Government,” October 23, 2026; Conservative Party of BC platform, October 2026; CTV News platform tracker; Castanet and CTV News coverage of the Conservative leadership change; Daily Hive (gas prices, August 31, 2026). Cover: original graphic, kevinkatovic.com. Not affiliated with Elections BC or any party.