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Updated: October 25, 2026 at 3:55 a.m. EDT (Toronto) David Eby announced he would resign as leader of the British Columbia NDP after the party lost Saturday’s provincial election to Lorne Doerkson’s Conservatives. Eby made the announcement during his concession speech in Vancouver on October 24, CityNews reported . Eby accepted responsibility for the defeat and told supporters the party needed new leadership. He also spoke about the personal cost of political life for his family and his wish to spend more time with them. CTV News independently reported the resignation alongside the Conservative majority victory. The leadership announcement is a further development after the election-night projection of a change in government. In his own public message , Eby congratulated Doerkson on becoming the province’s next premier and thanked British Columbians for the opportunity to serve. CityNews reported that Eby was projected to retain his Vancouver–Point Grey seat, separating his position a...

Updated: October 24, 2026 at 11:27 p.m. EDT (Toronto) British Columbia’s Conservatives are projected to win a majority government after Saturday’s provincial election, CTV News reported on election night . The network said interim leader Lorne Doerkson’s party had secured enough seats to send David Eby’s NDP into Opposition, although some ridings remained undeclared. The projection follows an early Conservative lead after polls closed at 8 p.m. Pacific time on October 24. CityNews reported that the Conservatives were leading in 65 ridings at 8:45 p.m., compared with 27 for the NDP. Those were early leads, rather than a final seat tally, in the 93-seat legislature. Eby called the snap election two years into his mandate. Housing, health care, affordability and the provincial deficit were central campaign issues. CTV also declared Doerkson re-elected in Cariboo–Chilcotin. Counting continues. CityNews, citing Elections BC, said advance ballots were being tabulated electronically first, w...