26-10-2026 21:51 via Nanaimo News Bulletin

B.C. election outcome does not reflect popular vote

The British Columbia provincial election on Oct. 24 gave the Conservatives a majority government, winning 64 of 93 seats in the legislature, with the New Democratic Party winning 27 seats and the BC Greens winning two.
However, the voter statistics told a different story: fewer than half of voters marked their ballots for a Conservative.
A total of 48.1 per cent of voters cast ballots for the Conservatives, while 37.4 per cent voted for a BC NDP candidate and 11 per cent supported a BC Green can
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