B.C. Conservatives finish with 64 seats as recounts loom

The final count in British Columbia’s 2026 provincial election awarded Burnaby South-Metrotown to Conservative David Xie, giving the B.C. Conservatives 64 of the legislature’s 93 seats. Xie defeated NDP incumbent Paul Choi by 64 votes, reversing Choi’s 66-vote lead after election night.

The seat totals stand at 64 for the Conservatives, 27 for the NDP and two for the B.C. Greens. The count included more than 150,000 ballots, mostly mail-in, phone-assisted and absentee votes. A riding-level recount took place in Burnaby South-Metrotown before the final result was tallied.

Two other ridings meet the threshold for judicial recounts, which are conducted by the B.C. Supreme Court. In Ladysmith-Oceanside, NDP incumbent Stephanie Higginson finished 50 votes ahead of Conservative Kris McNichol. In Kelowna Centre, Conservative Kristina Loewen led NDP candidate Loyal Wooldridge by 43 votes. The reported winners in both ridings could be affected by the recounts; no recount outcomes have been reported.

Elections BC said it was completing quality assurance on the results and would declare the official count no later than November 10. By law, judicial recounts must take place seven to 15 days...