Canada: Conservative Party Wins First Election in Nearly a Century in British Columbia

Source: US News & World Report

“The opposition Conservative Party ⁠won ⁠an election in ⁠the Canadian province of British Columbia for the first ​time in nearly 100 years, promising to ramp up liquefied natural gas ‌production, provisional results showed on ‌Sunday. The result marks an end to nine ⁠years of ⁠power for the left-of-center New Democrats, who voiced opposition ​to new oil pipelines and supported a ban on tankers along the province’s northern coast. The right-leaning Conservatives won 64 of the ​93 seats and the New Democrats won 27. It is ⁠the first ⁠Conservative provincial election ⁠win ​since 1928.” (10/25/26)

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-10-25/conservative-party-wins-first-election-in-nearly-a-century-in-british-columbia