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The 2024 British Columbia general election was held on October 19, 2024, to elect 93 members (MLAs) of the Legislative Assembly to serve in the 43rd parliament of the Canadian province of British Columbia.
The election was the first to be held since a significant redistribution of electoral boundaries was finalised in 2023. The Legislative Assembly also expanded in size from 87 seats to 93 seats. The election saw a broad political realignment in British Columbia;[2] amid a resurgence for the Conservative Party of British Columbia, the official opposition BC United (formerly the BC Liberals) withdrew from the race a little over a month before the election to avoid splitting the vote. BC United formally endorsed the Conservatives, with several BC United candidates either defecting to the Conservatives or standing as independent or unaligned candidates; this marked the party's first absence from a provincial election since 1900.
The preliminary vote count was completed on October 20 with a record 2,037,897 votes cast in total. A final count triggered automatic recounts in close races, as well the inclusion of approximately 65,000 out-of-district and mail-in ballots.[3][4][5] The NDP won a third term in government and second consecutive majority government, but with a net loss of eight seats. It was the first time that the NDP had won three consecutive elections. The Conservatives formed the official opposition, with their best electoral performance in 72 years.[6][7]
- ^ "- Final Count Complete". elections.bc.ca.
- ^ "B.C. Conservatives awaken from decades in dormancy ahead of 2024 vote". Global News. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ "High-profile B.C. NDP members re-elected as race remains too close to call". CTV News British Columbia. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ Dacre, Colin (October 20, 2024). "Provincial election still too close to call, final results will take a week – BC News". Castanet. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ "Update on Recounts, Final Count". Elections BC. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ "B.C. NDP poised to win 2024 election, with judicial recounts increasingly likely". CTV News British Columbia. October 28, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ "NDP closer to winning majority after overturning Conservative lead in critical Surrey riding". CBC News. October 28, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
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