The facts

  1. Elections BC’s preliminary initial-count table, timestamped 26 October at 10:34 PST, has the Conservatives leading in 63 of 93 districts, the NDP in 28 and the Greens in two. The Conservative vote share is 48.06%. [1]

  2. The agency says the initial count finished on 25 October. Mail-in and absentee ballots are scheduled for the final count from 6 to 10 November; the figures remain subject to verification. [1]

  3. The Tyee’s reporters identified Doerkson as the incoming premier. CityNews separately reported Eby’s concession and departure as party leader. [2][3]

  4. Yukon Premier Currie Dixon congratulated Doerkson on 26 October and said he looked forward to working with his government. [4]

Still unconfirmed

  • A swearing-in date and formal appointment have not been verified. Doerkson is described here as the incoming premier, rather than as already holding the office.
  • The Tyee’s election-night tally was 64 Conservative seats and 27 NDP seats. The later Elections BC preliminary table gives 63 and 28; neither is a certified final result.

Sources

References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 29 Oct 2026, 00:31 UTC.

  1. 2026 provincial election preliminary initial-count results

    Elections BC · Primary source · 26 Oct 2026

  2. Eby resigns as Conservatives sweep BC election

    The Tyee · Reporting · 24 Oct 2026

  3. David Eby to resign as BC NDP leader after snap election gamble fails

    CityNews · Reporting · 24 Oct 2026

  4. Statement from Premier Dixon on British Columbia’s provincial election

    Government of Yukon · Primary source · 26 Oct 2026

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