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Conservatives Win British Columbia Provincial Election, Ending Nearly 100 Years of Opposition Rule

The opposition Conservative Party won British Columbia's provincial election on October 25, 2026, its first win there in nearly a century, after the NDP government of Premier Eby lost ground despite a campaign built around opposition to US President Trump's tariffs.

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Oct 27, 2:15 PM wsj.com Opinion | Conservatives Stage a Comeback Victory
Oct 25, 2:58 PM nationalreview.com Canada’s Trump Fixation Fades
Oct 25, 1:58 PM bbc.co.uk British Columbia's new premier lucks into the job in unexpected political turn
Oct 25, 9:30 AM newsweek.com Conservative Landslide in British Columbia Sends Warning to Mark Carney
Oct 25, 4:50 AM straitstimes.com Conservative party wins first election in nearly a century in British Columbia
Oct 23, 5:15 AM bloomberg.com Why The Anti-Trump Playbook Is Failing In Canada's Timber Country
Oct 23, 5:15 AM bloomberg.com British Columbia’s Eby Falls Behind Conservatives as Anti-Trump Strategy Falters