British Columbia election 2024

B.C. political party leaders

David Eby

BC NDP

Vancouver-Point Grey

Current Premier of B.C. (2022-)
Became party leader in Oct. 2022 when former premier John Horgan resigned
Attorney General of B.C. (2017-2022)
Member of Legislative Assembly since 2013

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John Rustad

BC Conservatives

Nechako Lakes

Joined B.C. Conservative Party in Feb. 2023, became leader in March 2023
Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation (2013-2017)
Formerly part of BC Liberals and BC United caucus
Member of Legislative Assembly since 2005

Party platform

Sonia Furstenau

BC Greens

Victoria-Beacon Hill

Elected Green Party leader in Sept. 2020
Member of Legislative Assembly since 2017
Former Area Director for the Cowichan Valley Regional District

Party platform

Latest on the campaign trail

B.C. smashes advance voting record with a million ballots already cast

Elections BC says a record number of British Columbians have already cast their ballots in advance voting before Saturday’s provincial election.

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BC NDP accusing Conservatives of plan to bring in American-style health-care system part of strategy: professor

BC NDP Leader David Eby is accusing John Rustad of planning to bring in a U.S.-style two-tiered system to the province.

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Party leaders converge, campaign on Vancouver Island

All three major party leaders were back on the campaign trail Wednesday with as many days left before the B.C. general election.

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B.C. election’s record-breaking advance voting, what does it mean?

This year’s provincial election is on pace to break the overall record for advance polling set in 2020 with nearly 670,000 early votes.

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Unattached north shore MLA candidate touts dozens of endorsements, says independents could hold new balance of power

West Vancouver independent candidate and sitting BC United MLA Karin Kirkpatrick says she’s secured the endorsement of nearly 30 elected officials and community leaders on the North Shore.

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What you need to know about this election

B.C. swing ridings to watch on election night

British Columbia is inching closer to finding out who the next premier will be and the results on Oct. 19 may hinge on a few ridings that could go in a new direction.

B.C.’s Legislature will grow as new ridings feature in this year’s election

The Legislative Assembly will be a bigger one after this B.C. general election. After a number of boundary reconfigurations, the number of seats is growing to 93, up from 87.

Housing, poverty, and homelessness most important issues for B.C. voters

The leading issues for B.C. voters in the upcoming provincial election are housing, poverty, and homelessness, according to local pollsters.

Surrey a key battleground in Oct. 19 B.C. election

It’s one of B.C.’s fastest growing cities and its 10 ridings are key for the province’s political parties as they look to form the next government.

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Independent candidates could have major impact on B.C. election

Independent candidate Karin Kirkpatrick has secured a number of high-profile endorsements in her riding of West Vancouver-Capilano. As Jack Morse reports, she is one of a handful of sitting BC United MLAs running as independents in the B.C. election.

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