Conservatives Win British Columbia Election for First Time Since 1928, Ending Nine Years of NDP Rule

The Conservative Party won British Columbia's provincial election on Saturday, taking 64 of 93 seats to the New Democrats' 27 and ending nine years of NDP government. It is the party's first provincial win since 1928. Lorne Doerkson, 58, the Conservative leader, will become premier. David Eby resigned as NDP leader overnight, after calling the snap election two years early. Doerkson pledged to double natural gas production by 2032 and more than triple it by 2035. He also promised to cut red tape and host a Vancouver business summit next year. The party plans to end emissions limits, replace the carbon tax framework, and court energy firms that left the LNG sector, including ExxonMobil, Chevron and Woodside. Polls showed voters focused on cost of living, healthcare and the trade war with US President Donald Trump.

Left-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while alternative and right-leaning outlets had. The right-leaning Daily Mail leads with the historic nature of the win, giving the seat count, Doerkson's age, the NDP's opposition to new oil pipelines and support for a tanker ban, the policy pledges and the polling on voter concerns. It does not mention Eby's resignation. The alternative outlet ZeroHedge covers the same win but calls it a political earthquake and describes the outgoing climate agenda in harsh terms. It adds Eby's resignation and the claim that his early election call backfired. Both outlets agree on the 1928 milestone, the gas targets, the companies and Doerkson's red-tape pledge.