
Jennifer Whiteside unanimously chosen as new BC NDP interim leader
She will helm the party until a permanent leader is voted in.

She will helm the party until a permanent leader is voted in.

An interim leader will be identified in the coming weeks.

Old-growth forests may soon be at risk.

He will be premier despite interim status.


Gibson was declared elected with 9,198 votes.

The race was closer than in 2024.

He was first elected in a 2023 byelection after John Horgan retired.

In terms of votes, the Greens narrowed the gap considerably.

A seat that had been held by NDP for years.

Lowan held a lead of 4,209 votes over Windsor, with final results still pending.

This will be her third term.

He delivered a very passionate speech.

As Conservatives win historic majority.

The numbers are still coming in.

Polls close at 8 p.m. on Saturday!

While the BC Conservatives have accusations of their own.

Final voting day is on Saturday, October 24th.

Including UVic, Royal Roads and Camosun.

It is at nearly 2,000 signatures and counting.

And there was a surge in voter turnout.

From eight ridings.


There are four candidates.

There are four candidates.

There are five candidates.

Just five votes separate two candidates.

There are six candidates.

There are four candidates.
There are three candidates.

There are three candidates.

Along with other Vancouver Island communities.

Metchosin saw the highest per cent turnout.

And some on the mainland.

Lowan accused Eby of trying to scare Green voters toward the NDP.

Dammann narrowly defeated former mayor David Screech.

Three newcomers have been elected.

Longtime councillors Susan Brice and Judy Brownoff lost their re-election bids.

Longtime mayor Barb Desjardins decided she would not seek re-election.

The race was decided by 833 votes.

Defeating Peter Jones and Felice Mazzoni.

The race was decided by just 359 votes.

Four councillors will also round out the new council.

Young received 9,801 votes (64.4%).

Murdoch secured 5,231 votes (75.2%).

He secured 4,250 votes (78.5%) in Saturday’s municipal election.

Former mayor McNeil-Smith abruptly ended his campaign prior to the election.

He won by just 29 votes.

Results will begin to trickle in after 8 p.m.!

He said “The First Nations have to be conquered.”
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