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Éric Grenier, Philippe J. Fournier
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David Eby’s B.C. New Democrats went down to defeat on Saturday, as Lorne Doerkson and the B.C. Conservatives took advantage of Eby’s early call to win in a (by B.C. standards) landslide. The polls were predicting this would be the result. B...

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The Writ's Federal Vote and Seat Projections

What would be the result of a Canadian federal election if it were held today?

Updated October 28, 2026 - The Liberals are in a dominant position in the projection and are leading in 235 seats across the country and have a 15.7-point advan...

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Conservative landslide in B.C.

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Lorne Doerkson set to become Canada’s most unlikely premier

Little more than a month ago, Lorne Doerkson was a little-known B.C. Conservative MLA who had shown no indication he was aspiring to provincial leadership. By tomorrow, he could be on his way to be the 38th premier of British Columbia.

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The Writ's British Columbia Election Tracker

Tracking the polls and projecting likely outcomes of the Oct. 24 provincial election in B.C.

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