The Tyee
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Oct 27, 2026
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Voter Apathy Won This Election - The Tyee
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In that year, Elections BC says, turnout was 58.4 per cent, and the NDP received 944,579 votes — 48.8 per cent of all votes cast.
That same year, the Conservative Party of BC received 911,153 votes, or 43.3 per cent of the vote.
Figures for 2026 still aren’t official, but it appears that voter turnout this time was just 48 per cent.
The NDP got 670,602 votes, or 37.4 per cent as of Saturday evening.
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The 2026 B.C. election wasn’t decided by Conservative voters. The outcome was driven by NDP and Conservative voters who didn’t show up.
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A striking aspect of this election is the turnout compared with the 2024 election. In that year, Elections BC says, turnout was 58.4 per cent, and the NDP received 944,579 votes — 48.8 per cent of all votes cast.…
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