NDP

Led by Premier David Eby since 2022, it won 47 of 93 seats in 2024 and governs. It is the NDP in the British Columbia general election of 24 October 2026.

History

The party began in 1933 as the British Columbia section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and took the New Democratic Party name in 1961. It first won government in 1972 under Dave Barrett, losing in 1975. It governed again from 1991 under Mike Harcourt and then Glen Clark until 2001, when it won only two seats. After the 2017 election John Horgan formed a minority government backed by the Greens, and in 2020 the party won a record 57 seats. David Eby became leader in 2022 and the party won a narrow majority of 47 seats in 2024. The Greens declined to renew their cooperation agreement in February 2026. Eby called the election of 24 October 2026 on 22 September 2026.

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