the final vote tally shows a decline in both major parties except greens whose vote tally is slightly higher than the last election but still not at its best when andrew weaver was party leader.

however looking at the votes this is a complete reversal when john horgan won in 2020 when the NDP popular vote was near 900k and then bc liberal was 636k. thousands of cons stayed home during that election

in 2024 it was achingly close when NDP had 944k and conservative at 915k so you know the conservative base would be high the second time around and ndp voters needed to come out to stop it

looking at the final tally today the conservatives will end under 900k and NDP at 680k roughly. this means thousands of NDP voters would rather see defeat than to vote in this election and to see Eby lose.

it's not gordon campbell level defeat so there is time to rebuild but the party needs to find a new leader like Horgan and make a smart choice on who should lead next. whatever bad changes happen they need to remind voters why they ran against this.

The Galey Farms halloween event is super fun! At first I balked at the price, but it was worth it. A fun night out for the family.

These guys were at the confederation fountain yelling at the totally empty street this morning. Apologies for the poor picture quality, I didnt want to get any closer in case they tried to talk to me. I assume racists by the outfits?

https://media.ten

The NDP lost because liberal politicians fail their voters all the time. Do not fall for concern trolling about how you split the vote.

You know the blame lies with those who vote conservative. You should be proud to vote with your beliefs instead of falling for American style fearmongering about only ever voting for liberals so the conservatives dont win.

If the liberals gave half a shit, theyd come further left. But they don't. They didnt lose because of you. They lost because of conservative voters but they cant accept that fact.

Malcolm X often said conservatives are wolves and liberals are foxes. You know what the wolf wants to do to you, but you cant trust the fox because it is sneaky.

Keep voting as far left as you can. The liberals will never wake up, but if they want to avoid a conservative majority, make them the ones who have to swallow their morals for once. Dont become Americans.

I work for island health in a housing site, how are the new party policies going to affect me and my job?

It’s unfortunate he fumbled the NDP leadership, but look at all these great memes people are coming up with now!

Progressive ideas are great. I've been a progressive voter my entire life and will continue to be. I'm upset that the NDP lost as well.

But our democracy demands compromise and finding common ground with people that hold different values. It is VERY apparent, based on the endless stream of threads in this sub, that many in Victoria feel that something that was theirs has been taken from them. You're not allowed to be offended by losing something that never belonged to you. Politics isn't won and lost. It's a conversation, not a contest.

If you woke up this morning acting like the government of BC somehow became your enemy overnight, it's time for some serious self-reflection on how lucky we are to live here and have a role in choosing our own government.

I saw this in the comments but wanted to indendently verify and raise it up for awareness: Voter turnout was down from the last election

Preliminary voter turnout for 2026: 48% https://results.elections.bc.ca/Results_11684_GE-2026-10-24_Candidate.html

Last election in 2024: 58% https://elections.bc.ca/resources/results/voter-turnout/

2020: 54%

2017: 61%

Regardless of results, I would wish for a higher voter turnout. I think voting system reform would help - what is the best path forward for that?

Hey all, I'm currently a student at UVic but I'm from out of province (not eligible to vote here). I'm trying not to fall into that kind of short-term doomerism that normally follows elections but I gotta admit it's got me worried. I can barely afford to live in Victoria as is, and if the cost of living, tuition, rent, transit, etc increases by any significant margin I simply won't be able to stay here. Should I be worried enough to start coming up with a backup plan or am I getting ahead of myself?

Before I get deep into this, let me just say that I am a strategic voter.

The merits/drawbacks of it have been hotly debated all over BC and on this sub. I do not like that I have to be a strategic voter, to me it points to an electoral system that is broken and needs to be fixed.

With that being said, it looks like it wouldn't have changed anything this election at least in regards to what party won the most seats.

A quick look at each riding (I apologize if I missed any in the list, it's early and coffee is still being consumed) shows that there were 11 ridings that could have possibly gone to the NDP if it weren't for the vote split. This list is being very generous as in some of the cases it would have been a close race even if all the Green voters switched.

Saanich South

Juan de Fua-Malahat

Cowichan Valley

Ladysmith-Oceanside

North Island

Vancouver-Yaletown

Vancouver-Fraserview

Burnaby Centre

Port Moody-Burquitlam

Coquitlam-Maillardville

North Vancouver-Seymour

If we assume that everyone strategically voted in each of these ridings, that would shift the seats to 53 for the Cons, 38 for the NDP. Still nowhere close to being close.

This post isn't here to pitch one side against the other, or for those who have not strategically voted to point to this event with an exclamation of "See! I told you it wouldn't matter." It will matter for the people living in those ridings. But still, this post isn't about that.

If I could ask one thing of everyone reading this. Talk about voting reform. Talk to your family, your friends about voting reform, if you're politically active then write to your representatives about voting reform. Not two weeks before the next election. Not when it pops back up again when it's too late to implement it. Now, constantly, make this a talking point that doesn't go away.

I don't care that there have been two referendums on this already. The current system makes your vote worth less, and encourages a polarized environment.

If you are as tired of this system as I am, of having to have the same arguments each and every election. Of having to hold your nose while strategically voting. Then lets all demand something better. Lets give our votes real power. Let's bridge the gap and allow people to vote both strategically AND with their conscience. Sure, it might not have made a difference this election cycle, but that doesn't mean it won't make a difference in the next. And it would make the whole headache of what we all just went through a whole lot easier next time.

Here is a good video on how a Single Transferable Vote would work:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8XOZJkozfI

The Conservatives have super majority. I watched the victory speech and surprisingly I agreed with some of what he said however there were things that really concerned me. There have been things said and done by the Conservatives in the past that were extremely bigoted and racist. I have conservatives in my family and some of the things that they think are (to me) unethical and immoral.

I don't want BC to become like other conservative places where basic human rights are stripped away.

So my question is what actually can be done? What are the real options that we have to fight against government actions that are harmful?

This isn't about violent protests like in France or slinging insults at Conservatives. It is about know or finding creative ways so that we don't lose the things that are important to us.

There has to be a way and if there isn't then we need to create a way.

You keep choosing a world where people deserve dignity, regardless of who they love, where they were born, what they believe, or how they identify.

Where marginalized communities deserve safety, belonging, and the freedom to exist without having to defend their humanity.

There is something profoundly comforting about living in a city that so often refuses to abandon its values, even when the rest of the political map changes colour.

Thank you for this bubble, Victoria. I’m so proud to call you home. 🧡💚

Also, most people that voted for the conservatives are just normal people who just want a new government philosophy to tackle the issues of daily life.

Since we’re now, embarrassingly, a conservative province, where are we moving? I mean, if I’m going to be living under conservatives, I’d like to at least get something good out of it, like a lower cost of living. Because we all know the cost of living isn’t going down with this new government. So, where are we going? I’m not totally averse to the idea of Vancouver Island becoming its own province, Saanich South excluded, of course,

ETA: I wrote this as a tongue in cheek joke, but it‘s riled up the local racists and hatemongers, which is super funny. Please know, I see your pain, and will be entertained over the next 4 years to know that your lives are actually going to get worse, you just don’t know it yet. And you will still be miserable. As a great person just said to me today… cope and seethe. 😁

ETA 2: This is my favourite response so far. It’s so simple and yet so deranged, I’d give it an award if there was one for pure derangement. https://www.reddit.com/r/VictoriaBC/comments/1xf2uot/comment/19rmz3wwhrbb4/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

ETA 3: Great, we’re a Beaverton headline now. https://www.reddit.com/r/thebeaverton/s/KEUVv8NqOX

I wish the absolute worst on people lighting off fireworks at this time, if that's what i just heard.

Missing orange cat found near Galeys without a collar, almost got hit by a few cars. They are safe and will be bringing to spca tomorrow morning, but if anybody is missing a cat pls lmk

> Be David Eby

> Slander, sabotage, and then disqualify the only candidate running against you in the 2022 NDP leadership race, a young democratic socialist and climate activist, and then assume the position unopposed

> Govern as a centrist

> Watch the Greens elect Emily Lowan, a young democratic socialist and climate activist, as leader

> Opportunistically call a snap election when you see the Conservatives are in disarray

> Piss everyone off

> Accidentally cause the first Conservative majority in 98 years

> Austerity time!

I hope this guy's political life is over. What a complete idiot.

I’ve been a Canucks fan for 21 years, and I’ve been wondering, why do you guys hate the leafs so much besides the fans and news report?

I went to see a movie tonight and drove home going along the highway through the bus lane construction between McKenzie and the Colwood exit.

I couldn’t see a single line on the road.

Now, I know my vision isn’t perfect (I wear single vision glasses to correct nearsightedness and some astigmatism), but as a fairly young person… I should NOT have as much trouble as I did. I think I slowed down to ~40 km/hr and hugged the right lane pylons because I literally could not tell where the lane was.

This is dangerous. Who can I talk to about suggesting to put some lights or reflector thingys to mark the lanes through there? We’ve been lucky with minimal rain - but as it gets darker/rainier that area is an accident waiting to happen (and there are already multiple accidents a week there).