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- Premier David Eby called a snap election for Oct. 24, 2026, setting the vote two years early to favor the NDP.
- Conservative infighting after Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s May 2026 leadership led to her resignation on Sept. 20, 2026.
- Interim leader Lorne Doerkson succeeded Findlay while roughly a third of Conservative MLAs joined CentreBC, OneBC.
- Polls two weeks before the election show Conservatives ahead, prompting analysts to say the snap vote may reunite the right.