B.C. Election Day: Polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Oct. 24

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British Columbians are voting Saturday, Oct. 24, to elect the province’s next government, with voters choosing who will represent them in the 93-seat legislature.

All voting stations in B.C. will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Oct. 24. Advance voting ended Oct. 21, and the last day to request a vote-by-mail package online or by phone was Oct. 18.

Voters can find their assigned voting place using Elections BC’s online voting-place finder. Elections BC also sent “Where to Vote” cards to registered voters, which list an assigned voting place, though the card is not required to vote.

To be eligible, voters must be Canadian citizens, at least 18 years old on Oct. 24, and have been B.C. residents since April 23, 2026. Voters must prove their identity and residential address to vote.

Acceptable identification includes a B.C. driver’s licence, a B.C. Identification Card (BCID), a B.C. Services Card with photo, another card issued by the Government of B.C. or Canada that includes the voter’s name, photo and address, or a Certificate of Indian Status. Those who cannot provide any of the listed documents can show any two pieces of ID that show their name, with at least one including their address. The “Where to Vote” card can be used as one of the two pieces of ID.

Ten parties are running candidates in this year’s provincial election, along with candidates running as “Independent” and “Unaffiliated.” The three main political parties are the BC Green Party, the BC NDP and the Conservative Party of British Columbia.

The BC Green Party is led by Emily Lowan, who was elected leader in 2025 and is running provincially in 73 ridings. The BC NDP is led by David Eby, the province’s current premier first elected in 2022; he is running in 92 ridings. The Conservative Party of British Columbia has interim leader Lorne Doerkson, who became interim leader in September 2026; the party is running candidates in all 93 ridings, with Doerkson running in Cariboo-Chilcotin.

Other parties running include the CanWest Party (2 ridings), CentreBC (35 ridings), the Christian Heritage Party of B.C. (3 ridings), the Communist Party of B.C. (4 ridings), the Freedom Party of B.C. (1 riding), the Libertarian Party (4 ridings), the OneBC Party (33 ridings), as well as Independent candidates (7 ridings) and Unaffiliated candidates (8 ridings). A full list of candidates by riding is available via Elections BC.

Campaign issues highlighted by the three main parties include affordability, health care, housing, the economy and public services.

Polls close at 8 p.m. on Oct. 24. Elections BC says preliminary results will be reported as soon as possible after the close of voting, and some ridings may remain too close to call as ballots are counted. The final count is scheduled for Nov. 6 to 11.

Citywide, live election coverage will be available across British Columbia following the close of voting.