B.C. lieutenant-governor asks NDP Leader David Eby to form government

NDP wins 47 seats, but CBC not projecting a majority, pending judicial recount

B.C. NDP Leader David Eby was asked Monday afternoon by Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin to form the next government.

Austin’s request came hours after CBC News projected Eby as the winner of the 2024 provincial election following a day-long recount of razor-thin margins in critical ridings that gave his party a narrow win.

The NDP has been elected in 47 ridings, with the Conservatives elected in 44. The B.C. Greens have won two seats.

A majority requires a party to win at least 47 of the 93 seats in the B.C. Legislature, however, even though the NDP has achieved that number, CBC News is not projecting a majority government pending a judicial recount in Surrey-Guildford which the NDP won by just 27 votes.