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By Curtis Galbraith
B.C. Provinical Election

Conservatives win Peace ridings by landslides in B.C. provincial election

Oct 27, 2026 | 1:00 PM

Conservative Party candidates won both ridings in the Peace by wide margins in Saturday’s (Oct. 24) provincial election in British Columbia. 

In Peace River South, incumbent Larry Neufeld had 6,070 votes; compared to 1,201 for BC NDP challenger Marsha Rose Dufresne, and 542 for unaffiliated candidate Helen Scott. 

In Peace River North, Curtis Whitford beat incumbent Independent MLA Jordan Kealy 8,957 to 1,489. 

Mail-in and absentee ballots will not be counted until November 6. 

The Conservatives won a total of 63 seats, compared to 28 for the NDP, and two for the BC Green Party.

All the preliminary results can be found here.

by Curtis Galbraith