KELOWNA, B.C. - The Conservative Party of BC won five of the six Kelowna and Central Okanagan ridings on election night, led by returning MLA Gavin Dew’s re-election in Kelowna-Mission, while Kelowna Centre finished too close to call with Conservative Kristina Loewen leading the BC NDP’s Loyal Wooldridge by just 132 votes in the Oct. 24, 2026 BC provincial election.
All results are preliminary. Elections BC will hold the final count from November 6 to 10, 2026, when mail-in and absentee ballots are added, and close races, including Kelowna Centre, are not final until that count is complete.
Kelowna Centre: Loewen leads Wooldridge by 132 votes, too close to call
Kristina Loewen of the Conservative Party leads BC NDP candidate Loyal Wooldridge by 132 votes, 10,791 to 10,659, with all 86 ballot boxes reported. The race is too close to call, and no winner can be declared until the final count.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristina Loewen | Conservative Party | 10,791 | 48.34% |
| Loyal Wooldridge | BC NDP | 10,659 | 47.75% |
| Bill Desrosiers | OneBC | 873 | 3.91% |
| Total valid votes | 22,323 | 100% |
Ballot boxes reported: 86 of 86.
Kelowna-Mission: Gavin Dew re-elected
Gavin Dew of the Conservative Party wins re-election in Kelowna-Mission with 13,590 votes, defeating BC NDP candidate Miriam Rycroft by 7,163 votes. Dew, first elected in 2024, took 58.76 per cent of the valid votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Dew | Conservative Party | 13,590 | 58.76% |
| Miriam Rycroft | BC NDP | 6,427 | 27.79% |
| Saoirse MacKinnon | BC Green Party | 2,354 | 10.18% |
| Abraham Nordine | OneBC | 757 | 3.27% |
| Total valid votes | 23,128 | 100% |
Ballot boxes reported: 96 of 96.
Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream: Pavneet Singh wins
Pavneet Singh of the Conservative Party wins Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream with 10,565 votes, defeating BC NDP candidate Binny Boparai by 3,310 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pavneet Singh | Conservative Party | 10,565 | 47.49% |
| Binny Boparai | BC NDP | 7,255 | 32.61% |
| Alexandra Wright | OneBC | 2,532 | 11.38% |
| Carter Mochinski | BC Green Party | 1,894 | 8.51% |
| Total valid votes | 22,246 | 100% |
Ballot boxes reported: 90 of 90.
West Kelowna-Peachland: Macklin McCall re-elected
Macklin McCall of the Conservative Party wins re-election in West Kelowna-Peachland with 14,466 votes, the largest vote total in the region, defeating BC NDP candidate George Morgan by 7,582 votes and taking 62.36 per cent of the valid votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macklin McCall | Conservative Party | 14,466 | 62.36% |
| George Morgan | BC NDP | 6,884 | 29.68% |
| Adam Frank | BC Green Party | 1,847 | 7.96% |
| Total valid votes | 23,197 | 100% |
Ballot boxes reported: 97 of 97.
Penticton-Summerland: Tracy St Claire wins
Tracy St Claire of the Conservative Party wins Penticton-Summerland with 11,589 votes, defeating BC NDP candidate Tina Lee by 1,119 votes in the South Okanagan riding.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy St Claire | Conservative Party | 11,589 | 45.57% |
| Tina Lee | BC NDP | 10,470 | 41.17% |
| Bradley Sean Bartsch | BC Green Party | 2,030 | 7.98% |
| Warren Hamm | OneBC | 1,341 | 5.27% |
| Total valid votes | 25,430 | 100% |
Ballot boxes reported: 84 of 84.
Vernon-Lumby: Kevin Acton defeats NDP incumbent Harwinder Sandhu
Kevin Acton of the Conservative Party wins Vernon-Lumby with 12,701 votes, defeating BC NDP incumbent Harwinder Sandhu by 3,253 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Acton | Conservative Party | 12,701 | 50.82% |
| Harwinder Sandhu | BC NDP | 9,448 | 37.80% |
| Blair Visscher | BC Green Party | 1,724 | 6.90% |
| Chantel Gibbs | OneBC | 1,120 | 4.48% |
| Total valid votes | 24,993 | 100% |
Ballot boxes reported: 83 of 83.
What it means for BC
Provincewide, the Conservative Party of BC won 64 of the legislature’s 93 seats to form a majority government, with the BC NDP at 27 seats and the BC Green Party at 2. Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson is the projected premier of British Columbia. BC NDP leader David Eby held his own Vancouver-Point Grey seat and has said he intends to resign as NDP leader once the party chooses an interim leader. All results in this article are preliminary; Elections BC will conduct the final count from November 6 to 10, 2026.
Full results for all 93 ridings: BC Election Results 2026 live updates at Apna News.
Source: Elections BC preliminary results, October 25, 2026.
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