BC Conservatives post massive gains across Lower Mainland

The last result of B.C.’s “spandex tight” provincial election remains unclear, but 1 information appears clear: the BC NDP mislaid large crushed successful the Lower Mainland successful Saturday’s provincial election.

The NDP’s dominance successful the portion was a cardinal storyline of the 2020 predetermination erstwhile the enactment won a commanding bulk with 57 seats.

That triumph saw the enactment interruption done successful parts of the Lower Mainland it had historically been unopen retired of. More than fractional of those seats, 31, were successful Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.

This time, it was the BC Conservatives that saw a surge successful the region, flipping oregon starring successful aggregate NDP ridings, including galore of the New Democrats’ historical 2020 gains.

While the NDP bent successful Metro Vancouver, it didn’t interruption — holding onto cardinal seats successful cardinal and bluish Metro Vancouver.

With the objection of accepted right-leaning strongholds Vancouver-Quilchena and West Vancouver-Capilano, the Conservatives were unopen retired of Vancouver and the North Shore.

The NDP besides picked up Vancouver-Langara, which was held by BC United earlier it collapsed, on with the caller spot of Vancouver-South Granville.

But successful the confederate and eastbound parts of the region, John Rustad’s enactment made large gains.

Based connected elected and starring results astatine 11:30 p.m. Saturday night, the NDP’s gains successful Richmond successful the 2020 predetermination were astir wholly erased, with the New Democrats near holding lone Richmond-Queensborough.

The BC Conservatives besides made large gains successful Surrey and Langley.

NDP Education Minister Rachna Singh was unseated successful her riding of Surrey North by the Conservatives’ Mandeep Dhaliwal.

High-profile BC Conservative campaigner Elenore Sturko was connected way to sound disconnected NDP incumbent Mike Starchuck successful Surrey-Cloverdale, Honveer Randhawa was connected way to decision NDP incumbent Gary Begg successful Surrey-Guildford, and Bryan Tepper defeated incumbent and seasoned New Democrat Jinny Sims successful Surrey Panorama.

Former Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner besides snapped up the caller riding of Surrey-Serpentine River.

Rustad’s Conservatives swept Langley’s 3 seats, picking up the caller riding of Langley-Abbotsford, and flipping some Langley-Walnut Grove and Langley-Willowbrook from the NDP.

John Rustad’s enactment besides swept the entirety of the Fraser Valley, a portion that has traditionally been fertile crushed for right-leaning parties, but wherever the NDP made cardinal gains successful 2020.

Conservative Lawrence Mok appeared connected way to unseat New Democrat Bob D’Eith successful Maple Ridge East, though the NDP hung connected to clasp Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows.

Reann Gasper unseated NDP agriculture curate Pam Alexis successful Abbotsford-Mission, A’aliya Warbus unseated the NDP’s Kelli Paddon successful Chilliwack-Cultus Lake, and Heather Maahs defeated New Democrat Dan Coulter.

The Conservatives besides snapped up the caller riding of Langley-Abbotsford.