B.C. New Democratic Party (NDP)

Rule Changes

Lost power; forms official opposition with 27 seats; leadership vacant

British Columbia's Conservatives won a majority government on Oct. 24, their first since 1928, taking 64 of 93 legislature seats and ending nine years of New Democratic Party rule. Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson said the next day that an independent review of provincial finances would begin soon after he is sworn in, pointing to a record $14-billion deficit.

Updated Oct 26