2026 Provincial Election: Diane Black wins Nechako Lakes seat

Update (12:00 a.m., Oct. 25, 2026)

Diane Black has won the Nechako Lakes seat for the B.C. Conservatives with 65 per cent of the vote.

As of 12 a.m. Sunday, the Conservatives were elected or leading in 64 ridings with the BC NDP in 27.

The number of seats required to form a majority government is 47.

Voter turnout across the province was over 47 per cent.

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Original Story (8:00 p.m.)

The polls have closed and results are coming in for the 2026 provincial election.

Three candidates ran for Nechako Lakes:

  • Diane Black, BC Conservatives – 5,732 | 65.03%
  • Jesse Gervais, BC NDP – 1,921 | 21.79%
  • Clint Lambert, Unaffiliated – 1,147 | 13.01%

This page will be updated continually throughout the night as results become available.

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Logan Flint
Logan Flint
Logan is the News Reporter and Afternoon News Anchor for The Moose in Smithers, covering stories from Burns Lake to Hazelton along Highway 16. Born and raised in Smithers, he's grown up around radio and has spent time as an on-air announcer for the station's afternoon and morning shows.

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