Nearly 180,000 elementary, middle and secondary students participated in Student Vote BC, coinciding with the 2024 provincial election.

After learning about government and democracy, researching the parties and platforms, and discussing the future of the province, students cast ballots for the official candidates running in their school’s electoral district.

As of 9:00 am on Saturday, October 19, 177,961 total votes were reported from 1,034 schools, with results from all 93 electoral districts. This includes 172,003 valid votes and 5,958 rejected ballots. There were many close races throughout the province, where the results were determined by fewer than 30 votes.

• The BC NDP took 36.7% of the popular vote and won 44 seats, forming a minority government. David Eby won his seat in Vancouver-Point Grey.
• The BC Conservative Party will form the official opposition with 40 seats and 36.2% of the popular vote. John Rustad won his Nechako Lakes seat.
• The BC Green Party received 19.2% of the popular vote and won 9 seats. Sonia Furstenau won her seat in Victoria-Beacon Hill.

VIEW COMPLETE RESULTS HERE: studentvote.ca/results/bc2024