# How did the B.C. NDP’s election gamble end in defeat?

https://mins.news/en/video/116605

- CBC News, 2026-10-26 23:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpOIbzxmFgA

> The B.C. NDP’s decision to call an early election resulted in a major loss, with voters giving the B.C. Conservatives a majority mandate for the first time in almost a century. Power & Politics discusses the result with CBC’s Katie DeRosa, Shannon Waters of The Narwhal and Rob Shaw of CHEK News, followed by the show’s panel.

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