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MLA before the election: Lorne Doerkson, Conservative
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2026 results

Elections BC, initial count, not verified · 89 of 89 ballot boxes · Nov 5 15:20 PT

Lorne Doerkson leading by 11,095 votes (60.2 points) · all ballot boxes counted

Lorne Doerkson
Conservative
14,218
77.1%
Kathryn Askew
BC NDP
3,123
16.9%
Douglas Gook
BC Green
1,103
6.0%

2024: Conservative. Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026. All 93 ridings

Past results

5 general elections since 2009
2024General election, October 19Conservative gain from BC United
CandidateVotesShare±Spent
Lorne DoerksonConservative · elected · $52,365 spent13,71469.6%new$52,365$3.82 a vote
Michael MosesBC NDP · $23,078 spent5,99230.4%−1.4$23,078$3.85 a vote
Margin7,722votes, 39.2 points
Turnout60.0%+9.5 points
Ballots19,79892 rejected
Registered32,975voters

± and swing against 338Canada’s estimate of the 2020 vote on the 2024 boundaries. Spending limit $71,700 a candidate.

2020General election, October 24BC Liberal holdSwing 6.9 points to BC NDP
CandidateVotesShare±Spent
Lorne DoerksonBC Liberal · elected · $29,285 spent6,60051.2%−7.6$29,285$4.44 a vote
Scott AndrewsBC NDP · $1,966 spent4,18032.5%+6.3$1,966$0.47 a vote
David LaingBC Green1,37910.7%−4.3–
Katya PotekhinaIndependent · $1,453 spent4573.5%$1,453$3.18 a vote
James BuckleyLibertarian2632.0%new$0
Margin2,420votes, 18.7 points
Turnout50.6%−10.2 points
Ballots12,95172 rejected
Registered25,616voters

± and swing against the 2017 election.

2017General election, May 9BC Liberal holdSwing 5.5 points to BC Liberal
CandidateVotesShare±Spent
Donna BarnettBC Liberal · elected · $59,044 spent8,51758.8%+2.6$59,044$6.93 a vote
Sally WatsonBC NDP · $22,988 spent3,80126.2%−8.5$22,988$6.05 a vote
Rita Helen GiesbrechtBC Green · $7,708 spent2,17515.0%+9.5$7,708$3.54 a vote
Margin4,716votes, 32.6 points
Turnout60.8%−2.9 points
Ballots14,596103 rejected
Registered24,012voters

± and swing against the 2013 election.

2013General election, May 14BC Liberal holdSwing 10.4 points to BC Liberal
CandidateVotesShare±Spent
Donna BarnettBC Liberal · elected7,67956.2%+8.3–
Charlie WyseBC NDP4,74034.7%−12.5–
Dustin Victor PriceBC Green7475.5%+0.5–
Gary YoungIndependent5033.7%–
Margin2,939votes, 21.5 points
Turnout63.6%+0.7 points
Ballots13,73768 rejected
Registered21,585voters

± and swing against the 2009 election. Spending: not on Wikipedia for this contest.

2009General election, May 12BC Liberal, the seat’s first election
CandidateVotesShare±Spent
Donna BarnettBC Liberal · elected6,25947.9%–
Charlie WyseBC NDP6,17147.2%–
Elli TaylorBC Green6505.0%–
Margin88votes, 0.7 points
Turnout62.9% 
Ballots13,14666 rejected
Registered20,890voters

Spending: not on Wikipedia for this contest.

Held by
2009now
2 members since 2009
  1. 2009–2020Donna BarnettBC Liberal
  2. 2020–2023Lorne DoerksonBC Liberal
  3. 2023–2024Lorne DoerksonBC United
  4. 2024–Lorne DoerksonConservative

Created from Cariboo South.

Votes, ballots and registered voters: Elections BC. Spending and members before 2024: Wikipedia’s Cariboo-Chilcotin article. Members since 2024: the tracker’s record. 2020 on the 2024 boundaries: 338Canada.

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Questions

Who won Cariboo-Chilcotin in the 2026 BC election?

On Elections BC's initial count (89 of 89 ballot boxes, as of November 5 at 3:20 p.m. Pacific time), Lorne Doerkson (Conservative) leads Cariboo-Chilcotin with 14,218 votes (77.1%), 11,095 ahead of Kathryn Askew (BC NDP). Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026.

Who won Cariboo-Chilcotin in 2024?

The Conservative candidate won Cariboo-Chilcotin in the 2024 BC election with 69.6% of the vote, a margin of 7,722 votes (39.2%).

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