Delta South results, BC election 2026

2026 results

Elections BC, initial count, not verified · 80 of 80 ballot boxes · Nov 5 15:20 PT

Ian Paton leading by 7,555 votes (31.2 points) · all ballot boxes counted

Ian Paton

Conservative

14,473

59.9%

Jason McCormick

BC NDP

6,918

28.6%

Skadi Green

BC Green

1,988

8.2%

Jim McMurtry

OneBC

799

3.3%

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

Past results

5 general elections since 2009

20244555Conservative gain10.265.0%2020341452BC Liberal hold17.866.5%2017212644BC Liberal gain18.671.8%2013164837Independent hold11.268.3%2009134242Independent gain0.168.6%

2024General election, October 19Conservative gain from BC United

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Ian PatonConservative · elected · $42,173 spent14,49155.1%new$42,173$2.91 a vote

Jason McCormickBC NDP · $4,991 spent11,82244.9%+10.4$4,991$0.42 a vote

Margin2,669votes, 10.2 points

Turnout65.0%−1.5 points

Ballots26,414101 rejected

Registered40,611voters

± 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 2.8 points to BC NDP

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Ian PatonBC Liberal · elected · $41,977 spent12,82851.7%+7.6$41,977$3.27 a vote

Bruce ReidBC NDP · $4,626 spent8,40433.9%+13.2$4,626$0.55 a vote

Peter van der VeldenBC Green3,58114.4%+5.1$0

Margin4,424votes, 17.8 points

Turnout66.5%−5.2 points

Ballots24,914101 rejected

Registered37,442voters

± and swing against the 2017 election.

2017General election, May 9BC Liberal gain from Independent

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Ian PatonBC Liberal · elected · $52,639 spent11,12344.1%+7.5$52,639$4.73 a vote

Nicholas WongIndependent · $14,182 spent6,43725.5%$14,182$2.20 a vote

Bruce ReidBC NDP · $4,570 spent5,22820.7%+5.2$4,570$0.87 a vote

Larry ColeroBC Green · $389 spent2,3499.3%new$389$0.17 a vote

Errol Edmund SherleyAction880.3%new$0

Margin4,686votes, 18.6 points

Turnout71.8%+3.5 points

Ballots25,29368 rejected

Registered35,234voters

± and swing against the 2013 election.

2013General election, May 14Independent hold

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Vicki HuntingtonIndependent · elected · $79,284 spent11,37647.8%$79,284$6.97 a vote

Bruce McDonaldBC Liberal · $107,153 spent8,72136.6%−5.8$107,153$12 a vote

Nic SlaterBC NDP · $35,818 spent3,70015.5%+3.0$35,818$9.68 a vote

Margin2,655votes, 11.2 points

Turnout68.3%−0.3 points

Ballots23,89497 rejected

Registered34,989voters

± and swing against the 2009 election.

2009General election, May 12Independent gain from BC Liberal

CandidateVotesShare±Spent

Vicki HuntingtonIndependent · elected · $61,113 spent9,97742.5%$61,113$6.13 a vote

Wally OppalBC Liberal · $201,544 spent9,94542.4%+4.9$201,544$20 a vote

Dileep AthaideBC NDP · $30,486 spent2,94012.5%−11.5$30,486$10 a vote

Duane LairdBC Green · $362 spent5552.4%−2.3$362$0.65 a vote

John ShavlukIndependent · $250 spent600.3%$250$4.17 a vote

Margin32votes, 0.1 points

Turnout68.6%−2.2 points

Ballots23,54669 rejected

Registered34,331voters

± and swing against the 2005 election.

Held by

1991now

4 members since 1991

1991–1999Fred GingellBC Liberal
1999–2009Val RoddickBC Liberal
2009–2017Vicki HuntingtonIndependent
2017–2023Ian PatonBC Liberal
2023–2024Ian PatonBC United
2024–Ian PatonConservative · Independent, August 24 to September 18, 2026 · CentreBC, September 18 to 22, 2026

Created from Delta.

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

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Questions

Who won Delta South in the 2026 BC election?

On Elections BC's initial count (80 of 80 ballot boxes, as of November 5 at 3:20 p.m. Pacific time), Ian Paton (Conservative) leads Delta South with 14,473 votes (59.9%), 7,555 ahead of Jason McCormick (BC NDP). Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026.

Who won Delta South in 2024?

The Conservative candidate won Delta South in the 2024 BC election with 55.1% of the vote, a margin of 2,669 votes (10.1%).