Esquimalt-Colwood

MLA before the election: Darlene Rotchford, BC NDP
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2026 results

Elections BC, initial count, not verified · 93 of 93 ballot boxes · Nov 5 15:20 PT

Darlene Rotchford leading by 3,564 votes (14.1 points) · all ballot boxes counted

Darlene Rotchford
BC NDP
10,955
43.3%
Dave Johnston
Conservative
7,391
29.2%
Sidney Coles
BC Green
5,766
22.8%
Sid Tobias
CentreBC
1,216
4.8%

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

Past results

First contested in 2024
2024General election, October 19BC NDP hold
CandidateVotesShare±Spent
Darlene RotchfordBC NDP · elected · $47,135 spent15,23851.5%−7.9$47,135$3.09 a vote
John WilsonConservative · $43,080 spent8,65229.2%new$43,080$4.98 a vote
Camille CurrieBC Green · $34,131 spent5,71619.3%−4.5$34,131$5.97 a vote
Margin6,586votes, 22.3 points
Turnout63.3% 
Ballots29,64337 rejected
Registered46,799voters

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

2020, on the 2024 boundariesan estimate
PartyShare
BC NDP59.4%
BC Green23.8%
BC Liberal15.9%

Esquimalt-Colwood was first contested in 2024. This is 338Canada’s estimate of how the area voted in 2020, when it was part of Esquimalt-Metchosin and Victoria-Beacon Hill. 338Canada

Held by
2024now
Darlene Rotchford, since the seat was created in 2024
  1. 2024–Darlene RotchfordBC NDP

Created from Esquimalt-Metchosin and Victoria-Beacon Hill.

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

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Questions

Who won Esquimalt-Colwood in the 2026 BC election?

On Elections BC's initial count (93 of 93 ballot boxes, as of November 5 at 3:20 p.m. Pacific time), Darlene Rotchford (BC NDP) leads Esquimalt-Colwood with 10,955 votes (43.3%), 3,564 ahead of Dave Johnston (Conservative). Preliminary until the final count, November 6 to 10, 2026.

Who won Esquimalt-Colwood in 2024?

The BC NDP candidate won Esquimalt-Colwood in the 2024 BC election with 51.5% of the vote, a margin of 6,586 votes (22.2%).

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