BC election 2024 results: Victoria-Beacon Hill

Global News is projecting incumbent BC NDP MLA Grace Lore has been re-elected in Victoria-Beacon Hill, beating BC Green Leader Sonia Furstenau.

Victoria-Beacon Hill is a provincial riding located on Vancouver Island. In the last sitting of the legislature, it was represented by NDP Children and Family Development Minister Grace Lore, who first took office in 2020. Lore collected 16,474 votes, winning 54.61 per cent of the vote in the 2020 B.C. provincial election.

8:34 B.C. election 2024: Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau loses Victoria Beacon Hill seat

The riding has long been an NDP stronghold on Vancouver Island — making Furstenau’s decision to compete there after representing Cowichan Valley for seven years a political gamble, and one of the must-watch races of the election.

Adding complexity to the race was the contention of BC Conservative Candidate Tim Thielmann, a local lawyer who campaigned hard on the ground.

1:45 B.C. election: A look at Victoria-Beacon Hill riding

Many voters have seen changes to their riding boundaries for the 2024 election.

Following the 2020 provincial election, the Electoral Boundaries Commission was required to complete a redistribution of seats.

After the final report was released, an act was passed in 2023 to increase seats in the B.C. legislature from 87 to 93. This includes four new ridings in the Lower Mainland, one on Vancouver Island, and one in the Interior.

In addition, 72 ridings had their boundaries adjusted. Forty-one ridings had their names changed.

For this election, Victoria-Beacon Hill lost Victoria West to the riding of Esquimalt-Colwood.

Voters will decide who will represent Victoria-Beacon Hill during the upcoming B.C. provincial election on Oct. 19, 2024.

Visit this page on election night for a complete breakdown of up-to-the-minute results.