David Xie wins Burnaby South-Metrotown by 64 votes, giving BC Conservatives their 64th seat
The final count in Burnaby South-Metrotown confirmed Conservative David Xie ahead of NDP incumbent Paul Choi by 64 votes, raising the Conservative seat total to 64.
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The BC final count confirmed Conservative David Xie won the Burnaby South-Metrotown district by 64 votes, Daily Hive Vancouver reported on November 11. The result raises the Conservative Party of BC's total to 64 seats in the provincial legislature.
Xie received 6,570 votes against 6,506 for BC NDP incumbent Paul Choi, according to Daily Hive Vancouver. Bryan Fockler of the BC Greens received 1,268 votes and Andrew Rose of OneBC received 419 votes.
How the seat count stands
Elections BC's final count, as of November 9, 2026 at 2:37 p.m. Pacific, shows:
- Conservative Party of BC: 64 seats, 928,027 votes (47.71%)
- BC NDP: 27 seats, 730,952 votes (37.58%)
- BC Greens: 2 seats, 216,808 votes (11.15%)
Total ballots cast in the province were 1,950,193, for a turnout of 52.17 percent of the 3,738,182 registered voters.
The count is complete, with 100 percent of ballot boxes reporting, according to Elections BC.
What changed from election night
Elections BC's final count includes vote-by-mail, assisted telephone and absentee ballots, which are processed after election night. Daily Hive Vancouver reported that the Burnaby South-Metrotown result changed during the final count, with Xie pulling ahead once all ballots were tallied.
Daily Hive Vancouver also reported that Xie ran in Burnaby's municipal election at the same time, receiving 5,598 votes there and placing 28th.
Two districts still face judicial recounts
Daily Hive Vancouver reported that two districts remain subject to automatic judicial recounts due to close margins in the final count: Kelowna Centre, with a 43-vote margin, and Ladysmith-Oceanside, with a 50-vote margin. A judicial recount is a court-supervised count of all ballots in the district. The results of those two recounts will not change the Conservative majority.
Residents can follow the full final count results for each district at /bc/provincial-2026/news.
Questions this story answers
What was the final vote count in Burnaby South-Metrotown?
David Xie of the Conservative Party of BC received 6,570 votes. Paul Choi of the BC NDP received 6,506 votes. The margin was 64 votes. Bryan Fockler of the BC Greens received 1,268 votes, and Andrew Rose of OneBC received 419 votes. Daily Hive Vancouver reported these figures from Elections BC's final count.
What is the final seat count for the BC election after the full count?
Elections BC's final count, as of November 9, 2026, shows the Conservative Party of BC with 64 seats, the BC NDP with 27 seats, and the BC Greens with 2 seats, out of 93 seats total in the legislature. The final count is now complete, with 100 percent of ballot boxes reporting. Two districts, Kelowna Centre and Ladysmith-Oceanside, are still subject to judicial recounts due to their close margins.
Who is David Xie?
David Xie is a Conservative Party of BC candidate who ran in Burnaby South-Metrotown. Daily Hive Vancouver reported that Xie also ran in Burnaby's municipal election, where he received 5,598 votes and placed 28th. His provincial election win in the final count gave the Conservatives their 64th seat in the legislature.
Who is Paul Choi?
Paul Choi is a BC NDP candidate who ran in Burnaby South-Metrotown. Daily Hive Vancouver described him as the NDP incumbent in that district. The final count placed him 64 votes behind David Xie, with 6,506 votes to Xie's 6,570.
Why did the seat change from election night to the final count?
Elections BC's final count includes vote-by-mail, assisted telephone and absentee ballots, which are counted separately after election night. Daily Hive Vancouver reported that the Burnaby South-Metrotown result changed during the final count process, with Xie pulling ahead of Choi by 64 votes once all ballots were counted.
What was the province-wide vote share in the final count?
Elections BC's final count shows the Conservative Party of BC received 928,027 votes, which is 47.71 percent of the total. The BC NDP received 730,952 votes, or 37.58 percent. The BC Greens received 216,808 votes, or 11.15 percent. Total ballots cast across the province were 1,950,193, for a turnout of 52.17 percent of registered voters.
What districts are still subject to judicial recounts?
Daily Hive Vancouver reported that two districts remain subject to automatic judicial recounts because of their close margins in the final count: Kelowna Centre, which had a 43-vote margin, and Ladysmith-Oceanside, which had a 50-vote margin. A judicial recount is a court-supervised count of all the ballots in a district.
Where can I see all the final count results for Burnaby South-Metrotown?
Elections BC publishes candidate-level results at results.elections.bc.ca. You can also read about the candidates on their pages on this site: David Xie at /bc/provincial-2026/candidates/david-xie and Paul Choi at /bc/provincial-2026/candidates/paul-choi. The district page is at /bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/burnaby-south-metrotown.
Sources
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- Daily Hive Vancouver: David Xie wins Burnaby South-Metrotowndailyhive.com
- Elections BC final count results: party totalsresults.elections.bc.ca
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