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Conservatives win British Columbia provincial election

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The Conservative Party won the British Columbia provincial election, its first provincial win in almost 100 years, according to Bloomberg, the Financial Times and other outlets. Reported results give the Conservatives 64 of the 93 seats and the New Democrats 27. Bloomberg reports that the New Democratic leader, who called the vote, lost to a Conservative. The Financial Times links the result to Carney's energy ambitions and reports that the Conservative leader wants to end the province's emissions limits and replace its carbon tax framework.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. The Conservatives won the British Columbia election, their first provincial win in almost 100 years.

    Reported byLeft1Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg
    Right
    Daily Mail
    Far Right
    Just the News

  2. The Conservatives won 64 of the 93 seats and the New Democrats won 27.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    Daily Mail
    Far Right
    Just the News

  3. Reports say the New Democratic leader lost to a Conservative in the vote he called.

    One outletBloomberg· Left

  4. The Conservative leader wants to end the province's emissions limits and replace its carbon tax framework.

    One outletFinancial Times· Center

How each side tells it

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Every side reports a Conservative win in British Columbia, the first provincial one in almost 100 years. The right stresses the historic result, the left the defeat of the New Democratic leader, and the center the energy policy consequences.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Headlines centre the defeat of the left-wing leader who called the vote; the left's only supplied coverage is one Bloomberg report, so this framing is that outlet's.

    BC’s Left-Wing Leader Loses to Conservatives in Vote He Called
    BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    The center headline ties the Conservative victory to Carney's energy ambitions, framing the result as a boost for energy policy.

    Carney’s energy ambitions boosted by Conservative victory in British Columbia
    Financial TimesCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    3 outlets

    Headlines stress the historic first Conservative win in almost 100 years, with the party's seat count and its leader.

    Conservatives make history as they win election in British Columbia for the first time in nearly 100 years
    Daily MailRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • defeat of the New Democratic leader
  • first Conservative majority in 98 years
  • swing to the political right
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  • BloombergLeft

    BC’s Left-Wing Leader Loses to Conservatives in Vote He Called

    British Columbia is set to elect its first Conservative Party majority in 98 years, according to Canadian broadcasters, swinging Canada’s third most populous province to the political right.

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From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Carney's energy ambitions
  • ending emissions limits
  • replacing the carbon tax framework
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From the right

3 outlets

Leads with

  • first Conservative win since 1928
  • 64 of 93 seats
  • Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson

Leaves out

  • the New Democratic leader losing the vote he called, stressed in the left headline

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    Bloomberg, Oct 25, 12:08 AM EDT

  • Center

    10 hr 17 min later

    Its first report, Oct 25, 10:25 AM EDT

  • Right

    11 hr 58 min later

    Its first report, Oct 25, 12:05 PM EDT

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  1. BloombergLeftOct 25, 12:08 AM EDT
  2. Financial TimesCenterOct 25, 10:25 AM EDT
  3. Daily MailRightOct 25, 12:05 PM EDT
  4. NewsweekCenterOct 25, 12:30 PM EDT
  5. Hot AirFar RightOct 25, 1:00 PM EDT

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