Progress for Langley: History and past elections
history and past elections for Progress for Langley, with the source and the date beside each entry.
HISTORY AND PAST ELECTIONS
History and past elections
Contract With Langley registers for the 2022 election
The Aldergrove Star reported that Contract With Langley, founded by Councillor Eric Woodward, who was running for mayor, was one of two new Township parties registered with Elections BC, and that Rob Rindt and Tim Baillie were its first council candidates. Barb Martens, AJ Cheema and Steve Ferguson joined later that month, by the Star's reports.
2022 election: six of nine seats on Council and three trustees
Woodward was elected mayor over Rich Coleman, Michelle Sparrow and Blair Whitmarsh. The group won six of nine council seats, by the Advance Times' account; its endorsed councillors were Baillie, Ferguson, Martens, Rindt and Van Popta. Trustees Holly Dickinson, Joel Neufeld and Sarb Rai were elected with the slate.
Holly Dickinson leaves the slate
Trustee Holly Dickinson left Contract With Langley, citing differences in vision and values with Woodward. She ran with Langley Strong in 2026 and was re-elected.
Registered in the City of Langley
CBC reported that Progress for Langley had registered with Elections BC in the City of Langley for the 2026 election. The register lists the organization for the City, the Township and the school district.
October 2025: no candidate in the Council by-election
Progress for Langley ran no candidate in the October 2025 by-election to fill Misty Van Popta's seat, which Blair Whitmarsh won, by the Advance Times' account. The slate then held five of nine seats: Woodward, Baillie, Ferguson, Rindt and Michael Pratt, who had been elected as an independent and joined in 2025.
Woodward runs again under the new name
Woodward announced a second run for mayor with the slate, by then renamed Progress for Langley. The register records the old name as the Contract With Langley Association.
2026 election: two of 14 candidates elected
The Township's results give Woodward 15,459 votes for mayor to Lundgren's 18,302. Michael V. Pratt (12,872) and Steve Ferguson (12,044) were elected to Council; June Park, Michele St. Germain, Tim Baillie, Rob Rindt, Tess Rouse and Sarb Rai were not. None of its five trustee candidates was elected.
Sources
A source marked SAYS SO ITSELF is the party's own material. It proves what the party claims, not that the claim is true.
- Register of Elector Organizations by Jurisdiction, as of October 30, 2026 Elections BC · published · checked
- Elector organizations: registration and financial reporting Elections BC · checked
- Financial Reports and Political Contributions System: local elections scanned reports search Elections BC · checked
- Contract With Langley Association disclosure statement, 2022 general local election, Township of Langley (Amendment 3) Elections BC · published · checked
- Contract With Langley Association disclosure statement, 2022 general local election, Langley School District (Amendment 3) Elections BC · published · checked
- Progress for Langley Association annual financial report, 2025 Elections BC · published · checked
- 2026 Election Results Township of Langley · checked
- About the Candidates, 2026 Elections Township of Langley · checked
- Progress For Langley: home page (Internet Archive copy of October 5, 2026) SAYS SO ITSELFProgress for Langley · checked
- Progress For Langley: A Plan For Langley, 2026 (Internet Archive copy of October 10, 2026) SAYS SO ITSELFProgress for Langley · checked
- Progress For Langley: Council Accomplishments 2023 to 2026 (Internet Archive copy of October 5, 2026) SAYS SO ITSELFProgress for Langley · checked
- Progress For Langley: What's At Risk (Internet Archive copy of October 14, 2026) SAYS SO ITSELFProgress for Langley · checked
- Progress for Langley Association, 2026 BC Local Elections VoteMate · checked
- Two Township council candidates will be running under new ‘Contract With Langley’ civic party banner Aldergrove Star · published · checked
- Contract with Langley takes three seats on school board Aldergrove Star · published · checked
- Langley school trustee leaves Contract with Langley slate Aldergrove Star · published · checked
- B.C. municipal election 2022: Township of Langley results Global News · published · checked
- Township Mayor Eric Woodward could run candidates in adjacent City of Langley next election CBC News · published · checked
- Langley Township takes on big debts for big projects CBC News · published · checked
- New slate Langley Strong to contest Township elections Langley Advance Times · published · checked
- Township budget passes after acrimonious council meeting Langley Advance Times · published · checked
- Woodward officially running for second term as Langley Township mayor Langley Advance Times · published · checked
- Two Langley councillors drop libel lawsuit against fellow politicians, others Langley Advance Times · published · checked
- New candidate Park joins Progress For Langley slate Langley Advance Times · published · checked
- Legal action targets Township mayor, councillors over previous lawsuit Langley Advance Times · published · checked
- Langley Strong accuses Progress slate of breaking ad rules Langley Advance Times · published · checked
- Mayor, Langley Township respond to latest court action Langley Advance Times · published · checked
- Langley Strong wins mayor’s seat, 6 of 8 council positions in Township Langley Advance Times · published · checked
- Woodward responds to defamation lawsuit Langley Advance Times · published · checked
- It’s all about the money: The financial focus in Langley’s fight for the mayor’s chair CTV News · published · checked