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BRITISH COLUMBIA PROVINCIAL ELECTION 2026
# Your province. Your election.
*Your district, explained.*
Every candidate on Elections BC’s official list, district by district. See who is running where you live, and which parties they stand for. Each page names its sources and says what is still unchecked.
**Find your district ** Plan your vote
## Latest election news
[All news and guides ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news)
[*Abbotsford News*](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/chilliwack-forums-october-2026)
Election news
### [Two candidate forums set for Chilliwack ridings on Oct. 13 and Oct. 21](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/chilliwack-forums-october-2026)
The Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce and the Yarrow Volunteer Society are each hosting a forum for candidates in the Chilliwack North and Chilliwack-Cultus Lake ridings ahead of the Oct. 24 election.
8:08 pm PT
- [](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-greens-tourism-plan-parks-outdoor-recreation-october-2026)Election news ### [BC Greens release tourism plan with parks funding increase and new outdoor recreation fund](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-greens-tourism-plan-parks-outdoor-recreation-october-2026)4:26 pm PT
- [](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-greens-transit-rail-free-youth-seniors-october-2026)Election news ### [BC Greens commit to free transit for youth and seniors, promise Sea-to-Sky buses in year one](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-greens-transit-rail-free-youth-seniors-october-2026)4:26 pm PT
- [](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/conservative-bc-long-term-care-beds-waitlist-october-2026)Election news ### [BC Conservatives promise to build more long-term-care beds after NDP deferred projects](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/conservative-bc-long-term-care-beds-waitlist-october-2026)4:26 pm PT
- [](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/stan-sipos-conservative-oak-bay-gordon-head-candidate-2026)Election news ### [Conservatives name Stan Sipos as candidate for Oak Bay-Gordon Head](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/stan-sipos-conservative-oak-bay-gordon-head-candidate-2026)4:26 pm PT
GENERAL VOTING DAY**Saturday, October 24, 2026**
15 days to go. Make time to get informed.
One Member of the Legislative Assembly is elected in each of the 93 districts. The party that can win the confidence of the legislature forms the government.
[Find your voting place (opens in a new tab)](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/where-to-vote/)
MAJOR COMMUNITIES
## Who is running in the biggest cities.
The largest cities and the provincial capital, with the candidates in the districts named for each one.
[All 93 districts ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla)
### Vancouver
- People
- 740,454
- Districts
- 12
- Candidates
- 48
- [**Deep Sandhu**Conservative Party of BCVancouver-Fraserview](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/deep-sandhu)
- [**Aman Singh**BC NDPVancouver-Fraserview](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/aman-singh)
- [**Francoise Raunet**BC Green PartyVancouver-Fraserview](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/francoise-raunet)
- [**Michael Davis**Centre BCVancouver-Point Grey](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/michael-davis)
- [**Dallas Brodie**OneBCVancouver-Quilchena](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/dallas-brodie)
- [**Aron Lageri**Conservative Party of BCVancouver-Kensington](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/aron-lageri)
+42 more candidates
- [Vancouver-Fraserview](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/vancouver-fraserview)
- [Vancouver-Hastings](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/vancouver-hastings)
- [Vancouver-Kensington](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/vancouver-kensington)
- [Vancouver-Langara](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/vancouver-langara)
- [Vancouver-Little Mountain](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/vancouver-little-mountain)
- [Vancouver-Point Grey](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/vancouver-point-grey)
- [Vancouver-Quilchena](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/vancouver-quilchena)
- [Vancouver-Renfrew](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/vancouver-renfrew)
- [Vancouver-South Granville](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/vancouver-south-granville)
- [Vancouver-Strathcona](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/vancouver-strathcona)
- [Vancouver-West End](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/vancouver-west-end)
- [Vancouver-Yaletown](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/vancouver-yaletown)
### Victoria
- People
- 103,888
- Districts
- 2
- Candidates
- 6
- [**Tim Taylor**Conservative Party of BCVictoria-Swan Lake](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/tim-taylor)
- [**Grace Lore**BC NDPVictoria-Beacon Hill](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/grace-lore)
- [**Rajinder S. Sahota**BC Green PartyVictoria-Beacon Hill](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/rajinder-s-sahota)
- [**Nina Krieger**BC NDPVictoria-Swan Lake](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/nina-krieger)
- [**Carolyn Howe**BC Green PartyVictoria-Swan Lake](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/carolyn-howe)
+1 more candidate
- [Victoria-Beacon Hill](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/victoria-beacon-hill)
- [Victoria-Swan Lake](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/victoria-swan-lake)
### Surrey
- People
- 703,531
- Districts
- 10
- Candidates
- 47
- [**Zeeshan Wahla**Conservative Party of BCSurrey City Centre](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/zeeshan-wahla)
- [**Amna Shah**BC NDPSurrey City Centre](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/amna-shah)
- [**Christine Kinnie**BC Green PartySurrey-White Rock](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/christine-kinnie)
- [**Raman Sharma**Centre BCSurrey City Centre](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/raman-sharma)
- [**Tanya Gupta**OneBCSurrey North](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/tanya-gupta)
- [**Kevin Diakiw**No party affiliationSurrey-White Rock](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/kevin-diakiw)
+41 more candidates
- [Surrey City Centre](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/surrey-city-centre)
- [Surrey-Cloverdale](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/surrey-cloverdale)
- [Surrey-Fleetwood](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/surrey-fleetwood)
- [Surrey-Guildford](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/surrey-guildford)
- [Surrey-Newton](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/surrey-newton)
- [Surrey North](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/surrey-north)
- [Surrey-Panorama](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/surrey-panorama)
- [Surrey-Serpentine River](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/surrey-serpentine-river)
- [Surrey South](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/surrey-south)
- [Surrey-White Rock](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/surrey-white-rock)
### Burnaby
- People
- 299,682
- Districts
- 5
- Candidates
- 18
- [**Peter Si**Conservative Party of BCBurnaby East](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/peter-si)
- [**Anne Kang**BC NDPBurnaby Centre](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/anne-kang)
- [**Shila Taheri**BC Green PartyBurnaby Centre](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/shila-taheri)
- [**Vikas Gautam**Centre BCBurnaby Centre](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/vikas-gautam)
- [**Andrew Rose**OneBCBurnaby South-Metrotown](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/andrew-rose)
- [**Simon Chandler**Conservative Party of BCBurnaby North](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/simon-chandler)
+12 more candidates
- [Burnaby Centre](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/burnaby-centre)
- [Burnaby East](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/burnaby-east)
- [Burnaby-New Westminster](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/burnaby-new-westminster)
- [Burnaby North](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/burnaby-north)
- [Burnaby South-Metrotown](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/burnaby-south-metrotown)
### Richmond
- People
- 239,584
- Districts
- 4
- Candidates
- 14
- [**Sacha Peter**Conservative Party of BCRichmond Centre](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/sacha-peter)
- [**Henry Yao**BC NDPRichmond Centre](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/henry-yao)
- [**Barry Wosk**Centre BCRichmond-Steveston](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/barry-wosk)
- [**Teresa Wat**Conservative Party of BCRichmond-Bridgeport](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/teresa-wat)
- [**Linda Li**BC NDPRichmond-Bridgeport](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/linda-li)
- [**Steve Kooner**Conservative Party of BCRichmond-Queensborough](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/steve-kooner)
+8 more candidates
- [Richmond-Bridgeport](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/richmond-bridgeport)
- [Richmond Centre](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/richmond-centre)
- [Richmond-Queensborough](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/richmond-queensborough)
- [Richmond-Steveston](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/richmond-steveston)
### Abbotsford
- People
- 175,358
- Districts
- 3
- Candidates
- 11
- [**Bruce Banman**Conservative Party of BCAbbotsford South](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/bruce-banman)
- [**Pam Alexis**BC NDPAbbotsford-Mission](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/pam-alexis)
- [**Lakhwinder Jhaj**Centre BCAbbotsford-Mission](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/lakhwinder-jhaj)
- [**Robin Roy**OneBCAbbotsford South](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/robin-roy)
- [**Korky Neufeld**Conservative Party of BCAbbotsford West](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/korky-neufeld)
- [**Darryl Kropp**Conservative Party of BCAbbotsford-Mission](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/darryl-kropp)
+5 more candidates
- [Abbotsford-Mission](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/abbotsford-mission)
- [Abbotsford South](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/abbotsford-south)
- [Abbotsford West](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/abbotsford-west)
### Coquitlam
- People
- 173,599
- Districts
- 2
- Candidates
- 7
- [**Ryan Peterson**Conservative Party of BCCoquitlam-Burke Mountain](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/ryan-peterson)
- [**Jodie Wickens**BC NDPCoquitlam-Burke Mountain](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/jodie-wickens)
- [**Matt Liang**Conservative Party of BCCoquitlam-Maillardville](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/matt-liang)
- [**Jennifer Blatherwick**BC NDPCoquitlam-Maillardville](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/jennifer-blatherwick)
+3 more candidates
- [Coquitlam-Burke Mountain](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/coquitlam-burke-mountain)
- [Coquitlam-Maillardville](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/coquitlam-maillardville)
Population: [BC Stats, British Columbia regional district and municipal population estimates (opens in a new tab)](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/data/statistics/people-population-community/population/pop_municipal_subprov_areas.xlsx), as of July 1, 2025. A city's districts can reach past its borders. Candidates: Elections BC’s list.
PARTIES
## Who is running, by party.
How many candidates each party has on the official list so far, and in how many districts. 15 candidates have no party affiliation on the list.
[All parties ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties)
### [Conservative Party of BC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/conservative-party-of-bc)
93 candidates in 93 of 93 districts
**93**
- [**Lorne Doerkson**Interim leader · Cariboo-Chilcotin](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/lorne-doerkson)
- [**Bruce Banman**MLA for Abbotsford South](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/bruce-banman)
- [**Korky Neufeld**MLA for Abbotsford West](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/korky-neufeld)
[See all 93 candidates ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/conservative-party-of-bc/candidates)
### [BC NDP](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-ndp)
92 candidates in 92 of 93 districts
**92**
- [**David Eby**Leader · Vancouver-Point Grey](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/david-eby)
- [**Anne Kang**Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport; MLA for Burnaby Centre](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/anne-kang)
- [**Rohini Reah Arora**MLA for Burnaby East](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/rohini-reah-arora)
[See all 92 candidates ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-ndp/candidates)
### [BC Green Party](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-green-party)
73 candidates in 73 of 93 districts
**73**
- [**Emily Lowan**Leader · Saanich North and the Islands](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/emily-lowan)
- [**Melissa Snazell**Regional Councillor, Fraser Valley-Surrey, BC Green Party Provincial Council (party page, as of November 21, 2025)](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/melissa-snazell)
- [**Andrew Appleton**Councillor, District of Oak Bay (says he is not seeking re-election on October 17, 2026)](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/andrew-appleton)
[See all 73 candidates ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-green-party/candidates)
### [Centre BC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/centre-bc)
34 candidates in 34 of 93 districts
**34**
- [**Elenore Sturko**Leader · Surrey South](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/elenore-sturko)
- [**Sid Tobias**Mayor of View Royal and the town’s director on the Capital Regional District board](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/sid-tobias)
- [**Lakhwinder Jhaj**Abbotsford-Mission](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/lakhwinder-jhaj)
[See all 34 candidates ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/centre-bc/candidates)
### [OneBC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/onebc)
33 candidates in 33 of 93 districts
**33**
- [**Dallas Brodie**Interim leader · Vancouver-Quilchena](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/dallas-brodie)
- [**Robin Roy**Abbotsford South](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/robin-roy)
- [**Andrew Rose**Burnaby South-Metrotown](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/andrew-rose)
[See all 33 candidates ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/onebc/candidates)
### [BC Libertarian Party](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-libertarian-party)
4 candidates in 4 of 93 districts
**4**
[See all 4 candidates ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-libertarian-party/candidates)
### [Communist Party of BC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/communist-party-of-bc)
4 candidates in 4 of 93 districts
**4**
[See all 4 candidates ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/communist-party-of-bc/candidates)
### [Christian Heritage Party of BC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/christian-heritage-party-of-bc)
3 candidates in 3 of 93 districts
**3**
- [**Christian McCay**Leader, Christian Heritage Party of BC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/christian-mccay)
- [**Ed Ewald**Bulkley Valley-Stikine](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/ed-ewald)
[See all 3 candidates ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/christian-heritage-party-of-bc/candidates)
### [CanWest Party](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/canwest-party)
2 candidates in 2 of 93 districts
**2**
[See all 2 candidates ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/canwest-party/candidates)
### [Freedom Party of BC](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/freedom-party-of-bc)
1 candidate in 1 of 93 districts
**1**
[See all 1 candidate ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/freedom-party-of-bc/candidates)
### [No party affiliation](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/independents)
Candidates listed without a party.
**15**
[See the candidates ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/independents)
[ALSO ON YOUR CALENDAR**Surrey votes on Saturday, October 17, 2026**8 days to go. This is a separate vote with its own candidates.Meet the candidates ](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026) [ALSO ON YOUR CALENDAR**Vancouver votes on Saturday, October 17, 2026**8 days to go. This is a separate vote with its own candidates.Meet the candidates ](https://voche.me/)
FIND YOUR DISTRICT
## Who is running where you live.
93 districts each elect one MLA. 354 candidates in 93 of them are on the official list so far.
[All 93 districts ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla)
6 CANDIDATES
### [Langford-Highlands](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/langford-highlands)
Conservative Party of BC · BC NDP · BC Green Party · Centre BC · Christian Heritage Party of BC · No party affiliation
6 CANDIDATES
### [Surrey North](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/surrey-north)
Conservative Party of BC · BC NDP · BC Green Party · Centre BC · OneBC · No party affiliation
6 CANDIDATES
### [Surrey-White Rock](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/surrey-white-rock)
Conservative Party of BC · BC NDP · BC Green Party · Centre BC · OneBC · No party affiliation
6 CANDIDATES
### [Vancouver-Hastings](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/vancouver-hastings)
Conservative Party of BC · BC NDP · BC Green Party · Centre BC · BC Libertarian Party · Communist Party of BC
5 CANDIDATES
### [Abbotsford-Mission](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/abbotsford-mission)
Conservative Party of BC · BC NDP · Centre BC · OneBC · BC Libertarian Party
5 CANDIDATES
### [Juan de Fuca-Malahat](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla/juan-de-fuca-malahat)
Conservative Party of BC · BC NDP · BC Green Party · OneBC · Christian Heritage Party of BC
The districts with the most candidates so far. Source: Elections BC’s candidate list. [See all 93 districts](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla).
MAKE A PLAN
## The dates
that matter.
From the last day to file a nomination to general voting day. Every date comes from Elections BC.
[Elections BC election page (opens in a new tab)](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/)
NOMINATIONS CLOSE**Saturday, October 3**
ADVANCE VOTING**Friday, October 16 to Wednesday, October 21**
LAST DAY TO REQUEST A VOTE-BY-MAIL PACKAGE**Sunday, October 18**
GENERAL VOTING DAY**Saturday, October 24**
ELECTION REPORTING
## Follow the campaign.
[All news and guides ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news)
[*Abbotsford News*](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/chilliwack-forums-october-2026)Election news
### [Two candidate forums set for Chilliwack ridings on Oct. 13 and Oct. 21](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/chilliwack-forums-october-2026)
The Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce and the Yarrow Volunteer Society are each hosting a forum for candidates in the Chilliwack North and Chilliwack-Cultus Lake ridings ahead of the Oct. 24 election.
[](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-greens-tourism-plan-parks-outdoor-recreation-october-2026)Election news
### [BC Greens release tourism plan with parks funding increase and new outdoor recreation fund](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-greens-tourism-plan-parks-outdoor-recreation-october-2026)
The BC Greens published a tourism plan on 9 October 2026 that would raise BC Parks funding by 50 per cent and create a $30-million-a-year outdoor recreation fund.
[](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-greens-transit-rail-free-youth-seniors-october-2026)Election news
### [BC Greens commit to free transit for youth and seniors, promise Sea-to-Sky buses in year one](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bc-greens-transit-rail-free-youth-seniors-october-2026)
The BC Green Party published its transit and transportation plan on 9 October 2026, promising free transit for riders under 25 and over 65, and buses on the Sea-to-Sky corridor within the first year.
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