--- title: "Barbara Presch: candidate for MLA in Salmon Arm-Shuswap, BC provincial 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/barbara-presch" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:04:46.029Z" meta: description: "Barbara Presch is the OneBC candidate in Salmon Arm-Shuswap, one of four names on the Elections BC list after nominations closed at 1 p.m. PT on October 3,..." "og:description": "Barbara Presch is the OneBC candidate in Salmon Arm-Shuswap, one of four names on the Elections BC list after nominations closed at 1 p.m. PT on October 3,..." "og:title": "Barbara Presch: candidate for MLA in Salmon Arm-Shuswap, BC provincial 2026" "twitter:description": "Barbara Presch is the OneBC candidate in Salmon Arm-Shuswap, one of four names on the Elections BC list after nominations closed at 1 p.m. PT on October 3,..." "twitter:title": "Barbara Presch: candidate for MLA in Salmon Arm-Shuswap, BC provincial 2026" --- ** MLA in Salmon Arm-Shuswap · BC provincial 2026 # Barbara Presch OneBC candidate for MLA in Salmon Arm-Shuswap, a newcomer to local politics according to the Salmon Arm Observer. Barbara Presch is the OneBC candidate in Salmon Arm-Shuswap, one of four names on the Elections BC list after nominations closed at 1 p.m. PT on October 3, 2026. The Salmon Arm Observer calls her new to local politics. voche.me found no biography, campaign website, social media account or public statement by her on 2026-10-03, and no public office held by her. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page OneBC2026 Barbara PreschBritish Columbia provincial election *Barbara PreschMLAv.* Candidate research / October 3, 2026 A researched record of Barbara Presch's 2026 OneBC candidacy in Salmon Arm-Shuswap. voche.me found no public office held by her, and so no voting record to review, on 2026-10-03. The only statements on file are the OneBC plan, which does not name her, and news reports that list her on the ballot. **10**Commitments **3**News articles **8**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Barbara Presch? No public appearance by the candidate was confirmed on 2026-10-03. The two voting dates come from Elections BC. Checked October 3, 2026 · All event times are Pacific time. Recheck the organizer before travelling. - [2026 provincial election: key dates](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/)Official record · Elections BC
View every date through Oct 24 1. Oct 9No appearance confirmed 2. Oct 10No appearance confirmed 3. Oct 11No appearance confirmed 4. Oct 12No appearance confirmed 5. Oct 13No appearance confirmed 6. Oct 14No appearance confirmed 7. Oct 15No appearance confirmed 8. Oct 16Voting day 9. Oct 17No appearance confirmed 10. Oct 18No appearance confirmed 11. Oct 19No appearance confirmed 12. Oct 20No appearance confirmed 13. Oct 21No appearance confirmed 14. Oct 22No appearance confirmed 15. Oct 23No appearance confirmed 16. Oct 24Voting day
### Voting dates - Oct 16Advance voting opens - Oct 24Final Voting Day At official British Columbia voting places. These dates apply to every voter and are not candidate appearances. [Find your voting place](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/where-to-vote/) - [2026 provincial election: key dates](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/)Official record · Elections BC On dates without a confirmed appearance the public schedule is unknown; the candidate may still have activities that day. This static page changes only when its research is updated. 01 / Introduction ## About Barbara Presch Elections BC lists Barbara Presch as the OneBC candidate in Salmon Arm-Shuswap. The other three names on the copy stamped 4:00 p.m. on October 3, 2026 are Gloria Morgan (BC NDP), Jed Wiebe (BC Green Party) and David L Williams (Conservative Party). The Salmon Arm Observer and CFJC Today Kamloops each published the same four names that day. The Observer says the other three candidates have past political experience in the 2024 provincial election or the 2025 federal election, and that Presch is new to local politics. In 2024 David L. Williams won the district for the Conservative Party with 16,566 votes (52.11 percent). Sylvia Lindgren (BC NDP) had 9,677 votes (30.44 percent), Greg McCune (Independent) 2,922 (9.19 percent), Jed Wiebe (BC Green Party) 2,250 (7.08 percent) and Sherry Roy (Independent) 373 (1.17 percent). Barbara Presch is not in the 2024 statement of votes. The Salmon Arm Observer says OneBC was launched on June 9, 2025 by MLAs Dallas Brodie and Tara Armstrong after they left the Conservatives. On September 29, 2026 Juno News reported that CTV had said OneBC would not run a candidate against David Williams in this district. Juno News quoted a post by OneBC's communications director, Wyatt Claypool, saying that CTV had made an error and that OneBC was running in Salmon Arm-Shuswap. A candidate for the party is on the Elections BC list. voche.me has not contacted the campaign. OneBC's candidates page, read on 2026-10-03, had no entry for her, so no biography or statement of hers is available on this page. The sections below record what was checked. Read the sources Promises / Commitments and evidence ## Commitments and the available evidence. Published positions and selected commitments, separated by election cycle. Status labels describe the evidence reviewed, not a numerical score or a complete audit of the platform. Council approval is different from delivery. 10 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### Cut taxes by 25 percent (party plan) OneBC's plan lists: a 25 percent tax cut for every tax bracket, including corporate tax.
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Evidence reviewed
This is the party's plan. The page does not name Barbara Presch, and voche.me found no statement in which she repeats it.
What still needs checking
Does she support this, and what would it change in Salmon Arm-Shuswap?
- [Our Plan page](https://1bc.ca/priorities)Campaign · OneBC 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### Cut the provincial sales tax by 2 points (party plan) OneBC's plan lists: 2 percentage points off the provincial sales tax.
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Evidence reviewed
This is the party's plan. The page does not name Barbara Presch, and voche.me found no statement in which she repeats it.
What still needs checking
Does she support this, and what would it change in Salmon Arm-Shuswap?
- [Our Plan page](https://1bc.ca/priorities)Campaign · OneBC 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### Balanced budget in 4 years (party plan) OneBC's plan lists: balanced budgets within 4 years, with part of later surpluses used to pay down debt.
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Evidence reviewed
This is the party's plan. The page does not name Barbara Presch, and voche.me found no statement in which she repeats it.
What still needs checking
Does she support this, and what would it change in Salmon Arm-Shuswap?
- [Our Plan page](https://1bc.ca/priorities)Campaign · OneBC 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### Audit the province's regulations (party plan) OneBC's plan lists: an audit of British Columbia's more than 176,000 regulations to reduce bureaucratic bloat.
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Evidence reviewed
This is the party's plan. The page does not name Barbara Presch, and voche.me found no statement in which she repeats it.
What still needs checking
Does she support this, and what would it change in Salmon Arm-Shuswap?
- [Our Plan page](https://1bc.ca/priorities)Campaign · OneBC 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### Raise the allowable cut (party plan) OneBC's plan lists: increase the yearly allowable cut of timber, lower stumpage fees (the fees companies pay to cut timber on public land) and speed up permit approvals for the forest industry.
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Evidence reviewed
This is the party's plan. The page does not name Barbara Presch, and voche.me found no statement in which she repeats it.
What still needs checking
Does she support this, and what would it change in Salmon Arm-Shuswap?
- [Our Plan page](https://1bc.ca/priorities)Campaign · OneBC 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### End the Step Code (party plan) OneBC's plan lists: eliminate the Step Code, which the plan says raises housing costs with green building requirements it calls unnecessary.
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Evidence reviewed
This is the party's plan. The page does not name Barbara Presch, and voche.me found no statement in which she repeats it.
What still needs checking
Does she support this, and what would it change in Salmon Arm-Shuswap?
- [Our Plan page](https://1bc.ca/priorities)Campaign · OneBC 2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge ### Private health care beside public care (party plan) OneBC's plan lists: private health care alongside fully funded public health care, and moving administration spending to frontline workers.
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Evidence reviewed
This is the party's plan. The page does not name Barbara Presch, and voche.me found no statement in which she repeats it.
What still needs checking
Does she support this, and what would it change in Salmon Arm-Shuswap?
- [Our Plan page](https://1bc.ca/priorities)Campaign · OneBC 2026 · Public safetyCampaign pledge ### End drug consumption sites (party plan) OneBC's plan lists: eliminate safe supply and drug consumption programs, roll back decriminalization, and provide involuntary treatment and housing for people with severe addiction.
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Evidence reviewed
This is the party's plan. The page does not name Barbara Presch, and voche.me found no statement in which she repeats it.
What still needs checking
Does she support this, and what would it change in Salmon Arm-Shuswap?
- [Our Plan page](https://1bc.ca/priorities)Campaign · OneBC 2026 · EducationCampaign pledge ### Standardized testing in schools (party plan) OneBC's plan lists: bring back standardized testing in reading, writing and mathematics, remove SOGI 123 material from classrooms, and adopt a Parental Bill of Rights.
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Evidence reviewed
This is the party's plan. The page does not name Barbara Presch, and voche.me found no statement in which she repeats it.
What still needs checking
Does she support this, and what would it change in Salmon Arm-Shuswap?
- [Our Plan page](https://1bc.ca/priorities)Campaign · OneBC 2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge ### Repeal DRIPA (party plan) OneBC's plan lists: repeal DRIPA, and declare UNDRIP to have no force and effect in BC. The plan uses these short names and does not spell them out.
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Evidence reviewed
This is the party's plan. The page does not name Barbara Presch, and voche.me found no statement in which she repeats it.
What still needs checking
Does she support this, and what would it change in Salmon Arm-Shuswap?
- [Our Plan page](https://1bc.ca/priorities)Campaign · OneBC City programs / Scope and delivery ## Policies, budgets & programs No past role or public action of hers was found. The entries below are the party's plan, the two voting dates and the reports that name her, and none of them is a vote or an action in office, so none earns a score. No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. Recent appearances / Read and watch ## Talks, interviews & statements Read original statements and reporting, or open the publisher’s video. A summary of a speech is labelled separately from a full recording. No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. Accountability / Findings, disputes and responses ## Controversies & public scrutiny Records are labelled by type, including official findings, civil proceedings and political disputes where applicable. Each entry identifies the response found in the sources and the latest status verified for this page. No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. News coverage / Original publishers ## Read the reporting A dated reading list from independent publishers. The headings below are voche.me summaries; follow each link for the original article, context and any corrections. October 3, 2026Reporting Salmon Arm Observer · Heather Black ### 4 Salmon Arm-Shuswap candidates populate the ballot for provincial snap election Names the four finalized candidates, says OneBC was launched on June 9, 2025 by MLAs Dallas Brodie and Tara Armstrong, and says Presch is new to local politics. It gives no biography of her. - [4 Salmon Arm-Shuswap candidates populate the ballot for provincial snap election](https://saobserver.net/2026/10/03/4-salmon-arm-shuswap-candidates-populate-the-ballot-for-provincial-snap-election/)Reporting · Salmon Arm Observer October 3, 2026Reporting CFJC Today Kamloops · Elora McCormack ### Kamloops-area candidates announced for 2026 provincial election Lists the filed nominations by district. Under Salmon Arm-Shuswap it names Gloria Morgan, Barbara Presch (OneBC), Jed Wiebe and David Williams. It gives no biography of her. - [Kamloops-area candidates announced for 2026 provincial election](https://cfjctoday.com/2026/10/03/kamloops-area-candidates-announced-for-2026-provincial-election/)Reporting · CFJC Today Kamloops September 29, 2026Reporting Juno News · Clayton DeMaine ### OneBC vows not to challenge candidates it deems 'principled' Reports that CTV said OneBC would not field a candidate against David Williams in Salmon Arm-Shuswap, and quotes a post by OneBC communications director Wyatt Claypool saying OneBC was running in the district. It does not name a candidate. - [OneBC vows not to challenge candidates it deems 'principled'](https://www.junonews.com/p/onebc-vows-not-to-challenge-candidates-deemed-principled)Reporting · Juno News Research / 8 linked sources ## Check the evidence Sources checked October 3, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
Official record 3 sources - Provincial candidate list Elections BC - 2026 provincial election: key dates Elections BC - Statement of votes, 2024 provincial general election Elections BC
Campaign 2 sources - Candidates page OneBC - Our Plan page OneBC
Reporting 3 sources - 4 Salmon Arm-Shuswap candidates populate the ballot for provincial snap election Salmon Arm Observer · October 3, 2026 - Kamloops-area candidates announced for 2026 provincial election CFJC Today Kamloops · October 3, 2026 - OneBC vows not to challenge candidates it deems 'principled' Juno News · September 29, 2026
No biography, photograph, campaign website, social media account, interview or all-candidates meeting naming her was found on 2026-10-03. OneBC's candidates page, read on that date, did not list her, and its plan page does not name her. The domains barbarapresch.ca and barbarapresch.com returned no answer when voche.me requested them. The party's own accounts (X: One\_BCHQ, Instagram: onebcpartyhq) are linked from the OneBC site, and voche.me did not read their posts. The web search tool was at its usage limit, so the name search used Google News feeds for the name with Shuswap, Salmon Arm, OneBC and candidate, which returned the Salmon Arm Observer and CFJC Today Kamloops reports of October 3, 2026. A Bing page returned only unrelated results, a DuckDuckGo request was stopped by a verification page, and a Google web search page and a Facebook search page returned no results. A Google News result titled Barbara Presch from The White River Valley Herald, and a 2019 Salmon Arm Observer column on a Presch family, appeared in the searches. voche.me did not open the first and found nothing that ties either to this candidate, so neither is used. Her occupation, where she lives, her work history, any earlier campaign, her positions beyond the OneBC plan, campaign finances and endorsements were not found. The Juno News report of September 29, 2026 is a report of a CTV report and a post on X, and voche.me did not read the CTV report or the post. Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on 2026-10-03: the Elections BC candidate list (copy stamped 4:00 p.m. on October 3, 2026), Elections BC's page of key dates and its statement of votes for the 2024 election, OneBC's candidates page and plan page, and reports by the Salmon Arm Observer, CFJC Today Kamloops and Juno News. No campaign website, party page or social media account of hers was found, and no statement in her own words was found. The OneBC plan page does not name her, so its pledges are listed as the party's. The web search tool was at its usage limit, so the name search ran through Google News feeds and the pages named under research gaps. An empty section records what voche.me did not find on this date. 03 / Background ## Experience & community 2026 ### OneBC candidate, Salmon Arm-Shuswap Listed by Elections BC with the affiliation OneBC. The Salmon Arm Observer reported on October 3, 2026 that she is new to local politics. [Elections BC candidate list](https://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/GE-2026-10-24-Candidate-Website-Report.PDF) 04 / Questions & answers ## Questions for the candidate Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
What are your top three commitments for Salmon Arm-Shuswap, and which of them can the Province carry out? No response has been submitted.
OneBC's plan lists a 25 percent tax cut for every bracket. How would the Province replace the lost revenue? No response has been submitted.
Which pledge in OneBC's plan would you put first for Salmon Arm-Shuswap, and why? No response has been submitted.
### Have your own question? Ask Barbara Presch directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one. 05 / About this page ## Questions about this page Facts voche.me can state about Barbara Presch's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Barbara Presch? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Barbara Presch's own campaign.
What party is Barbara Presch running with? Barbara Presch is running for MLA with OneBC.
Does Barbara Presch currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Barbara Presch.
How many sources does this Barbara Presch profile cite? This profile lists 5 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Barbara Presch's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Barbara Presch in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When is the election Barbara Presch is running in? The 2026 British Columbia election, including the MLA race, is decided on October 24, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions ## Space for campaign updates ### No campaign updates yet Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added. ## Sources & transparency - [Elections BC · provincial candidate list ](https://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/GE-2026-10-24-Candidate-Website-Report.PDF)Checked October 3, 2026 - [Salmon Arm Observer · 4 Salmon Arm-Shuswap candidates populate the ballot ](https://saobserver.net/2026/10/03/4-salmon-arm-shuswap-candidates-populate-the-ballot-for-provincial-snap-election/)Checked October 3, 2026 - [CFJC Today Kamloops · Kamloops-area candidates announced ](https://cfjctoday.com/2026/10/03/kamloops-area-candidates-announced-for-2026-provincial-election/)Checked October 3, 2026 - [Juno News · OneBC vows not to challenge candidates it deems 'principled' ](https://www.junonews.com/p/onebc-vows-not-to-challenge-candidates-deemed-principled)Checked October 3, 2026 - [OneBC · Our Plan page ](https://1bc.ca/priorities)Checked October 3, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Verified website, social and contact links will appear here when supplied. No campaign links supplied yet. ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates) [MLA**A'aliya Warbus**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/a-aliya-warbus) [MLA**Abraham Nordine**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/abraham-nordine) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Barbara Presch a question. Give your name, email and question. We send it to the campaign, and publish their answer here if we get one. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/provincial-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.