BC NDP candidate for MLA in Vancouver-Quilchena, running in the district for the second time after placing second in 2024.
Callista Ryan is the BC NDP candidate in Vancouver-Quilchena. In the 2024 election she placed second in the district with 8,649 votes (38.91 percent), behind Dallas Brodie, who won for the Conservative Party with 11,464 votes. Her campaign describes her as a communications professional who has worked in the public service, for a non-profit and in the private sector. She has not held elected office. voche.me found no measure, number or date of her own for 2026 on this date.
A researched record of Callista Ryan's second campaign in Vancouver-Quilchena. Her 2026 campaign page states an approach and the party's headings. Her more specific words come from her 2024 campaign.
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 Callista Ryan
Elections BC lists Callista Ryan as the BC NDP candidate in Vancouver-Quilchena for the election of October 24, 2026. The district's sitting MLA, Dallas Brodie, is listed by the legislature as Independent.
She was the BC NDP candidate in the same district in 2024. Elections BC's statement of votes gives her 8,649 votes, or 38.91 percent, in second place. Dallas Brodie won for the Conservative Party with 11,464 votes (51.58 percent). The 2024 VoteMate profile submitted by her or her team lists the X and Instagram accounts @callistaryan, and her 2026 campaign page links to the same two accounts.
Her 2026 campaign page says she is a communications professional. It says she worked with the BC Public Service on communications for programs for young people and families, was a communications and public affairs executive at a non-profit that serves post-secondary students, and now advises organizations on public policy, government relations and communications. The page does not name the employers, and voche.me has not checked these roles.
In 2024 the BC NDP said she was a director on the board of the BC Council for Families and co-chair of the BC Young New Democrats. Her 2024 VoteMate profile, submitted by her or her team, says she was a Loran Scholar at Western University. voche.me has not checked these roles with the organizations.
voche.me has not contacted the campaign. The commitments below are party text or come from her 2024 campaign, unless the entry says otherwise.
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.
11 commitments shown · Checked Sep 30
2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge
Protect services and build for young people
Her campaign page says that, as a younger British Columbian, she knows the province needs to protect the services that matter to people and build for the future, so young people can build good lives in their communities.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is a statement of approach from her own campaign page. It names no service, measure, number, cost or date, so voche.me tags it as a general statement.
What still needs checking
Which services, and what measure would she bring forward?
The BC NDP platform page lists help with daily costs as one of its headings. Ryan's campaign page repeats the party headings. Neither page names a measure by Ryan.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Ryan with a cost of living measure.
What still needs checking
Does Ryan name a cost of living measure during the campaign?
The BC NDP platform page lists strengthening health care as one of its headings and describes hiring of doctors and nurses. Ryan's campaign page repeats the heading. Neither page names a measure by Ryan.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Ryan on health care.
What still needs checking
Does Ryan speak on health care in the district during the campaign?
The BC NDP platform page lists keeping people safe and communities strong as one of its headings. Ryan's campaign page repeats the heading. Neither page names a measure by Ryan.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Ryan on public safety.
What still needs checking
Does Ryan speak on public safety during the campaign?
The BC NDP platform page lists an economy that works for you as one of its headings. Ryan's campaign page repeats the heading. Neither page names a measure by Ryan.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Ryan on jobs or the economy.
What still needs checking
Does Ryan name an economic measure during the campaign?
The BC NDP platform page lists protecting people from climate impacts as one of its headings. Ryan's campaign page repeats the heading. Neither page names a measure by Ryan.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Ryan on climate.
What still needs checking
Does Ryan name a climate measure during the campaign?
voche.me found no elected office in her record, so it found no voting record. Her 2024 result comes from Elections BC.
Result recorded by Elections BC
Ran for MLA in Vancouver-Quilchena
She ran for the BC NDP in Vancouver-Quilchena in the 2024 general election and placed second of four with 8,649 votes (38.91 percent). Dallas Brodie won for the Conservative Party with 11,464 votes (51.58 percent).
Scope, limits and sources
The date is the 2024 general voting day. Running for office is not a public role, so this entry earns no score.
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Statement
Statement on her 2024 nomination
The BC NDP release on her 2024 nomination quotes her saying people in Vancouver need action on housing, health care and the cost of living. This is earlier material and is not counted as a 2026 commitment.
The Kerrisdale Community Centre Society listed her as a confirmed speaker at its Vancouver-Quilchena all-candidates meeting on September 26, 2024. The organizer says no video replay is available, so voche.me has no record of what she said.
Vancouver Is Awesome candidate questionnaire, 2024
Written answers on her priorities, the carbon tax, involuntary care and rents. Her answers on the last three topics describe BC NDP policy and name party leaders.
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.
Reporting
Vancouver Is Awesome · Brendan Kergin
Who are the candidates in Vancouver-Quilchena?
A 2024 guide to the district's four candidates, with the questionnaire answers she returned.
Sources checked September 30, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
No statement with a measure, number or date of her own from the 2026 campaign was found on 2026-09-30. Her campaign page names no employer for her public service, non-profit and private sector work, so those roles are unchecked. Her board seat at the BC Council for Families is stated by the party; the council's own team page lists no board, so it is unchecked. Her role as co-chair of the BC Young New Democrats and her Loran Scholar award are stated by the party and by her own 2024 profile, and are unchecked. Her X account (@callistaryan) shows only a sign-in page, so no post is used. Her Instagram posts need a sign-in; only the account's public description line was read. Her Facebook and LinkedIn pages need a sign-in and were not used. Coast Reporter's 2024 report on her nomination and Business in Vancouver's 2024 riding brief returned HTTP 403, and no archive copy of the Coast Reporter story exists, so neither is used. The BC NDP team page loads its candidate names by script, so it could not be read. No 2026 all-candidates meeting in the district was found on this date. Campaign finances and endorsements were not found.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on 2026-09-30: the Elections BC candidate list and key dates, the 2024 statement of votes, her BC NDP campaign page, the BC NDP platform page and releases page, the party's 2024 nomination release and 2024 candidate slate, her 2024 VoteMate profile, her 2024 answers to a Vancouver Is Awesome questionnaire, the 2024 Kerrisdale Community Centre all-candidates listing, and the public description line of her Instagram account.
No statement with a measure, number or date of her own from the 2026 campaign was found. Her X account could not be read without signing in. An empty section records what voche.me did not find on this date.
03 / Background
Experience & community
2024
BC NDP candidate, Vancouver-Quilchena
Placed second with 8,649 votes (38.91 percent), according to Elections BC's statement of votes.
Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
What is the first measure you would bring to the legislature for Vancouver-Quilchena, and by what date?
No response has been submitted.
In 2024 you named affordable housing and public transit as your top priorities. What would you change on each, and at what cost?
No response has been submitted.
Which services do you mean when your campaign says it will protect the services that matter to people?
No response has been submitted.
Have your own question?
Ask Callista Ryan 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 Callista Ryan's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Callista Ryan?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Callista Ryan's own campaign.
What party is Callista Ryan running with?
Callista Ryan is running for MLA with BC NDP.
Does Callista Ryan currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Callista Ryan.
How many sources does this Callista Ryan profile cite?
This profile lists 6 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Callista Ryan's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Callista Ryan 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 Callista Ryan 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.
