--- title: "Callista Ryan: candidate for MLA in Vancouver-Quilchena, BC provincial 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/callista-ryan" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:05:02.146Z" meta: description: "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), behi..." "og:description": "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), behi..." "og:title": "Callista Ryan: candidate for MLA in Vancouver-Quilchena, BC provincial 2026" "twitter:description": "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), behi..." "twitter:title": "Callista Ryan: candidate for MLA in Vancouver-Quilchena, BC provincial 2026" --- ** MLA in Vancouver-Quilchena · BC provincial 2026 # Callista Ryan 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. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page BC NDP2026 ![Callista Ryan, from her BC NDP campaign page.](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/images/candidates/callista-ryan-640.webp) *Callista RyanMLAv.* [Image: BC NDP campaign](https://callistaryan.bcndp.ca/) Candidate research / September 30, 2026 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. **11**Commitments **1**Programs **1**News articles **12**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Callista Ryan? No public appearance by the candidate was confirmed on 2026-09-30. The two voting dates come from Elections BC. Checked September 30, 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 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. 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. 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?
- [Callista Ryan campaign page](https://callistaryan.bcndp.ca/)Campaign · BC NDP Earlier term · HousingCampaign pledge ### More affordable housing (2024) In her 2024 answers to Vancouver Is Awesome, she named tackling affordability by building more affordable housing as a top priority for Vancouver.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Material from her 2024 campaign. No 2026 page of hers repeats it. It names no number of homes, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Does her 2026 campaign repeat this, with a number of homes?
- [B.C. Votes 2024: Who are the candidates in Vancouver-Quilchena?](https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/2024-bc-votes/bc-provincial-election-2024-candidates-vancouver-quilchena-9630251)Interview · Vancouver Is Awesome · Brendan Kergin Earlier term · TransportationCampaign pledge ### Better public transit (2024) In her 2024 answers to Vancouver Is Awesome, she named improving public transit as a top priority for Vancouver.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Material from her 2024 campaign. No 2026 page of hers repeats it. It names no route, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Does her 2026 campaign name a transit project for the district?
- [B.C. Votes 2024: Who are the candidates in Vancouver-Quilchena?](https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/2024-bc-votes/bc-provincial-election-2024-candidates-vancouver-quilchena-9630251)Interview · Vancouver Is Awesome · Brendan Kergin Earlier term · ClimateCampaign pledge ### Environmental action (2024) In her 2024 answers to Vancouver Is Awesome, she named advancing environmental action as a top priority.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Material from her 2024 campaign. No 2026 page of hers repeats it. It names no measure, target or date.
What still needs checking
Does her 2026 campaign name a climate or environment measure?
- [B.C. Votes 2024: Who are the candidates in Vancouver-Quilchena?](https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/2024-bc-votes/bc-provincial-election-2024-candidates-vancouver-quilchena-9630251)Interview · Vancouver Is Awesome · Brendan Kergin Earlier term · GovernanceCampaign pledge ### Partnerships with Indigenous communities (2024) In her 2024 answers to Vancouver Is Awesome, she named strengthening reconciliation by working with Indigenous communities as a top priority.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Material from her 2024 campaign. No 2026 page of hers repeats it. It names no measure or date.
What still needs checking
Does her 2026 campaign say how she would work on reconciliation?
- [B.C. Votes 2024: Who are the candidates in Vancouver-Quilchena?](https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/2024-bc-votes/bc-provincial-election-2024-candidates-vancouver-quilchena-9630251)Interview · Vancouver Is Awesome · Brendan Kergin 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### BC NDP housing plan The BC NDP platform page says the party is delivering 80,000 homes now, with an estimated 300,000 more over ten years. The page does not name Ryan.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Ryan on housing.
What still needs checking
Does Ryan speak on housing during the campaign?
- [BC NDP platform page, Fighting for You and Your Family](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### BC NDP help with daily costs 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?
- [BC NDP platform page, Fighting for You and Your Family](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP - [Callista Ryan campaign page](https://callistaryan.bcndp.ca/)Campaign · BC NDP 2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge ### BC NDP health care position 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?
- [BC NDP platform page, Fighting for You and Your Family](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP - [Callista Ryan campaign page](https://callistaryan.bcndp.ca/)Campaign · BC NDP 2026 · Public safetyCampaign pledge ### BC NDP public safety position 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?
- [BC NDP platform page, Fighting for You and Your Family](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP - [Callista Ryan campaign page](https://callistaryan.bcndp.ca/)Campaign · BC NDP 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### BC NDP economy position 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?
- [BC NDP platform page, Fighting for You and Your Family](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP - [Callista Ryan campaign page](https://callistaryan.bcndp.ca/)Campaign · BC NDP 2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge ### BC NDP climate position 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?
- [BC NDP platform page, Fighting for You and Your Family](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP - [Callista Ryan campaign page](https://callistaryan.bcndp.ca/)Campaign · BC NDP City programs / Scope and delivery ## Policies, budgets & programs voche.me found no elected office in her record, so it found no voting record. Her 2024 result comes from Elections BC. Oct 19Result 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.
- [Statement of Votes, 2024 provincial general election](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf)Official record · Elections BC 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. Aug 19Statement ### 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. - [Youth advocate Callista Ryan to run with BC NDP in Vancouver-Quilchena](https://www.bcndp.ca/releases/youth-advocate-callista-ryan-run-bc-ndp-vancouver-quilchena)Campaign · BC NDP Sep 26Speech ### Kerrisdale all-candidates meeting, 2024 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. - [All-Candidates Meeting: Speakers Confirmed!](https://kerrisdalecc.com/all-candidates-meeting-sept-26/)Event organizer · Kerrisdale Community Centre Society Oct 10Interview ### 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. - [B.C. Votes 2024: Who are the candidates in Vancouver-Quilchena?](https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/2024-bc-votes/bc-provincial-election-2024-candidates-vancouver-quilchena-9630251)Interview · Vancouver Is Awesome · Brendan Kergin 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 10, 2024Reporting 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. - [B.C. Votes 2024: Who are the candidates in Vancouver-Quilchena?](https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/2024-bc-votes/bc-provincial-election-2024-candidates-vancouver-quilchena-9630251)Interview · Vancouver Is Awesome · Brendan Kergin Research / 12 linked sources ## Check the evidence Sources checked September 30, 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 6 sources - Callista Ryan campaign page BC NDP - BC NDP platform page, Fighting for You and Your Family BC NDP - Youth advocate Callista Ryan to run with BC NDP in Vancouver-Quilchena BC NDP · August 19, 2024 - BC NDP announces diverse and experienced slate of candidates BC NDP · September 24, 2024 - Callista Ryan, BC NDP for Vancouver-Quilchena (2024 profile) VoteMate, text submitted by the candidate or her team - Instagram account @callistaryan Callista Ryan
Interview 1 sources - B.C. Votes 2024: Who are the candidates in Vancouver-Quilchena? Vancouver Is Awesome · Brendan Kergin · October 10, 2024
Event organizer 1 sources - All-Candidates Meeting: Speakers Confirmed! Kerrisdale Community Centre Society · September 9, 2024
Event listing 1 sources - BC provincial election 2026 candidates by riding BC Ballot
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. [Elections BC statement of votes](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf) Before 2026 ### Communications work in the public service, a non-profit and the private sector Described by her campaign page, which names no employer. Not checked by voche.me. [BC NDP campaign page](https://callistaryan.bcndp.ca/) 2024 ### Board director, BC Council for Families Stated by the BC NDP in 2024. The council's own team page does not list its board, so voche.me has not checked it. [BC NDP 2024 release](https://www.bcndp.ca/releases/youth-advocate-callista-ryan-run-bc-ndp-vancouver-quilchena) 2024 ### Co-chair, BC Young New Democrats Stated by the BC NDP in 2024. Not checked by voche.me. [BC NDP 2024 release](https://www.bcndp.ca/releases/youth-advocate-callista-ryan-run-bc-ndp-vancouver-quilchena) 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 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. ## Sources & transparency - [Elections BC · provincial candidate list ](https://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/GE-2026-10-24-Candidate-Website-Report.PDF)Checked September 30, 2026 - [BC NDP · campaign page ](https://callistaryan.bcndp.ca/)Checked September 30, 2026 - [Elections BC · 2024 statement of votes ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf)Checked September 30, 2026 - [BC NDP · 2024 nomination release ](https://www.bcndp.ca/releases/youth-advocate-callista-ryan-run-bc-ndp-vancouver-quilchena)Checked September 30, 2026 - [Callista Ryan · Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/callistaryan)Checked October 2, 2026 - [Callista Ryan · X ](https://twitter.com/callistaryan)Checked October 2, 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. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [Campaign page](https://callistaryan.bcndp.ca/) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/callistaryan) [X](https://twitter.com/callistaryan) ## 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 Callista Ryan 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.