Conservative MLA for Salmon Arm-Shuswap since 2024, running again for the Conservative Party of BC.
David L Williams won Salmon Arm-Shuswap for the Conservatives in 2024 with 52.11% of the vote. In the legislature in 2026 he voted against the budget and the freedom of information bill, questioned the energy minister on BC Hydro, and introduced a Small Farms Act.
A researched record of David L Williams's 16 commitments, 13 dated actions and 11 public statements, with 7 news items. Most come from the legislature record of 2026.
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 David L Williams
David L Williams is the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Salmon Arm-Shuswap on Elections BC's list for the general election of October 24, 2026. The Elections BC statement of votes for 2024 names "David L. Williams" as the Conservative winner in the district, with 16,566 votes, 52.11% of the valid vote. The legislature's member data lists David L. Williams as the Conservative member for Salmon Arm-Shuswap in the 43rd Parliament. The party's candidate page asks voters to "re-elect" him, and Frequency reported on September 30, 2026 that the incumbent MLA is the candidate on the Elections BC list. These sources tie the ballot name to the sitting member.
In the legislature in 2026 he spoke against the 2026 budget and against Bill 9, which changes the freedom of information law. He asked the Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions questions on BC Hydro during the budget review of that ministry, and on May 21, 2026 he introduced a private member's bill called the Small Farms Act. The recorded vote index lists him voting no on the budget motion, the Supply Act and Bill 9.
A Conservative caucus release of June 30, 2026 names him Critic for BC Hydro and Electrical Energy Development. That is a role in the party's caucus, set by the party.
The party's candidate page says he worked in heating and air conditioning, then in real estate, with BC Assessment and as a regional appraiser in Saskatchewan, and later as a loss control specialist and appraiser in insurance. It also says he was a board director of the Kelowna Metis Community Services Society, chaired the Columbia Shuswap Regional District Board of Variance, and sat on the Salmon Arm Property Assessment Review Panel. These are the party's own statements. voche.me did not check them against the bodies named.
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.
16 commitments shown · Checked Sep 30
2026 · EconomyNot established
Small Farms Act
On May 21, 2026, Williams introduced the Small Farms Act, a private member's bill. He said it lets small farms sell value-added products and offer limited farm tours, limits farm guest rooms to three sleeping units, and requires the minister to publish a yearly food production report.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The bill was read a first time. He gave no cost and no start date. voche.me did not find a later reading before the legislature was dissolved.
What still needs checking
Will he introduce the bill again after the election, and with what cost estimate?
Delay the freedom of information bill by six months
Williams spoke against Bill 9, the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026, in March 2026. On May 6, 2026 he spoke for a motion to delay its second reading by six months.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The vote index records him voting yes on the delay motion and no at second and third reading. It lists a second reading vote the same night and a third reading vote on May 28, 2026.
What still needs checking
Would a Conservative government change or repeal the parts of Bill 9 he opposed?
In the energy budget review on April 22, 2026, Williams asked why British Columbia cannot publish live data on where its power comes from, as Alberta does.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
A question in debate. He names no measure, cost or date.
In the budget debate on February 25, 2026, Williams criticized the decision to pause or slow long-term care construction projects, and said care homes in Vernon and Salmon Arm are stretched to the limit.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
A statement of position. He names no project, number of beds, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Which long-term care projects would he restart first?
In the same statement, Williams said wildfire emissions are left out of the Province's climate accounting and that climate policy must include forest management and fuel reduction.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
A statement of approach. It names no measure, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Would he change how the Province counts wildfire emissions?
In the budget debate on February 25, 2026, Williams opposed raising the lowest income tax rate, pausing the indexing of tax brackets, and adding PST to more services.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
A statement of position. He names no tax rate of his own.
What still needs checking
Would he reverse each of these tax changes, and how would that be paid for?
In the budget debate, Williams criticized the higher interest rate, prime plus 2 percent compounded monthly, on the property tax deferment program used by seniors.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
A statement of position. He does not say what rate he would set.
What still needs checking
What interest rate would he support for the program?
In the budget debate, Williams criticized a freeze in transit funding and said rural places such as Scotch Creek, Sorrento and Sicamous have limited transportation.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
A statement of position. He names no service, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Which transit service would he fund in the district?
The Salmon Arm Observer reports that Williams wrote to the housing minister in June 2026 asking the Province to put temporary fencing around an encampment on provincial land on Highway 97B in Salmon Arm, and that he called the reply unacceptable.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The report gives the minister's reply: no fencing is planned and no closing date is set. He names no cost or date.
In the energy budget review on April 23, 2026, Williams asked why BC Hydro is not studying where small modular nuclear reactors could be placed in British Columbia.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
A question in debate. He names no cost or date for a study.
What still needs checking
Would he direct BC Hydro to carry out such a study?
The party platform page lists "a plan for real partnerships, economic development, and respect for Indigenous governance". The page does not name Williams.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no statement by Williams on reconciliation in 2026. His recorded votes on DRIPA and the K'ómoks Treaty are listed in the record.
What still needs checking
Does Williams speak on reconciliation during the campaign?
Voted no on third reading of the freedom of information bill (Bill 9)
The recorded vote index lists Williams voting yes on the six-month delay motion and no at second reading, at third reading, and on several clauses and amendments.
Scope, limits and sources
He spoke against the bill on March 4 and May 6, 2026.
Voted no on third reading of the K'ómoks Treaty Act (Bill 20)
The recorded vote index lists Williams voting yes on an amendment at second reading, then no at second reading on May 20 and at third reading on May 28, 2026.
Scope, limits and sources
The index records his votes. It records no speech by him on the bill.
Williams spoke against Budget 2026: long-term care delays, tax changes, housing, transit, child care and FireSmart funding. He said he would oppose the budget.
Questions in the Energy and Climate Solutions budget review
On April 22, 23 and 27, 2026, Williams asked the minister about power imports, rates, Powerex trade income, the North Coast transmission line, small nuclear reactors, private power and aging BC Hydro equipment.
The Salmon Arm Observer reports that Williams posted the minister's reply and a video calling it unacceptable. The date is the date of the post that the report gives.
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.
Policy dispute
Re-post of a western separation map
Black Press Media reported that on March 30, 2025 Williams re-posted on his personal Facebook page a map titled "The Republic of Western Canada: A Protectorate of the United States", and later deleted it. Premier David Eby criticized the post, the report says.
Candidate or party response
Williams told Black Press Media he does not endorse western separatism and is a proud Canadian. He told Castanet he did not read the post with care before posting it, and that Canada is an independent country.
Verified status and limits
The post was deleted. voche.me found no official finding or party action on record.
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
Frequency · Martha Wickett
One candidate on the list so far in Salmon Arm-Shuswap
Reports that incumbent MLA David Williams is the only candidate on the Elections BC list as of September 30, 2026.
An interview on his first months as MLA, his work as BC Hydro critic and local issues. It reports that he sits on the board of the Historic O'Keefe Ranch.
Sources checked September 30, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
North Shuswap Kicker · Jo Boxwell · April 30, 2025
No campaign website of his own was found; his constituency website shows only a notice that the legislature is dissolved. His party candidate page lists no news and no commitments. His Facebook page was not identified or read, so nothing from it is used. The party's candidate page labels him "Interim Conservative Party Leader"; the same label appears on other Conservative candidate pages, and the caucus release of June 30, 2026 names Kerry-Lynne Findlay as leader, so voche.me does not repeat it. His past jobs, his board seat at the Kelowna Metis Community Services Society, his chair role at the Columbia Shuswap Regional District Board of Variance, his seat on the Salmon Arm Property Assessment Review Panel and his board seat at the Historic O'Keefe Ranch were not checked with those bodies. A 2025 piece by his constituency office in the South Shuswap Scoop claims a fireboat station permit, road paving and watershed work; voche.me did not check these and does not list them as his record. Votes are taken from the vote index; the transcripts of most votes were not opened. His introductions of visitors and his Bill 9 speech of March 10, 2026 were not read line by line. Debates from 2025 were not searched. No 2026 all-candidates meeting in Salmon Arm-Shuswap was found. Campaign finances and endorsements were not reviewed. The questionnaire has not been sent.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on 2026-09-30: the Elections BC candidate list and 2024 statement of votes, the legislature's member data, its 2026 speech and vote indexes, 13 transcripts of 2026 sittings where he spoke, his party candidate page, the party platform page, a Conservative caucus release, his X account, and news reports from 2024 to 2026.
His commitments on this page come from what he said in the legislature in 2026, from his X account and from a local news report that quotes him. No campaign website of his own was found. Sections with no entry record that voche.me found nothing on this date.
Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
If the Small Farms Act is introduced again, what would it cost the Province, and by what year would it take effect?
No response has been submitted.
How much yearly FireSmart funding would you support for rural communities, and for how many years?
No response has been submitted.
What change to BC Hydro's plans would you seek first, and by what date?
No response has been submitted.
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05 / About this page
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Is this an official page for David L Williams?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from David L Williams's own campaign.
What party is David L Williams running with?
David L Williams is running for MLA with Conservative Party of BC.
Does David L Williams currently hold public office?
Yes. David L Williams currently serves as MLA for Salmon Arm-Shuswap.
How many sources does this David L Williams 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 David L Williams's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to David L Williams 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 David L Williams is running in?
The 2026 British Columbia election, including the MLA race, is decided on October 24, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions
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