Conservative Party of BC candidate for MLA in Nechako Lakes, the seat John Rustad is leaving.
Diane Black is on Elections BC's list of accepted nominations for Nechako Lakes, with the affiliation Conservative Party. The district's member since 2005, John Rustad of the Conservative Party, is not running again, according to The Canadian Press. voche.me found no campaign website, party candidate page, social media account, news report or public statement from her on 2026-10-02. The commitments on this page are the party's platform titles, which do not name her.
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Conservative Party of BC2026
Diane BlackBritish Columbia provincial election
Diane BlackMLAv.
Candidate research / October 2, 2026
A researched record of Diane Black's candidacy in Nechako Lakes. Elections BC lists her with the affiliation Conservative Party. voche.me found no published commitment from her on 2026-10-02, so the commitments shown are the party's platform titles.
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 Diane Black
Elections BC lists Diane Black as the Conservative Party candidate in Nechako Lakes. The list stamped October 1, 2026 11:00:06 PM shows three accepted nominations in the district: Diane Black of the Conservative Party, Jesse Gervais of the BC NDP, and Clint Lambert with no party affiliation. Nominations close at 1 p.m. on October 3, 2026, so more candidates may be added.
John Rustad won the district in 2024 for the Conservative Party with 7,851 votes (67.45 percent), according to Elections BC's statement of votes. Murphy Abraham of the BC NDP had 3,167 votes (27.21 percent) and Douglas Gook of the BC Green Party had 622 (5.34 percent). The Canadian Press reported on September 23, 2026 that the party says Rustad will not stand in this election. voche.me found no candidate with the surname Black anywhere in the 2024 statement of votes.
voche.me found no page on the party's website about her on 2026-10-02, and no party news release that names her.
Diane Black is a common name. voche.me found no page that ties any other person with this name to this candidacy, so her background, job and reasons for running are not known from any source read on this date. voche.me has not contacted the campaign.
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 2
2026 · HousingCampaign pledge
Conservative Party of BC plan on housing
The party's platform page lists a plan titled Get BC Building, described as a plan to end the housing shortage and make life more affordable. The page says the platform is coming soon and does not name Black.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Black on housing. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Does the party publish the plan, and does Black speak on it?
The party's platform page lists a plan titled Putting Patients First, on access to care and wait times. The page says the platform is coming soon and does not name Black.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Black on health care. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Does the party publish its health plan, and what does it hold for rural hospitals in the district?
The party's platform page lists a plan titled Safe and Secure, described as a plan to restore public safety and confidence in the justice system. The page says the platform is coming soon and does not name Black.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Black on public safety. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.
The party's platform page lists a plan titled A Free and Prosperous BC that says the party will encourage investment and grow living standards. The page says the platform is coming soon and does not name Black.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Black on jobs or the economy. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.
The party's platform page lists a plan titled Unlocking BC Mining on the mining industry. The page says the platform is coming soon and does not name Black.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Black on mining. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Does the party publish its mining plan, and does Black speak on mines in the district?
The party's platform page lists a plan titled Forestry for the Future, described as a plan for forest workers, communities and biodiversity. The page says the platform is coming soon and does not name Black.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Black on forests. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Does the party publish its forestry plan, and does Black speak on it?
The party's platform page lists a plan titled Powering BC, for what it calls a clean and affordable energy future. The page says the platform is coming soon and does not name Black.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Black on climate or energy. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.
Conservative Party of BC plan on economic reconciliation
The party's platform page lists a plan titled Economic Reconciliation, Healthy Communities, for partnerships, economic development and respect for Indigenous governance. The page says the platform is coming soon and does not name Black.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Black on reconciliation. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.
No public role is on record for this candidate in the sources voche.me read, so voche.me found no voting record to review.
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
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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.
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News coverage / Original publishers
Read the reporting
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Reporting
Times Colonist · The Canadian Press
Rustad will not run again in Nechako Lakes
Reports that the party says John Rustad, the district's member since 2005, will not stand in the October 24 election. The report does not name Black.
Sources checked October 2, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
Times Colonist · The Canadian Press · September 23, 2026
voche.me found no campaign website, party candidate page, social media account, news report, interview or public statement from this candidate on 2026-10-02, so her background, her own positions on every scored issue and her reasons for running are not known. The address dianeblack.ca forwards to a page with no readable text, and no page ties it to her. The web search tool available for this research had no searches left, and the Bing, DuckDuckGo and Brave search pages returned no usable results, so the name search used Google News, the search pages of the Omineca Express, Lakes District News and Caledonia Courier, CKPG Today, My Nechako Valley Now and the Western Standard. Diane Black is a common name, and pages about other people with this name were set aside. No photo published by the candidate, the campaign or the party was found, so this page has no portrait. The party's platform page says the platform is coming soon and does not name her. All-candidates meetings in the district, campaign finances and endorsements were not found on this date. Nominations close October 3, 2026, so other candidates may still be added. The questionnaire has not been sent.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on 2026-10-02: the Elections BC candidate list and key dates page, the 2024 statement of votes, the Conservative Party of BC team, platform and news pages and its list of site pages, The Canadian Press report on John Rustad, the Western Standard campaign reports for days 6 to 10, the BC Ballot page for Nechako Lakes, the search pages of local papers, and news searches for her name with the district, its towns, the party and 2026.
No campaign website, party candidate page, social media account, news report or statement from this candidate was found. The commitments shown are the party's platform titles. An empty section records what voche.me did not find on this date.
03 / Background
Experience & community
Background not supplied
Work, public service and community involvement will appear here when supplied. No experience has been added to this profile.
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.
Why are you running for the Conservative Party in Nechako Lakes, and what would you do first as MLA?
No response has been submitted.
What would you ask the Province to do for forestry and mining jobs in the district, and by when?
No response has been submitted.
Which parts of the party platform do you support, and where do you differ from it?
No response has been submitted.
Have your own question?
Ask Diane Black 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 Diane Black's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Diane Black?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Diane Black's own campaign.
What party is Diane Black running with?
Diane Black is running for MLA with Conservative Party of BC.
Does Diane Black currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Diane Black.
How many sources does this Diane Black profile cite?
This profile lists 4 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Diane Black's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Diane Black 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 Diane Black 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.
