--- title: "Donegal Wilson: candidate for MLA in Boundary-Similkameen, BC provincial 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/donegal-wilson" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:03:22.245Z" meta: description: "Donegal Wilson won Boundary-Similkameen for the Conservatives in 2024 by 1,438 votes. She left the party caucus on September 2, 2026, joined a new party, a..." "og:description": "Donegal Wilson won Boundary-Similkameen for the Conservatives in 2024 by 1,438 votes. She left the party caucus on September 2, 2026, joined a new party, a..." "og:title": "Donegal Wilson: candidate for MLA in Boundary-Similkameen, BC provincial 2026" "twitter:description": "Donegal Wilson won Boundary-Similkameen for the Conservatives in 2024 by 1,438 votes. She left the party caucus on September 2, 2026, joined a new party, a..." "twitter:title": "Donegal Wilson: candidate for MLA in Boundary-Similkameen, BC provincial 2026" --- ** MLA in Boundary-Similkameen · BC provincial 2026 # Donegal Wilson Boundary-Similkameen MLA since 2024, running again for the Conservative Party of BC, which she left and rejoined in September 2026. Donegal Wilson won Boundary-Similkameen for the Conservatives in 2024 by 1,438 votes. She left the party caucus on September 2, 2026, joined a new party, and returned to the Conservatives on September 22. In the legislature in 2026 she spoke most about drinking water, floods, forestry, rural health care and the budget. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Conservative Party of BC2026 ![Donegal Wilson, from her Conservative Party of BC candidate page.](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/images/candidates/donegal-wilson-640.webp) *Donegal WilsonMLAv.* [Image: Conservative Party of BC](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/donegal-wilson/) Candidate research / October 1, 2026 A researched record of Donegal Wilson’s 24 commitments, 11 recorded votes and 18 public statements, with 5 news items. Most come from what she said in the legislature in 2026 and on her MLA website. **24**Commitments **11**Programs **5**News articles **54**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Donegal Wilson? No campaign event for Donegal Wilson was confirmed by an organizer on 2026-10-01. The dates below are voting days. Checked October 1, 2026 · All event times are Pacific time. Recheck the organizer before travelling. - [2026 provincial general election: key dates](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/)Official record · Elections BC

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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 begins - 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 general 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 Donegal Wilson Donegal Wilson is the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Boundary-Similkameen on Elections BC’s list for the general election of October 24, 2026. The only other name under the district on the copy read on 2026-10-01 is Roly Russell of the BC NDP. She won the district in 2024 with 11,935 votes, 48.39% of the valid vote, ahead of the sitting BC NDP member Roly Russell with 10,497, according to the Elections BC statement of votes. A caucus release of November 20, 2024 named her opposition critic for water, land, resource stewardship and wildlife. On September 2, 2026 she left the Conservative caucus to sit as an Independent. Her statement said she had lost confidence in the leadership of Kerry-Lynne Findlay. On September 14 she said she would join the new party formed by Peter Milobar, and AM 1150 reports she was among the former Conservatives named on September 18 as joining CentreBC. After Findlay resigned and the election was called, she rejoined the Conservatives under interim leader Lorne Doerkson on September 22, Castanet reports. Her party page says she was raised on a cattle ranch in the Otter Valley near Tulameen, lives in Keremeos, and spent more than a decade as executive director of the BC Snowmobile Federation. These are her party’s statements. In the legislature in 2026 she spoke about drinking water costs in small communities, flood protection in the Similkameen Valley, emergency rooms in Keremeos and Princeton, long-term care, forestry, the budget and freedom of information. 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. 24 commitments shown · Checked Oct 1 2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge ### Fund drinking water repairs before water meters In a statement in the legislature on April 20, 2026, Wilson said provincial grants should pay to fix unsafe drinking water before they pay for water meters. She named Olalla, Skaha Estates, Heritage Hills, Hedley and Kaleden.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: She names the kind of program she wants: grants that follow a priority order. She gives no dollar amount and no date.
What still needs checking: Does a provincial grant program change its order of funding for systems under a water advisory?

- [Debates of April 20, 2026 (morning): statement on drinking water](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260420am-Hansard-n156.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Standing Up for Rural Communities: Forestry, Water, and Budget Priorities](https://donegalwilsonmla.ca/news/standing-up-for-rural-communities-forestry-water-and-budget-priorities)Campaign · Office of Donegal Wilson, MLA 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### Rules on what an affordable water bill is In the debate on a motion about private utility rates on May 25, 2026, Wilson said she wished the House were debating a bill that set limits on what makes water and wastewater bills affordable. She pointed to Sage Mesa, where she said residents face water costs near $1,000 a month.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: She names a bill as the tool. She gives no limit, no cost to the Province and no date.
What still needs checking: Does a bill or regulation set an affordability limit for water and wastewater rates?

- [Debates of May 25, 2026 (morning): statement on land permits and utility rate motion](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260525am-Hansard-n182.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of March 9, 2026 (morning): motion on affordable water](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260309am-Hansard-n135.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Rural Communities Are Facing a Water Affordability Crisis](https://donegalwilsonmla.ca/news/rural-communities-are-facing-a-water-affordability-crisis)Campaign · Office of Donegal Wilson, MLA 2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge ### Restore funding for the BC Water and Waste Association In the Water, Land and Resource Stewardship estimates debate on May 5, 2026, Wilson asked the minister to restore the association’s provincial funding, which she said was cut from $95,000 to $30,000. The minister answered that the ministry would do everything it can to bring it back to $95,000.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: She names a budget line and the amount. She gives no date. The transcript shows the minister’s answer; voche.me has not seen a record that the money was paid.
What still needs checking: Did the ministry pay the association $95,000 in the 2026 to 2027 fiscal year?

- [Debates of May 5, 2026 (afternoon): Water, Land and Resource Stewardship estimates](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260505pm-Hansard-n173.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Standing Up for Rural Communities: Forestry, Water, and Budget Priorities](https://donegalwilsonmla.ca/news/standing-up-for-rural-communities-forestry-water-and-budget-priorities)Campaign · Office of Donegal Wilson, MLA 2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge ### A flood plan for the whole Similkameen watershed In a statement in the legislature on March 30, 2026, Wilson asked for one flood strategy for the whole Similkameen Valley, with all levels of government and First Nations. She said dikes with no owner, in Tulameen and Keremeos, can only be repaired once an emergency is declared.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: She names no program, cost or date for the strategy. Her post of April 1, 2026 asks for clear timelines for the work, without giving one.
What still needs checking: Does the Province name an owner for the orphaned dikes or fund a watershed plan for the Similkameen?

- [Debates of March 30, 2026 (morning): flooding statement and merit oversight motion](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260330am-Hansard-n142.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Similkameen Valley Flooding: Why Action Can’t Wait](https://donegalwilsonmla.ca/news/similkameen-valley-flooding-why-action-cant-wait)Campaign · Office of Donegal Wilson, MLA - [Debates of February 23, 2026 (afternoon): petition and budget debate speech](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260223pm-Hansard-n122.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge ### More water storage for farms In a caucus release of August 10, 2026 about water limits on Okanagan farms, Wilson said the Province should capture more water in winter and support water storage.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: She names no project, cost or date.
What still needs checking: Does the party name storage projects or a budget for them?

- [Okanagan Farmers Face NDP-Created Water Crisis](https://www.bcconservativecaucus.ca/okanagan-farmers-face-ndp-created-water-crisis/)Campaign · Conservative Caucus of British Columbia 2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge ### Make the Kettle Valley Rail Trail a provincial park In a statement in the legislature on February 24, 2026, Wilson said one way to protect the Kettle Valley Rail Trail is to make it the province’s first park in the shape of a long line, with a plan for the whole route. In her budget speech she said the Province approved $20 million to close the section between Princeton and Brookmere.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: She calls it one possibility. She gives no cost and no date.
What still needs checking: Does the Province protect the trail as a park or keep the Princeton section open?

- [Debates of February 24, 2026 (morning): statement on the Kettle Valley Rail Trail](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260224am-Hansard-n123.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Standing Up for the Kettle Valley Rail Trail](https://donegalwilsonmla.ca/news/standing-up-for-the-kettle-valley-rail-trail)Campaign · Office of Donegal Wilson, MLA - [Debates of February 23, 2026 (afternoon): petition and budget debate speech](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260223pm-Hansard-n122.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge ### Mandatory disease testing for domestic sheep In the Agriculture estimates debate on April 14, 2026, Wilson asked the minister to follow Yukon’s law and make testing of domestic sheep for a disease that kills wild sheep mandatory. She also asked about payment to farmers who must cull infected sheep.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: She names a law as the tool. She gives no cost and no date.
What still needs checking: Does the Province bring in mandatory testing?

- [Debates of April 14, 2026 (afternoon): Agriculture estimates on sheep disease](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260414pm-Hansard-n152.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### Keep timber flowing to mills In a post of August 20, 2026, Wilson said the Province should remove the barriers it controls, such as permits on Crown land, BC Timber Sales and red tape, so mills get timber and workers keep their jobs. In her budget speech she said $5 million to move workers out of forestry will not save a mill town.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: She names areas the Province controls. She names no measure, number or date.
What still needs checking: Which permit or BC Timber Sales change does she propose?

- [Forestry Workers Need Jobs, Not Transition Teams](https://donegalwilsonmla.ca/news/forestry-workers-need-jobs-not-transition-teams)Campaign · Office of Donegal Wilson, MLA - [Debates of February 23, 2026 (afternoon): petition and budget debate speech](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260223pm-Hansard-n122.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of April 15, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 14, forests](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260415pm-Hansard-n153.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### Short-term money for businesses hit by the Bald Range fire In a post of August 18, 2026, Wilson said the Province should put a plan for short-term financial support in place now for businesses, farms and ranches hurt by the Bald Range wildfire.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: She asks for a provincial support program. She gives no amount.
What still needs checking: Does the Province open a support program for businesses and farms hurt by the fire?

- [Bald Range Fire: The Emergency Is Not Over](https://donegalwilsonmla.ca/news/bald-range-fire-the-emergency-is-not-over-but-we-must-prepare-for-what-comes-next)Campaign · Office of Donegal Wilson, MLA 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### Less borrowing and a plan to cut the deficit In her budget speech on February 23, 2026, Wilson objected to a deficit of more than $13.3 billion and to debt that she said rises by more than $26 billion in one year. She asked for fiscal discipline.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: She gives no deficit target, no spending cut and no date.
What still needs checking: Does she or her party publish a deficit target?

- [Debates of February 23, 2026 (afternoon): petition and budget debate speech](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260223pm-Hansard-n122.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### No PST on public building projects In question period on May 6, 2026, Wilson objected to the PST being applied to provincial building projects.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: She states a position. She gives no cost and no date.
What still needs checking: Does the PST on public projects change?

- [Debates of May 6, 2026 (afternoon): PST question and Water, Land and Resource Stewardship estimates](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260506pm-Hansard-n174.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge ### Bring back the Merit Commissioner and widen its work In the debate on Motion M203 on March 30, 2026, Wilson supported an independent officer of the legislature to check that public service hiring is based on merit. She said the office should be restored and its work widened to every job paid by taxpayers.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: She names an office of the legislature. She gives no cost of her own and no date. She says the government saved less than $2 million by closing it, which describes the cut.
What still needs checking: Is the office restored by law?

- [Debates of March 30, 2026 (morning): flooding statement and merit oversight motion](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260330am-Hansard-n142.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge ### Withdraw Bill 9 on freedom of information In the Bill 9 debate on April 21, 2026, Wilson said the bill gives public bodies new ways to refuse requests and may add fees, and that she would prefer the bill be withdrawn.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: She states a position against the bill. She proposes no change with a number or date.
What still needs checking: Did Bill 9 pass?

- [Debates of April 21, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 9, freedom of information](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260421pm-Hansard-n159.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge ### Reliable emergency rooms in Keremeos and Princeton In her budget speech and in question period on February 26, 2026, Wilson said the Keremeos emergency room is open 24 hours a week and that Princeton’s was closed one Saturday night. She asked when the government would keep emergency care open.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: She names no measure, cost or date.
What still needs checking: Do overnight emergency hours change in Keremeos or Princeton?

- [Debates of February 26, 2026 (morning): question period on emergency care](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260226am-Hansard-n126.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of February 23, 2026 (afternoon): petition and budget debate speech](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260223pm-Hansard-n122.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge ### More long-term care beds In question period on March 2 and April 30, 2026, Wilson asked about families waiting for long-term care beds and about home support for seniors.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: She gives no number of beds, no cost and no date of her own.
What still needs checking: Does the Province approve long-term care beds in Boundary-Similkameen?

- [Debates of March 2, 2026 (afternoon): question period on long-term care](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260302pm-Hansard-n129.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of April 30, 2026 (morning): question period on home care](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260430am-Hansard-n168.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge ### Support for treaties, with changes to the K’ómoks treaty In the Bill 20 debate on April 23 and May 20, 2026, Wilson said she supports treaties as the path to reconciliation, but objected to how the K’ómoks treaty was written and supported sending it to a committee of the legislature.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: She states a position and asks for a committee review. She gives no date.
What still needs checking: Did Bill 20 pass, and was it sent to committee?

- [Debates of April 23, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 20, K’ómoks Treaty Act](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260423pm-Hansard-n162.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of May 20, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 20, motion to refer to committee](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260520pm-Hansard-n179.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge ### Opposes sharing decisions over Crown land under DRIPA In a caucus release of July 17, 2026, Wilson objected to agreements that share decisions over Crown land with First Nations under DRIPA, the provincial law on the rights of Indigenous peoples. In question period on April 28, 2026 she asked that talks with the First Nations Leadership Council be open to the public.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: She states a position. She proposes no measure with a number or date.
What still needs checking: Does the Province sign new shared decision agreements on Crown land?

- [NDP Plans to Give Away Even More of B.C.’s Land](https://www.bcconservativecaucus.ca/ndp-plans-to-give-away-even-more-of-bcs-land/)Campaign · Conservative Caucus of British Columbia - [Debates of April 28, 2026 (morning): question period on DRIPA](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260428am-Hansard-n165.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### Clear rules for land and water permits In a statement in the legislature on May 25, 2026, Wilson said applications for land tenures, foreshore leases and water licences wait for years because staff lack clear rules, and asked the government to give its staff clear direction.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: She names no rule, number of days or date.
What still needs checking: Does the ministry publish clear standards or timelines for these permits?

- [Debates of May 25, 2026 (morning): statement on land permits and utility rate motion](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260525am-Hansard-n182.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 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 Wilson.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: Party text. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.
What still needs checking: Does the party publish the plan?

- [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC 2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge ### Conservative Party of BC plan on health care 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 Wilson.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: Party text. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.
What still needs checking: Does the party publish the plan?

- [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC 2026 · Public safetyCampaign pledge ### Conservative Party of BC plan on public safety 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 Wilson.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: Party text. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.
What still needs checking: Does the party publish the plan?

- [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC 2026 · EducationCampaign pledge ### Conservative Party of BC plan on education The party’s platform page lists a plan titled Excellence in Education. The page says the platform is coming soon and does not name Wilson.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: Party text. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.
What still needs checking: Does the party publish the plan?

- [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC 2026 · TransportationCampaign pledge ### Conservative Party of BC plan on transportation The party’s platform page lists a plan titled Get BC Moving. The page says the platform is coming soon and does not name Wilson.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: Party text. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.
What still needs checking: Does the party publish the plan?

- [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### Conservative Party of BC plan on forestry The party’s platform page lists a plan titled Forestry for the Future. The page says the platform is coming soon and does not name Wilson.

Evidence & next checks

Evidence reviewed: Party text. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.
What still needs checking: Does the party publish the plan?

- [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC City programs / Scope and delivery ## Policies, budgets & programs Recorded votes where the legislature’s vote index names her. Each entry shows how she voted. Feb 26Recorded vote ### Voted against the 2026 budget motion The vote index records Wilson voting Nay on the budget motion.

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