--- title: "Frankie Abel: candidate for MLA in Bulkley Valley-Stikine, BC provincial 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/frankie-abel" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:03:22.992Z" meta: description: "Frankie Abel is on Elections BC's list of accepted nominations for Bulkley Valley-Stikine, with the affiliation BC NDP. The district's member before the el..." "og:description": "Frankie Abel is on Elections BC's list of accepted nominations for Bulkley Valley-Stikine, with the affiliation BC NDP. The district's member before the el..." "og:title": "Frankie Abel: candidate for MLA in Bulkley Valley-Stikine, BC provincial 2026" "twitter:description": "Frankie Abel is on Elections BC's list of accepted nominations for Bulkley Valley-Stikine, with the affiliation BC NDP. The district's member before the el..." "twitter:title": "Frankie Abel: candidate for MLA in Bulkley Valley-Stikine, BC provincial 2026" --- ** MLA in Bulkley Valley-Stikine · BC provincial 2026 # Frankie Abel BC NDP candidate for MLA in Bulkley Valley-Stikine. Frankie Abel is on Elections BC's list of accepted nominations for Bulkley Valley-Stikine, with the affiliation BC NDP. The district's member before the election was Conservative Sharon Hartwell, who won it in 2024. voche.me found no campaign website, party candidate page, news report or public statement from Frankie Abel on 2026-10-02. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page BC NDP2026 Frankie AbelBritish Columbia provincial election *Frankie AbelMLAv.* Candidate research / October 2, 2026 A researched record of Frankie Abel's candidacy in Bulkley Valley-Stikine for the BC NDP. voche.me found no published commitment from Frankie Abel on 2026-10-02. The commitments below are the party's, from its platform page and an October 1 release, and none of them names Frankie Abel. **7**Commitments **8**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Frankie Abel? No public appearance by the candidate was confirmed on 2026-10-02. The two voting dates come from Elections BC. Checked October 2, 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 Frankie Abel Elections BC lists Frankie Abel as the BC NDP candidate for MLA in Bulkley Valley-Stikine, on its candidate list stamped October 1, 2026 11:00:06 PM. The list shows nominations that Elections BC has accepted. On that copy the only other accepted candidate in the district is Sharon Hartwell of the Conservative Party. Nominations close at 1 p.m. on October 3, 2026. In 2024, Conservative Sharon L. Hartwell won Bulkley Valley-Stikine with 4,992 votes (52.31 percent). The sitting member, Nathan Cullen of the BC NDP, received 3,709 votes (38.86 percent). voche.me found no candidate named Abel in the 2024 statement of votes. On 2026-10-02 the BC NDP's online list of 2026 candidates held 52 names, and none was for Bulkley Valley-Stikine. The party's Bulkley Valley-Stikine page does not name Frankie Abel. voche.me found no page that ties a background, a job or reasons for running to this candidacy, and has not contacted the campaign. [Bulkley Valley-Stikine candidates: Conservative incumbent Hartwell and NDP newcomer Abel both confirmed for October 24 ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/bulkley-valley-stikine-candidates-hartwell-abel-2026) 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. 7 commitments shown · Checked Oct 2 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### BC NDP housing position The BC NDP platform page says zoning changes adopted by 97 percent of local governments are making way for 300,000 more homes across B.C. The page does not name Abel.
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Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Abel on housing.
What still needs checking
Does Abel speak on housing in the district during the campaign?
- [Platform page, Action for You](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### BC NDP gas tax cut A BC NDP release of October 1, 2026 says the party leader's plan includes suspending the provincial motor fuel tax by 10 cents per litre on gasoline and diesel, with new pricing rules enforced by the BC Utilities Commission. The release does not name Abel.
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Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Abel on the cost of living.
What still needs checking
Does Abel name a cost of living measure for the district during the campaign?
- [Eby's plan will cut gas prices by up to 30 cents a litre, crack down on gouging](https://www.bcndp.ca/releases/ebys-plan-will-cut-gas-prices-30-cents-litre-crack-down-gouging)Campaign · BC NDP 2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge ### BC NDP health care position The BC NDP platform page says the party will keep recruiting and training more doctors, nurses and other health care workers. The page does not name Abel.
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Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Abel on health care.
What still needs checking
Does Abel speak on health care in the district during the campaign?
- [Platform page, Action for You](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP 2026 · Public safetyCampaign pledge ### BC NDP public safety position The BC NDP platform page lists safe, inclusive communities as one of its headings and says the government hired more than 250 more RCMP officers. The page does not name Abel.
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Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Abel on public safety.
What still needs checking
Does Abel speak on public safety during the campaign?
- [Platform page, Action for You](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### BC NDP economy position The BC NDP platform page says the party is doubling skilled trades training by 2028-29 and sets a goal of $200 billion in major project investment by 2035. The page does not name Abel.
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Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Abel on jobs or the economy.
What still needs checking
Does Abel name an economic measure for the district during the campaign?
- [Platform page, Action for You](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP 2026 · EducationCampaign pledge ### BC NDP education position The BC NDP platform page says the party is hiring teachers and building schools to support smaller class sizes. The page does not name Abel.
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Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Abel on schools.
What still needs checking
Does Abel speak on schools in the district during the campaign?
- [Platform page, Action for You](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP 2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge ### BC NDP climate position The BC NDP platform page says the party has protected 20 percent of B.C. land and water and is on its way to 30 percent by 2030. The page does not name Abel.
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Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Abel on climate or the environment.
What still needs checking
Does Abel name a climate or environment measure during the campaign?
- [Platform page, Action for You](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP City programs / Scope and delivery ## Policies, budgets & programs voche.me found no public role on record for this candidate in the sources it read on 2026-10-02, so it 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 Read original statements and reporting, or open the publisher’s video. A summary of a speech is labelled separately from a full recording. No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. 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. No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. Research / 8 linked sources ## Check the evidence Sources checked October 2, 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 · October 1, 2026 - 2026 provincial election: key dates Elections BC - Statement of Votes, 2024 provincial general election Elections BC
Campaign 5 sources - Our BC NDP team: candidate list BC NDP - Bulkley Valley-Stikine BC NDP page BC NDP - Releases page BC NDP - Platform page, Action for You BC NDP - Eby's plan will cut gas prices by up to 30 cents a litre, crack down on gouging BC NDP · October 1, 2026
No campaign website, readable social media account, news report, interview or public statement from this candidate was found on 2026-10-02, so the candidate's background, positions on every scored issue and reasons for running are unknown. The address frankieabel.bcndp.ca, the pattern the party uses for its candidates' pages, did not load: it sends the reader back to the same address in a loop, as any unused address on that site does. The BC NDP's online candidate list held 52 names on 2026-10-02 and did not include Bulkley Valley-Stikine, and no party release found names Frankie Abel. Searches for the name return pages about people named Frankie Abel elsewhere, including a scholarship profile and an employer's news post, and a Facebook profile that shows only a login page. No page voche.me read ties any of them to this candidacy, so nothing from them is used. voche.me found no portrait published by the candidate or the party on 2026-10-02. voche.me found no all-candidates meeting for the provincial race in the district on 2026-10-02. Campaign finances and endorsements were not reviewed. 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 BC NDP candidate list, releases page, platform page, gas price release of October 1, 2026 and Bulkley Valley-Stikine page, and web searches for the name alone, with the district, its towns, 2026, NDP and social media. The sites of The Interior News, My Bulkley Lakes Now and the Terrace Standard were searched for the name. No campaign website, readable social media post, news report or statement from this candidate was found. The party entries below are the BC NDP's own text, and none of it names Frankie Abel. 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 in Bulkley Valley-Stikine, and what would you do first as MLA? No response has been submitted.
How would you keep hospitals, clinics and emergency rooms open in the district's towns and First Nations communities? No response has been submitted.
Which forestry, mining or highway work in the district would you ask the Province to fund, and by when? No response has been submitted.
### Have your own question? Ask Frankie Abel 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 Frankie Abel's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Frankie Abel? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Frankie Abel's own campaign.
What party is Frankie Abel running with? Frankie Abel is running for MLA with BC NDP.
Does Frankie Abel currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Frankie Abel.
How many sources does this Frankie Abel 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 Frankie Abel's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Frankie Abel 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 Frankie Abel 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 October 2, 2026 - [Elections BC · 2024 statement of votes ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf)Checked October 2, 2026 - [BC NDP · candidate list ](https://www.bcndp.ca/candidates)Checked October 2, 2026 - [BC NDP · Bulkley Valley-Stikine page ](https://bulkleyvalleystikine.bcndp.ca/)Checked October 2, 2026 - [BC NDP · platform page ](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Checked October 2, 2026 - [BC NDP · gas price release, October 1, 2026 ](https://www.bcndp.ca/releases/ebys-plan-will-cut-gas-prices-30-cents-litre-crack-down-gouging)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. Verified website, social and contact links will appear here when supplied. No campaign links supplied yet. ## 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 Frankie Abel 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.