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MLA in Kelowna-Mission · BC provincial 2026

# Gavin Dew

Conservative MLA for Kelowna-Mission and party finance critic, running again.

Gavin Dew won Kelowna-Mission for the Conservatives in 2024 with 51.49% of the valid vote. In the legislature in 2026 he spoke most about the PST expansion, hallway beds at Kelowna General Hospital, freedom of information and the economy.

Explore the record  Public schedule 

Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page

Conservative Party of BC2026

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*Gavin DewMLAv.*

[Image: Conservative Party of BC](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/gavin-dew/)

Candidate research / October 1, 2026

A researched record of Gavin Dew's 23 commitments, 21 dated actions and 13 public statements, with 5 news items. Most come from what he said in the legislature in 2026 and from caucus releases that quote him.

**23**Commitments **21**Programs **5**News articles **64**Sources

Public schedule / Through election day

## Where can you hear Gavin Dew?

No campaign event for Gavin Dew 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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<summary>View every date through Oct 24

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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 16<a href="#event-advance-voting">Voting day </a>
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 24<a href="#event-election-day">Voting day </a>

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### 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 Gavin Dew

Gavin Dew is the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Kelowna-Mission on Elections BC's list for the general election of October 24, 2026. On the copy of the list stamped October 1, 2026 09:00:07 PM, he is the only accepted candidate in the district. He won Kelowna-Mission in 2024 with 14,071 votes, 51.49% of the valid vote, ahead of Harpreet Badohal of the BC NDP with 8,913, according to the Elections BC statement of votes.

The legislature's record for the 43rd Parliament lists him as the Conservative member for Kelowna-Mission. His caucus page calls him Shadow Minister for Finance, and Black Press and Castanet reported in August 2026 that he took the finance critic role after Peter Milobar left the party. Before that, caucus releases named him critic for small business and innovation in October 2025 and Shadow Minister for Economic Development in July and August 2026.

In the legislature in 2026 he asked for the PST expansion to be cancelled, asked the government to open empty floors at Kelowna General Hospital, introduced a bill to add brain injury to the Mental Health Act, moved a motion for an economics course for new MLAs, and spoke against the budget and against Bill 9 on freedom of information.

The party and caucus pages say he worked for two decades in business, public policy and technology, holds a BA from UBC and an MBA from the University of Oxford, and chairs the Veterans Transition Network. These are the party's and caucus's statements.

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.

23 commitments shown · Checked Oct 1

2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge

### Cancel the expansion of the PST to professional services

Dew asked the government many times in 2026 to cancel the budget's expansion of the provincial sales tax (PST) to services such as accounting, bookkeeping, engineering and security. In a column of September 4, 2026, he asked the Premier to stop the expansion before it took effect on October 1.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>He names the measure, the date and the revenue the government expects from it. The October 1 date was the research date, so the request as written has passed.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does a party platform or a new government repeal the PST expansion, and when?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of March 9, 2026 (afternoon): question period on PST and crime in Rutland](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260309pm-Hansard-n136.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [A Trade War is the Worst Time to Hike Taxes](https://gavindew.substack.com/p/a-trade-war-is-the-worst-time-to)Campaign · Gavin Dew, The DEW Line
- [Time to Pull the Plug on the PST Tax Hike](https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/time-to-pull-the-plug-on-the-pst-tax-hike/)Campaign · Conservative Caucus of British Columbia
- [Debates of May 25, 2026 (afternoon): question period and vote on Motion M205](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260525pm-Hansard-n183.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · HousingCampaign pledge

### Undo budget costs that fall on seniors and families

In his budget speech of February 23, 2026, Dew spoke against the higher interest rate on property taxes that seniors defer, and against the PST on items such as cable, land lines and knitting yarn.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>He states a position. He names no measure of his own with a cost or a date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does the campaign promise a specific change to the deferral rate or the PST on these items?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of February 23, 2026 (afternoon): 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

### Conservative Youth Jobs Plan

A caucus release of July 10, 2026 says Dew proposed a six-point Youth Jobs Plan. It includes a refundable tax credit for small businesses that hire people aged 15 to 24, covering 50 per cent of wages up to $5,000 per worker, and 10,000 more paid work placements over three years.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>The release gives the size of the credit, a number of placements and a period. It gives no total cost.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does the party platform include the plan, with a cost?</dd></dl></details>



- [Dew Launches Conservative Youth Jobs Plan to Counter Youth Jobs Crisis](https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/dew-launches-conservative-youth-jobs-plan-to-counter-youth-jobs-crisis/)Campaign · Conservative Caucus of British Columbia

2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge

### Bring back the Small Business Roundtable

In a post of January 30, 2026, Dew wrote that Conservatives would bring back the Small Business Roundtable, which the minister closed in December 2025, and act on its advice.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>He names the body. He gives no cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does the party platform commit to the roundtable?</dd></dl></details>



- [Conservatives will take blue scissors to red tape](https://gavindew.substack.com/p/conservatives-will-take-blue-scissors)Campaign · Gavin Dew, The DEW Line
- [Debates of May 7, 2026 (afternoon): Jobs and Economic Growth estimates](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260507pm-Hansard-n176.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge

### Open public construction contracts to every qualified contractor

In the debate on Bill M233 on April 13, 2026, Dew spoke for awarding public construction contracts without regard to whether workers belong to a union.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>He gives no cost or date. He voted for the bill at second reading, according to the vote index.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Did Bill M233 pass, and does the party promise the change?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of April 13, 2026 (morning): jobs statement and Bill M233](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260413am-Hansard-n149.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Gavin Dew](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesd.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge

### Open the empty floors at Kelowna General Hospital

In question period in April and May 2026, Dew asked the government to open unused space on the fifth and sixth floors of the Centennial tower at Kelowna General Hospital, which he said could hold 55 beds, while patients wait in hallway beds.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>He gives a number of beds and a date to begin. He gives no cost.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Has any of the space been opened, and when?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of April 14, 2026 (morning): Bill M242 and question period on Kelowna General Hospital](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260414am-Hansard-n151.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Debates of April 30, 2026 (morning): question period on Kelowna General Hospital](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260430am-Hansard-n168.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Debates of May 7, 2026 (morning): question period on Kelowna General Hospital](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260507am-Hansard-n175.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Hallway Healthcare](https://gavindew.substack.com/p/hallway-healthcare)Campaign · Gavin Dew, The DEW Line

2026 · Public servicesNot established

### Add brain injury to the Mental Health Act

On April 14, 2026, Dew introduced Bill M242, the Mental Health (Brain Injury) Amendment Act. It adds a definition of brain injury to the Mental Health Act so that a serious brain injury can be recognized for treatment under that act.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>The bill passed first reading. voche.me found no later stage on 2026-10-01. He gives no cost.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does he bring the bill back after the election?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of April 14, 2026 (morning): Bill M242 and question period on Kelowna General Hospital](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260414am-Hansard-n151.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [MLA Gavin Dew Introduces Bill To Support People with Brain Injuries](https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/mla-gavin-dew-introduces-bill-to-support-people-with-brain-injuries/)Campaign · Conservative Caucus of British Columbia

2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge

### Restore provincial money for the Ronald McDonald House expansion

In question period on April 23, 2026, Dew asked the minister to reverse the decision to stop provincial funding for a second Ronald McDonald House near B.C. Children's Hospital.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>He gives no amount or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Did the Province restore the funding?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of April 23, 2026 (morning): question period on Ronald McDonald House](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260423am-Hansard-n161.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [NDP Government Fails Sick Children and Their Families by Pulling Out of Funding Ronald McDonald House](https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/ndp-government-fails-sick-children-and-their-families-by-pulling-out-of-funding-ronald-mcdonald-house/)Campaign · Conservative Caucus of British Columbia

2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge

### Use an under-used prison building for mandatory care

In the budget debate and in the Bill 16 debate on April 20, 2026, Dew said an under-used prison building should be used for mandatory addiction care.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>He gives no cost, number of beds or date. The two transcripts name the building differently.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Which building does the campaign mean, and at what cost?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of April 20, 2026 (afternoon): question period on hallway beds and Bill 16](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260420pm-Hansard-n157.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Debates of February 23, 2026 (afternoon): 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 safetyCampaign pledge

### More Crown prosecutors

In his budget speech, Dew asked when Kelowna would get more Crown prosecutors, saying the rate of charge approval in Kelowna had fallen by 42 percent.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>The 42 percent describes the problem. He gives no number of prosecutors, cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does the campaign give a number of prosecutors?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of February 23, 2026 (afternoon): 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 · EducationCampaign pledge

### Child Water Safety Act

A caucus release of July 22, 2026 says Dew would introduce a Child Water Safety Act in the fall sitting. It would set up a school-based water survival program across the province.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>It gives a date. It gives no cost. Vernon Matters reported the election call on September 22, 2026. voche.me found no introduction of the bill on 2026-10-01.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does he introduce the bill after the election?</dd></dl></details>



- [A Child Water Safety Act to Prevent Accidental Drownings](https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/a-child-water-safety-act-to-prevent-accidental-drownings/)Campaign · Conservative Caucus of British Columbia
- ['Eby's top priority in snap election is self-preservation': Local BC Conservative](https://vernonmatters.ca/2026/09/22/ebys-top-priority-in-snap-election-is-self-preservation-local-bc-conservative/)Reporting · Vernon Matters

2026 · GovernanceNot established

### Yearly public report on the trade barriers law

On March 5, 2026, Dew moved an amendment to Bill 5, the Trade Recognition Act, to make the minister publish a report each year on barriers removed, use of the minister's powers and effects on consumer costs.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>The transcript shows the amendment defeated in committee when the chair broke a 5 to 5 tie. It gives no cost.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does the campaign promise the same reporting?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of March 5, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 2 and Bill 5 committee stage](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260305pm-Hansard-n134.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge

### Oppose the freedom of information changes in Bill 9

In the Bill 9 debates of March 11 and May 6, 2026, Dew spoke against new grounds for refusing requests and new fees, and asked for a delay of six months.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>He states a position. He proposes no rule of his own with a number or date. He voted against the bill at third reading, according to the vote index.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does the campaign promise to reverse Bill 9?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of March 11, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 9, freedom of information](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260311pm-Hansard-n139.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Debates of May 6, 2026 (afternoon and night): Bill 9 hoist motion and Jobs estimates](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260506pm-Hansard-n174.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Gavin Dew](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesd.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · GovernanceNot established

### A required economics course for new MLAs

On April 27, 2026, Dew moved Motion M205, asking the Legislative Assembly Management Committee to require a course in economics, public finance and numbers for newly elected MLAs.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>The House changed the motion and passed it as amended on May 25, 2026. He voted against the amended version, according to the vote index. He gives no cost.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Did the committee set up a course?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of April 27, 2026 (morning): Motion M205, economics course for MLAs](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260427am-Hansard-n163.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Debates of May 25, 2026 (afternoon): question period and vote on Motion M205](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260525pm-Hansard-n183.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Gavin Dew](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesd.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Kelowna-area MLA pitches economics education to his peers, without judgment](https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/610763/Kelowna-area-MLA-pitches-economics-education-to-his-peers-without-judgment)Reporting · Castanet · Kathy Michaels

2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge

### Keep an independent Merit Commissioner

In the Bill 2 debate on March 5, 2026, Dew spoke against ending the Merit Commissioner as an independent officer of the legislature.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>He states a position. He gives no cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does the campaign promise to restore the office?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of March 5, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 2 and Bill 5 committee stage](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260305pm-Hansard-n134.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge

### Keep reporting large capital projects to the legislature

In the Bill 2 debate, Dew spoke against raising the size of capital project that must be listed separately for the legislature from $50 million to $125 million.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>He states a position. He gives no date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does the campaign promise to restore the $50 million level?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of March 5, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 2 and Bill 5 committee stage](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260305pm-Hansard-n134.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge

### Share provincial tax growth with municipalities

In a column of September 9, 2026, written with Tony Luck, Dew proposed exploring a Municipal Growth Dividend with the Union of BC Municipalities, so that cities get part of the provincial tax money that local growth produces.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>The column calls it an idea to explore. It gives no amount or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does the party platform include the dividend?</dd></dl></details>



- [Stop dictating to municipalities. Give them a stake in growth.](https://gavindew.substack.com/p/stop-dictating-to-municipalities)Campaign · Gavin Dew, The DEW Line

2026 · HousingCampaign pledge

### Lower development cost charges on new housing

In the Bill 16 debate on April 20, 2026, Dew supported reducing development cost charges, which add to the cost of new homes, and asked for consultation with municipalities.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>He gives no amount or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does the campaign name an amount?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of April 20, 2026 (afternoon): question period on hallway beds and Bill 16](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260420pm-Hansard-n157.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · TransportationCampaign pledge

### Highway 33 extension and transport projects for Kelowna

In his budget speech, Dew asked when Kelowna would get the Highway 33 Clement extension, a new bus depot and upgrades near the airport.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>He asks when. He gives no cost or date of his own.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does the campaign commit to a date or budget for these projects?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of February 23, 2026 (afternoon): 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

### Spend more on preventing wildfires and on wildfire technology

In a column of August 28, 2026, Dew wrote that the Province spends more fighting wildfires than preventing them, and that government should buy wildfire technology made in B.C. He said a proposed $100-million Wildfire Innovation Fund has merit.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>The $100 million is a proposal by the Council of Canadian Innovators. He gives no date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does the party platform include a wildfire fund?</dd></dl></details>



- [COLUMN: We axed the tax...](https://gavindew.substack.com/p/column-we-axed-the-tax)Campaign · Gavin Dew, The DEW Line
- [Debates of May 7, 2026 (afternoon): Jobs and Economic Growth estimates](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260507pm-Hansard-n176.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge

### Send the K'ómoks treaty bill to a committee

In the debate on Bill 20 on May 20, 2026, Dew supported sending the K'ómoks treaty bill to the Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs before a vote. He objected to the treaty naming the UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples as a guide to its meaning.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>He gives no date. He voted for the motion to refer and against the bill at second and third reading, according to the vote index.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does the campaign say how it would handle new treaties?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of May 20, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 20, K'ómoks Treaty](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260520pm-Hansard-n179.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Gavin Dew](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesd.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge

### Support a new oil pipeline to the coast

A caucus release of July 2, 2026 quotes Dew asking the government to support a new pipeline now that Trans Mountain is full.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>A new interprovincial pipeline needs federal approval. He names no provincial step, cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Which provincial step would he take?</dd></dl></details>



- [With Trans Mountain Pipeline at Capacity, a New Pipeline is More Important Than Ever](https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/with-trans-mountain-pipeline-at-capacity-a-new-pipeline-is-more-important-than-ever/)Campaign · Conservative Caucus of British Columbia

2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge

### Party platform titles

The Conservative Party of BC platform page says the platform is coming soon and lists plan titles, including plans on the economy, health care, housing, public safety and technology.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>This is party text. It does not name Dew and gives no measure, number or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does the party publish a platform with measures?</dd></dl></details>



- [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 him, and actions the official record shows him taking. A vote records how he voted. His reasons, where he gave them, are in the debates listed under statements.

Feb 26Recorded vote

### Voted against the 2026 budget motion

The vote index records Dew voting Nay on the budget motion.

<details>

<summary>Scope, limits and sources

</summary>

The vote index records each member's name on a standing vote. The transcript of this vote was not opened.

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- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Gavin Dew](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesd.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Apr 1Recorded vote

### Voted against the Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2026 (Bill 2)

The vote index records Dew voting Nay at second reading and at third reading.

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The vote index records each member's name on a standing vote. The transcript of this vote was not opened.

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- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Gavin Dew](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesd.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Mar 5Recorded vote

### Voted against the Budget Measures Implementation Act (No. 2), 2026 (Bill 3)

The vote index records Dew voting Nay at second reading and at third reading.

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The vote index records each member's name on a standing vote. The transcript of this vote was not opened.

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- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Gavin Dew](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesd.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

May 28Recorded vote

### Voted against the Supply Act, 2026-2027 (Bill 22)

The vote index records Dew voting Nay at third reading.

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The vote index records each member's name on a standing vote. The transcript of this vote was not opened.

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- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Gavin Dew](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesd.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

May 28Recorded vote

### Voted against the freedom of information bill (Bill 9)

The vote index records Dew voting Nay at third reading.

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The vote index records each member's name on a standing vote. The transcript of this vote was not opened.

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- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Gavin Dew](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesd.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Mar 31Recorded vote

### Voted for Motion M203 on merit oversight in the public service

The vote index records Dew voting Yea.

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<summary>Scope, limits and sources

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The vote index records each member's name on a standing vote. The transcript of this vote was not opened.

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- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Gavin Dew](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesd.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

May 25Recorded vote

### Voted against Motion M205 as amended

The vote index records Dew voting Nay on his own motion after the House amended it.

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<summary>Scope, limits and sources

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The vote index records each member's name on a standing vote. The transcript of this vote was not opened.

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- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Gavin Dew](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesd.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Mar 5Recorded vote

### Voted for first reading of the Drug Recovery and Community Safety Act (Bill M235)

The vote index records Dew voting Yea at first reading.

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<summary>Scope, limits and sources

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The vote index records each member's name on a standing vote. The transcript of this vote was not opened.

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- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Gavin Dew](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesd.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Apr 1Recorded vote

### Voted for the Safe Access to Schools Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 12)

The vote index records Dew voting Yea at third reading.

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<summary>Scope, limits and sources

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The vote index records each member's name on a standing vote. The transcript of this vote was not opened.

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- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Gavin Dew](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesd.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Apr 21Recorded vote

### Voted for the Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 14)

The vote index records Dew voting Yea at third reading.

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<summary>Scope, limits and sources

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The vote index records each member's name on a standing vote. The transcript of this vote was not opened.

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- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Gavin Dew](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesd.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Apr 20Recorded vote

### Voted for the Public Sector Construction Projects Procurement Act (Bill M233)

The vote index records Dew voting Yea at second reading.

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<summary>Scope, limits and sources

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The vote index records each member's name on a standing vote. The transcript of this vote was not opened.

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- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Gavin Dew](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesd.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Apr 22Recorded vote

### Voted for first reading of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Repeal Act

The vote index records Dew voting Yea at first reading.

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<summary>Scope, limits and sources

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The vote index records each member's name on a standing vote. The transcript of this vote was not opened.

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- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Gavin Dew](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesd.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Mar 12Recorded vote

### Voted for first reading of the Defunding Aboriginal Title Claims Affecting Private Property Act

The vote index records Dew voting Yea at first reading.

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<summary>Scope, limits and sources

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The vote index records each member's name on a standing vote. The transcript of this vote was not opened.

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- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Gavin Dew](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesd.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

May 20Recorded vote

### Voted against the K'ómoks Treaty Act (Bill 20)

The vote index records Dew voting Yea on the amendment to refer the bill, and Nay at second reading and at third reading.

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<summary>Scope, limits and sources

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The vote index records each member's name on a standing vote. The transcript of this vote was not opened.

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- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Gavin Dew](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesd.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Apr 1Recorded vote

### Voted for the Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 6)

The vote index records Dew voting Yea at third reading.

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<summary>Scope, limits and sources

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The vote index records each member's name on a standing vote. The transcript of this vote was not opened.

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- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Gavin Dew](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesd.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

May 4Recorded vote

### Voted for Bill M217 on dashboard cameras

The vote index records Dew voting Yea when the bill was reported as amended.

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<summary>Scope, limits and sources

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The vote index records each member's name on a standing vote. The transcript of this vote was not opened.

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- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Gavin Dew](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesd.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Mar 5Defeated in committee

### Moved an amendment to Bill 5 for a yearly report

Dew moved an amendment to clause 10 of the Trade Recognition Act requiring a yearly public report. The committee vote was 5 to 5, and the chair voted against the amendment.

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The transcript records the motion, the debate and the division. Dew was not among the members recorded as voting.

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- [Debates of March 5, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 2 and Bill 5 committee stage](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260305pm-Hansard-n134.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Apr 14Passed first reading

### Introduced Bill M242, the Mental Health (Brain Injury) Amendment Act, 2026

Dew presented the bill, and the House approved first reading.

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The transcript records the introduction. voche.me found no later stage on 2026-10-01.

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- [Debates of April 14, 2026 (morning): Bill M242 and question period on Kelowna General Hospital](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260414am-Hansard-n151.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Apr 27Passed as amended by the House

### Moved Motion M205 on an economics course for new MLAs

Dew moved the motion. The House approved an amendment on May 4 and passed the amended motion on May 25, 2026.

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The transcripts record each division. The vote index records Dew voting against the amendment and against the motion as amended.

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- [Debates of April 27, 2026 (morning): Motion M205, economics course for MLAs](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260427am-Hansard-n163.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Debates of May 25, 2026 (afternoon): question period and vote on Motion M205](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260525pm-Hansard-n183.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Gavin Dew](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesd.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Mar 30Petition presented

### Presented a petition from employers on small business costs

Dew told the House he was presenting a petition signed by 7,092 employers asking for tax and cost relief for small business.

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The transcript records the presentation. A petition records a request to the House.

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- [Debates of March 30, 2026 (afternoon): question period and small business petition](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260330pm-Hansard-n143.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Apr 9Announced by the caucus; official record not opened

### Motions in committee on Bill M216

A caucus release says Dew, as deputy chair of the committee on private members' bills, moved to hear more speakers on Bill M216 and later to end its review, and that both motions failed.

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The committee minutes were not opened.

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- [Dew Slams NDP Handling of Bill M216](https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/dew-slams-ndp-handling-of-bill-m216/)Campaign · Conservative Caucus of British Columbia

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.

Feb 23Speech

### Budget debate speech

Dew spoke against the 2026 budget: the PST expansion, the seniors' property tax deferral rate, hallway beds at Kelowna General Hospital, the $400 million investment fund, debt and transport projects for Kelowna.

- [Debates of February 23, 2026 (afternoon): budget debate speech](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260223pm-Hansard-n122.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Feb 26Speech

### Bill 5 debate on trade barriers between provinces

Dew said his caucus supports the bill and asked for public reporting, a review clause and limits on rules that apply after goods enter B.C.

- [Debates of February 26, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 5, Trade Recognition Act](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260226pm-Hansard-n127.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Debates of March 5, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 2 and Bill 5 committee stage](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260305pm-Hansard-n134.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Mar 2Speech

### Bill 7 debate on international students

Dew supported protecting international students and raised concerns about broad powers, appeals and inspections in the bill.

- [Debates of March 2, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 7, international students](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260302pm-Hansard-n129.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Mar 5Speech

### Bill 2 debate on budget measures

Dew spoke against the higher lowest income tax rate, frozen indexing of tax brackets, the PST expansion, the higher reporting threshold for capital projects and the end of the independent Merit Commissioner.

- [Debates of March 5, 2026 (morning): Bill 2 debate](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260305am-Hansard-n133.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Debates of March 5, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 2 and Bill 5 committee stage](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260305pm-Hansard-n134.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Mar 10Speech

### Bill 10 debate on employment standards

Dew said the deposit required before an employer can appeal a wage ruling could block small businesses from appealing.

- [Debates of March 10, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 10, labour statutes](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260310pm-Hansard-n138.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Mar 11Speech

### Bill 9 debate on freedom of information

Dew spoke against new grounds for refusing requests and new fees. He withdrew remarks about government members when the Deputy Speaker asked him to.

- [Debates of March 11, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 9, freedom of information](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260311pm-Hansard-n139.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Mar 31Debate coverage

### Questions on Bill 2, clause 28, property assessment

Dew asked the Finance Minister how assessors would treat private limits on land use, and asked for written guidance for property owners.

- [Debates of March 31, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 2 committee stage, clause 28](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260331pm-Hansard-n145.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Apr 14Debate coverage

### Question period on hallway beds at Kelowna General Hospital

Dew asked why unused space at the hospital remains closed while patients are in hallway beds. He raised the same issue on April 20 and 30 and May 7.

- [Debates of April 14, 2026 (morning): Bill M242 and question period on Kelowna General Hospital](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260414am-Hansard-n151.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Debates of April 20, 2026 (afternoon): question period on hallway beds and Bill 16](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260420pm-Hansard-n157.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Debates of April 30, 2026 (morning): question period on Kelowna General Hospital](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260430am-Hansard-n168.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Debates of May 7, 2026 (morning): question period on Kelowna General Hospital](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260507am-Hansard-n175.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Apr 20Speech

### Bill 16 debate, miscellaneous statutes

Dew spoke about the changes to electric vehicle sales targets, cabinet secrecy, development cost charges and mental health care in prisons.

- [Debates of April 20, 2026 (afternoon): question period on hallway beds and Bill 16](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260420pm-Hansard-n157.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Apr 29Debate coverage

### Questions in the Mining and Critical Minerals estimates

Dew asked about the mineral exploration tax credit, the PST on geoscience services, delays in mineral claims and permits for gravel pits.

- [Debates of April 29, 2026 (afternoon): Mining and Critical Minerals estimates](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260429pm-Hansard-n167.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

May 7Debate coverage

### Questions in the Jobs and Economic Growth estimates

Dew asked about the Province's plan for artificial intelligence, Small Business BC, the Small Business Roundtable, the major projects list and regional innovation groups.

- [Debates of May 6, 2026 (afternoon and night): Bill 9 hoist motion and Jobs estimates](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260506pm-Hansard-n174.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Debates of May 7, 2026 (afternoon): Jobs and Economic Growth estimates](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260507pm-Hansard-n176.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Debates of May 19, 2026 (afternoon): Jobs and Economic Growth estimates](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260519pm-Hansard-n178.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

May 20Speech

### Bill 20 debate on the K'ómoks treaty

Dew spoke for sending the treaty bill to a committee before a vote.

- [Debates of May 20, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 20, K'ómoks Treaty](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260520pm-Hansard-n179.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Sep 22Statement

### Statement on the election call

Vernon Matters reports that Dew called the election timing selfish, in an email to the outlet.

- ['Eby's top priority in snap election is self-preservation': Local BC Conservative](https://vernonmatters.ca/2026/09/22/ebys-top-priority-in-snap-election-is-self-preservation-local-bc-conservative/)Reporting · Vernon Matters

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.

Policy disputeMarch 11, 2026

### Remarks withdrawn in the Bill 9 debate

During his Bill 9 speech on March 11, 2026, a minister asked Dew to withdraw remarks about government members. The Deputy Speaker asked him to withdraw, and he did. A second member then asked him to withdraw a remark about that member's legal training, and he withdrew it. The next morning, Premier David Eby told the House on a point of order that Dew's conduct the day before was "sexist and inappropriate".

#### Candidate or party response

The transcripts record Dew withdrawing both remarks. voche.me found no reply from him to the Premier's point of order.

#### Verified status and limits

The Speaker said the Premier's point of order was well taken and that Dew's vote would be counted. voche.me found no other ruling or official finding on 2026-10-01.

- [Debates of March 11, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 9, freedom of information](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260311pm-Hansard-n139.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Debates of March 12, 2026 (morning): point of order by the Premier](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260312am-Hansard-n140.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

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.

April 24, 2026Reporting

Castanet · Kathy Michaels

### Dew pitches an economics course for MLAs

Reports Dew's plan for Motion M205 and quotes him on why MLAs need basic economics.

- [Kelowna-area MLA pitches economics education to his peers, without judgment](https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/610763/Kelowna-area-MLA-pitches-economics-education-to-his-peers-without-judgment)Reporting · Castanet · Kathy Michaels

August 24, 2026Reporting

Black Press

### Dew takes the Conservative finance critic role

Reports that Dew takes over the finance critic role from Peter Milobar, who left the party on August 14.

- [Findlay shuffles B.C. Conservative critic roles after Milobar, Paton departures](https://coastmountainnews.com/2026/08/24/findlay-shuffles-b-c-conservative-critic-roles-after-milobar-paton-departures/)Reporting · Black Press · Mark Page

August 25, 2026Reporting

Castanet · Cindy White

### Kelowna MLA promoted to finance critic

Reports that Dew moves from the economic development role to finance critic.

- [Kelowna MLA promoted to BC Conservative finance critic](https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/629055/Kelowna-MLA-promoted-to-BC-Conservative-finance-critic)Reporting · Castanet · Cindy White

September 20, 2026Reporting

The Canadian Press, on Castanet

### Dew on the resignation of leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay

Quotes a text message from Dew after Findlay resigned as Conservative leader.

- [Kelowna-Mission MLA Gavid Dew weighs in on Findlay resignation](https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/631860/Kelowna-Mission-MLA-Gavid-Dew-weighs-in-on-Findlay-resignation)Reporting · The Canadian Press · Brenna Owen, on Castanet

September 22, 2026Reporting

Vernon Matters

### Dew on the snap election

Quotes Dew on the election call and the government's record.

- ['Eby's top priority in snap election is self-preservation': Local BC Conservative](https://vernonmatters.ca/2026/09/22/ebys-top-priority-in-snap-election-is-self-preservation-local-bc-conservative/)Reporting · Vernon Matters

Research / 64 linked sources

## Check the evidence

Sources checked October 1, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.

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- <a href="https://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/GE-2026-10-24-Candidate-Website-Report.PDF">Provincial candidate list, 2026 general election (copy stamped October 1, 2026 09:00:07 PM) </a>

  Elections BC
- <a href="https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/">2026 provincial general election: key dates </a>

  Elections BC
- <a href="https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf">Statement of votes, 2024 provincial general election </a>

  Elections BC
- <a href="https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/graphql">Member record for Gavin Dew, 43rd Parliament (data service behind leg.bc.ca/members) </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Index/43rd2nd/2026-members-indexmhds.htm">Members index to debates, 2026, entry for Gavin Dew </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- <a href="https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesd.htm">Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Gavin Dew </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260218pm-Hansard-n118.html">Debates of February 18, 2026 (afternoon): question period on the PST </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · February 18, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260223pm-Hansard-n122.html">Debates of February 23, 2026 (afternoon): budget debate speech </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · February 23, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260226pm-Hansard-n127.html">Debates of February 26, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 5, Trade Recognition Act </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · February 26, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260302pm-Hansard-n129.html">Debates of March 2, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 7, international students </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 2, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260305am-Hansard-n133.html">Debates of March 5, 2026 (morning): Bill 2 debate </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 5, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260305pm-Hansard-n134.html">Debates of March 5, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 2 and Bill 5 committee stage </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 5, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260309pm-Hansard-n136.html">Debates of March 9, 2026 (afternoon): question period on PST and crime in Rutland </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 9, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260310am-Hansard-n137.html">Debates of March 10, 2026 (morning): question period on PST and housing </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 10, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260310pm-Hansard-n138.html">Debates of March 10, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 10, labour statutes </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 10, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260311pm-Hansard-n139.html">Debates of March 11, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 9, freedom of information </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 11, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260312am-Hansard-n140.html">Debates of March 12, 2026 (morning): point of order by the Premier </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 12, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260330pm-Hansard-n143.html">Debates of March 30, 2026 (afternoon): question period and small business petition </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 30, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260331pm-Hansard-n145.html">Debates of March 31, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 2 committee stage, clause 28 </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 31, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260413am-Hansard-n149.html">Debates of April 13, 2026 (morning): jobs statement and Bill M233 </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 13, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260413pm-Hansard-n150.html">Debates of April 13, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 15, environmental assessment </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 13, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260414am-Hansard-n151.html">Debates of April 14, 2026 (morning): Bill M242 and question period on Kelowna General Hospital </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 14, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260420pm-Hansard-n157.html">Debates of April 20, 2026 (afternoon): question period on hallway beds and Bill 16 </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 20, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260423am-Hansard-n161.html">Debates of April 23, 2026 (morning): question period on Ronald McDonald House </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 23, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260427am-Hansard-n163.html">Debates of April 27, 2026 (morning): Motion M205, economics course for MLAs </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 27, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260429pm-Hansard-n167.html">Debates of April 29, 2026 (afternoon): Mining and Critical Minerals estimates </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 29, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260430am-Hansard-n168.html">Debates of April 30, 2026 (morning): question period on Kelowna General Hospital </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 30, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260506pm-Hansard-n174.html">Debates of May 6, 2026 (afternoon and night): Bill 9 hoist motion and Jobs estimates </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · May 6, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260507am-Hansard-n175.html">Debates of May 7, 2026 (morning): question period on Kelowna General Hospital </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · May 7, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260507pm-Hansard-n176.html">Debates of May 7, 2026 (afternoon): Jobs and Economic Growth estimates </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · May 7, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260519pm-Hansard-n178.html">Debates of May 19, 2026 (afternoon): Jobs and Economic Growth estimates </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · May 19, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260520pm-Hansard-n179.html">Debates of May 20, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 20, K'ómoks Treaty </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · May 20, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260525am-Hansard-n182.html">Debates of May 25, 2026 (morning): Motion M205 closing speech </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · May 25, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260525pm-Hansard-n183.html">Debates of May 25, 2026 (afternoon): question period and vote on Motion M205 </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · May 25, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260527pm-Hansard-n186.html">Debates of May 27, 2026 (afternoon): question period on school safety </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · May 27, 2026

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<summary>Campaign 24 sources

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- <a href="https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/gavin-dew/">Gavin Dew candidate page </a>

  Conservative Party of BC
- <a href="https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/">Our Platform page </a>

  Conservative Party of BC
- <a href="https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/mla/gavin-dew/">Gavin Dew, MLA page </a>

  Conservative Caucus of British Columbia
- <a href="https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/rustad-announces-strong-conservative-opposition-team-to-take-on-ebys-destructive-agenda/">Rustad announces Conservative opposition team </a>

  Conservative Caucus of British Columbia · October 1, 2025
- <a href="https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/dew-slams-ndp-handling-of-bill-m216/">Dew Slams NDP Handling of Bill M216 </a>

  Conservative Caucus of British Columbia · April 9, 2026
- <a href="https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/mla-gavin-dew-introduces-bill-to-support-people-with-brain-injuries/">MLA Gavin Dew Introduces Bill To Support People with Brain Injuries </a>

  Conservative Caucus of British Columbia · April 14, 2026
- <a href="https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/statement-from-gavine-dew-on-kelownas-exemption-from-provincial-short-term-rental-regulations/">Statement from MLA Gavin Dew on Kelowna's exemption from provincial short-term rental regulations </a>

  Conservative Caucus of British Columbia · April 17, 2026
- <a href="https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/bc-conservative-mlas-demand-answers-on-healthcare/">BC Conservative MLAs Demand Answers on Healthcare </a>

  Conservative Caucus of British Columbia · April 21, 2026
- <a href="https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/ndp-government-fails-sick-children-and-their-families-by-pulling-out-of-funding-ronald-mcdonald-house/">NDP Government Fails Sick Children and Their Families by Pulling Out of Funding Ronald McDonald House </a>

  Conservative Caucus of British Columbia · April 23, 2026
- <a href="https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/ndp-cant-get-its-story-straight-on-ai-strategy-while-bc-still-has-no-plan/">NDP Can't Get Its Story Straight on AI Strategy while B.C. Still Has No Plan </a>

  Conservative Caucus of British Columbia · June 9, 2026
- <a href="https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/kelowna-general-hospital-pediatrics-report-finds-significant-issues/">Kelowna General Hospital Pediatrics Report Finds Significant Issues </a>

  Conservative Caucus of British Columbia · June 16, 2026
- <a href="https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/with-trans-mountain-pipeline-at-capacity-a-new-pipeline-is-more-important-than-ever/">With Trans Mountain Pipeline at Capacity, a New Pipeline is More Important Than Ever </a>

  Conservative Caucus of British Columbia · July 2, 2026
- <a href="https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/dew-launches-conservative-youth-jobs-plan-to-counter-youth-jobs-crisis/">Dew Launches Conservative Youth Jobs Plan to Counter Youth Jobs Crisis </a>

  Conservative Caucus of British Columbia · July 10, 2026
- <a href="https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/a-child-water-safety-act-to-prevent-accidental-drownings/">A Child Water Safety Act to Prevent Accidental Drownings </a>

  Conservative Caucus of British Columbia · July 22, 2026
- <a href="https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/okanagan-farmers-face-ndp-created-water-crisis/">Okanagan Farmers Face NDP-Created Water Crisis </a>

  Conservative Caucus of British Columbia · August 10, 2026
- <a href="https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/time-to-pull-the-plug-on-the-pst-tax-hike/">Time to Pull the Plug on the PST Tax Hike </a>

  Conservative Caucus of British Columbia · August 12, 2026
- <a href="https://gavindew.substack.com/p/conservatives-will-take-blue-scissors">Conservatives will take blue scissors to red tape </a>

  Gavin Dew, The DEW Line · January 30, 2026
- <a href="https://gavindew.substack.com/p/why-im-supporting-peter-milobar-for">Why I'm Supporting Peter Milobar for BC Conservative Leader </a>

  Gavin Dew, The DEW Line · April 8, 2026
- <a href="https://gavindew.substack.com/p/hallway-healthcare">Hallway Healthcare </a>

  Gavin Dew, The DEW Line · April 22, 2026
- <a href="https://gavindew.substack.com/p/column-we-axed-the-tax">COLUMN: We axed the tax... </a>

  Gavin Dew, The DEW Line · August 28, 2026
- <a href="https://gavindew.substack.com/p/a-trade-war-is-the-worst-time-to">A Trade War is the Worst Time to Hike Taxes </a>

  Gavin Dew, The DEW Line · September 4, 2026
- <a href="https://gavindew.substack.com/p/stop-dictating-to-municipalities">Stop dictating to municipalities. Give them a stake in growth. </a>

  Gavin Dew, The DEW Line · September 9, 2026
- <a href="https://gavindew.substack.com/p/david-eby-called-an-election">David Eby called an election. </a>

  Gavin Dew, The DEW Line · September 25, 2026
- <a href="https://gavindew.substack.com/p/who-is-lorne-doerkson">Who is Lorne Doerkson? </a>

  Gavin Dew, The DEW Line · October 1, 2026

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<summary>Reporting 5 sources

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- <a href="https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/610763/Kelowna-area-MLA-pitches-economics-education-to-his-peers-without-judgment">Kelowna-area MLA pitches economics education to his peers, without judgment </a>

  Castanet · Kathy Michaels · April 24, 2026
- <a href="https://coastmountainnews.com/2026/08/24/findlay-shuffles-b-c-conservative-critic-roles-after-milobar-paton-departures/">Findlay shuffles B.C. Conservative critic roles after Milobar, Paton departures </a>

  Black Press · Mark Page · August 24, 2026
- <a href="https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/629055/Kelowna-MLA-promoted-to-BC-Conservative-finance-critic">Kelowna MLA promoted to BC Conservative finance critic </a>

  Castanet · Cindy White · August 25, 2026
- <a href="https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/631860/Kelowna-Mission-MLA-Gavid-Dew-weighs-in-on-Findlay-resignation">Kelowna-Mission MLA Gavid Dew weighs in on Findlay resignation </a>

  The Canadian Press · Brenna Owen, on Castanet · September 20, 2026
- <a href="https://vernonmatters.ca/2026/09/22/ebys-top-priority-in-snap-election-is-self-preservation-local-bc-conservative/">'Eby's top priority in snap election is self-preservation': Local BC Conservative </a>

  Vernon Matters · September 22, 2026

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The party candidate page labels him "Interim Conservative Party Leader". A caucus release of September 21, 2026 names Lorne Doerkson as interim leader, and Dew's own post of October 1, 2026 says the same, so voche.me does not repeat that label. His career, degrees, board seats, the Forty Under 40 award and his role at the Veterans Transition Network come from the party and caucus pages and from his own words in the legislature. voche.me has not checked them with the bodies involved. The legislature's member record lists his party as the BC Green Party at the member level, while the 43rd Parliament entry and the 2024 statement of votes give the Conservative Party. voche.me uses the 43rd Parliament entry. His X account showed only its profile line without signing in, so no post is used. His Facebook and Instagram pages were not read. Castanet answered HTTP 403, so its articles were read through Internet Archive copies. Two KelownaNow reports, one on the election call and one on BC NDP candidates in Kelowna, could not be read, and an Island Social Trends report did not load. Votes are taken from the 2026 vote index; the transcripts of most votes were not opened. His speeches from 2025 were not read. The committee minutes on Bill M216 were not opened. On the Elections BC copy read, no other candidate was yet accepted in Kelowna-Mission; nominations close at 1 p.m. on October 3, 2026. No all-candidates meeting in Kelowna-Mission was found on this date. The Conservative platform page says the platform is coming and does not name him. Campaign finances and endorsements were not reviewed. The questionnaire has not been sent.

Research status

## What voche.me has checked

Evidence reviewed on 2026-10-01: the Elections BC candidate list and 2024 statement of votes, the legislature's member record, the 2026 speech and vote indexes, his passages in the 53 transcripts from 2026 that those indexes point to, the party candidate and platform pages, the caucus page and 13 caucus releases, 8 posts on his own Substack page, and news reports from 2026.

Most commitments on this page come from what he said in the legislature in 2026 and from caucus releases that quote him. Sections with no entry record that voche.me found nothing on this date.

[Hansard members index, 2026](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Index/43rd2nd/2026-members-indexmhds.htm) [Recorded votes index, 2026](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesd.htm)

03 / Background

## Experience & community

2024 to present

### MLA for Kelowna-Mission

Elected in 2024 with 14,071 votes, 51.49% of the valid vote.

[Elections BC statement of votes, 2024](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf)

From August 2026

### Shadow Minister for Finance

Title on his Conservative caucus page. Black Press reported on August 24, 2026 that he took over the finance critic role. It is a caucus role in opposition.

[Conservative caucus MLA page](https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/mla/gavin-dew/)

2026

### Shadow Minister for Economic Development

Title used for him in Conservative caucus releases of July and August 2026. It is a caucus role in opposition.

[Conservative caucus release, August 12, 2026](https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/time-to-pull-the-plug-on-the-pst-tax-hike/)

From October 2025

### Critic for Small Business and Innovation

Named in the opposition team announced by the caucus on October 1, 2025.

[Conservative caucus release, October 1, 2025](https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/rustad-announces-strong-conservative-opposition-team-to-take-on-ebys-destructive-agenda/)

2026

### Deputy chair, committee on private bills and private members' bills

A caucus release of April 9, 2026 gives him this title. This is the caucus's statement.

[Conservative caucus release, April 9, 2026](https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/dew-slams-ndp-handling-of-bill-m216/)

Before 2024

### Business and public policy

The party page says he worked for two decades in business, public policy and technology, most recently as chief strategy officer of an agriculture and food security project. This is the party's statement.

[Party candidate page](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/gavin-dew/)

04 / Questions & answers

## Questions for the candidate

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No questions and answers have been supplied.

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05 / About this page

## Questions about this page

Facts voche.me can state about Gavin Dew's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.

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<summary>Is this an official page for Gavin Dew?</summary>



No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Gavin Dew's own campaign.

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<summary>What party is Gavin Dew running with?</summary>



Gavin Dew is running for MLA with Conservative Party of BC.

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<summary>Does Gavin Dew currently hold public office?</summary>



Yes. Gavin Dew currently serves as MLA for Kelowna-Mission.

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<summary>How many sources does this Gavin Dew profile cite?</summary>



This profile lists 5 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.

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<summary>Why do some questions on Gavin Dew's page show no answer?</summary>



The "Questions &amp; answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Gavin Dew 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.

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<summary>When is the election Gavin Dew is running in?</summary>



The 2026 British Columbia election, including the MLA race, is decided on October 24, 2026.

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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 1, 2026
- [Elections BC · statement of votes, 2024 ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf)Checked October 1, 2026
- [Hansard members index, 2026 ](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Index/43rd2nd/2026-members-indexmhds.htm)Checked October 1, 2026
- [Party candidate page ](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/gavin-dew/)Checked October 1, 2026
- [Conservative caucus MLA page ](https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/mla/gavin-dew/)Checked October 1, 2026

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## Campaign links & contact.

Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information.

[Party candidate page](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/gavin-dew/) [The DEW Line (his Substack page)](https://gavindew.substack.com/) [Conservative caucus MLA page](https://bcconservativecaucus.ca/mla/gavin-dew/) [X](https://x.com/gavindew)

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