--- title: "Griffin Leonard Lea: candidate for MLA in Powell River-Sunshine Coast, BC provincial 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/griffin-leonard-lea" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:04:35.647Z" meta: description: "Griffin Leonard Lea is the BC Green Party candidate for Powell River-Sunshine Coast on Elections BC's list of accepted nominations. On 2026-10-03 voche.me..." "og:description": "Griffin Leonard Lea is the BC Green Party candidate for Powell River-Sunshine Coast on Elections BC's list of accepted nominations. On 2026-10-03 voche.me..." "og:title": "Griffin Leonard Lea: candidate for MLA in Powell River-Sunshine Coast, BC provincial 2026" "twitter:description": "Griffin Leonard Lea is the BC Green Party candidate for Powell River-Sunshine Coast on Elections BC's list of accepted nominations. On 2026-10-03 voche.me..." "twitter:title": "Griffin Leonard Lea: candidate for MLA in Powell River-Sunshine Coast, BC provincial 2026" --- ** MLA in Powell River-Sunshine Coast · BC provincial 2026 # Griffin Leonard Lea BC Green Party candidate for MLA in Powell River-Sunshine Coast. Griffin Leonard Lea is the BC Green Party candidate for Powell River-Sunshine Coast on Elections BC's list of accepted nominations. On 2026-10-03 voche.me found no campaign website, party candidate page, public statement or interview from him, so his background and positions are unknown. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page BC Green Party2026 Griffin Leonard LeaBritish Columbia provincial election *Griffin Leonard LeaMLAv.* Candidate research / October 3, 2026 A researched record of Griffin Leonard Lea's candidacy in Powell River-Sunshine Coast for the BC Green Party. voche.me found no published commitment from Griffin Leonard Lea on 2026-10-03. The commitments below are the party's, from its Our Plan page, and none of them names him. **7**Commitments **6**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Griffin Leonard Lea? No public appearance by the candidate was confirmed on 2026-10-03. The voting dates come from Elections BC. Checked October 3, 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 Griffin Leonard Lea Elections BC lists Griffin Leonard Lea as the BC Green Party candidate for MLA in Powell River-Sunshine Coast, on its candidate list stamped October 3, 2026 08:00:07 PM. The list shows nominations that Elections BC has accepted. On that copy the other accepted candidates in the district are John Henderson of the Conservative Party and Randene Neill of the BC NDP. In 2024, Randene Neill of the BC NDP won Powell River-Sunshine Coast with 14,474 votes (49.62 percent). Chris Moore of the Conservative Party received 10,409 votes (35.68 percent), Chris Hergesheimer of the BC Green Party received 3,932 (13.48 percent) and Greg Reid, an Independent, received 356 (1.22 percent). voche.me found no candidate named Lea in the 2024 statement of votes for the district. The BC Green Party's 2026 candidates page did not list Griffin Leonard Lea on 2026-10-03, and its list of riding associations shows none for Powell River-Sunshine Coast. voche.me found no page that gives his background, his job or his reasons for running. The campaign has not been contacted. 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 3 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### Party platform: 26,000 non-market homes a year The BC Greens platform page says the party would build and protect 26,000 permanently affordable, non-market homes a year.
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This is the party's platform page. It does not name Griffin Leonard Lea, and voche.me found no statement in his own words that repeats it.
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- [Our Plan for British Columbia](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### Party platform: vacancy control on rents The BC Greens platform page says the party would pass vacancy control, so landlords cannot raise the rent each time a tenant moves out.
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This is the party's platform page. It does not name Griffin Leonard Lea, and voche.me found no statement in his own words that repeats it.
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Does he repeat this commitment in his own campaign?
- [Our Plan for British Columbia](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party 2026 · TransportationCampaign pledge ### Party platform: fast, frequent and free transit The BC Greens platform page says the party would make transit fast, frequent and free.
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This is the party's platform page. It does not name Griffin Leonard Lea, and voche.me found no statement in his own words that repeats it.
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Does he repeat this commitment in his own campaign?
- [Our Plan for British Columbia](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party 2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge ### Party platform: community health centres in every region The BC Greens platform page says the party would build community health centres in every region, with team-based care and long-term support.
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This is the party's platform page. It does not name Griffin Leonard Lea, and voche.me found no statement in his own words that repeats it.
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Does he repeat this commitment in his own campaign?
- [Our Plan for British Columbia](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### Party platform: Fair Share Act and windfall tax The BC Greens platform page says the party's Fair Share Act would make the few hundred richest people in British Columbia pay their fair share, and that it would bring in a windfall tax on mega-corporations.
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This is the party's platform page. It does not name Griffin Leonard Lea, and voche.me found no statement in his own words that repeats it.
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Does he repeat this commitment in his own campaign?
- [Our Plan for British Columbia](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party 2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge ### Party platform: stop new fossil fuel development The BC Greens platform page says the party would stop new fossil fuel development.
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This is the party's platform page. It does not name Griffin Leonard Lea, and voche.me found no statement in his own words that repeats it.
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Does he repeat this commitment in his own campaign?
- [Our Plan for British Columbia](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party 2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge ### Party platform: proportional representation within 100 days The BC Greens platform page says the party would deliver proportional representation legislation within the first 100 days.
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This is the party's platform page. It does not name Griffin Leonard Lea, and voche.me found no statement in his own words that repeats it.
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Does he repeat this commitment in his own campaign?
- [Our Plan for British Columbia](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party 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 2026-10-03, 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 / 6 linked sources ## Check the evidence Sources checked October 3, 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 3, 2026 - 2026 provincial election: key dates Elections BC - Statement of Votes, 2024 provincial general election Elections BC
Campaign 3 sources - Candidates 2026 BC Green Party - Riding associations BC Green Party - Our Plan for British Columbia BC Green Party
No campaign website, party candidate page, social media account tied to this candidacy, interview or public statement from this candidate was found on 2026-10-03, so his background, his positions on every scored issue and his reasons for running are unknown. The BC Green Party's 2026 candidates page listed 33 candidates and none was for Powell River-Sunshine Coast, and its riding associations page lists none for the district. The general web search tool was at its usage limit, so the name search used Google News, the BC Green Party site search and Bluesky's public account search. DuckDuckGo showed a verification challenge, Google returned an error, and Powell River Peak, Coast Reporter and My Powell River Now refused the request (HTTP 403). Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn were not opened, so nothing from them is used. No page voche.me read ties any other person or public record that shares part of his name to this candidate, so none is used. No portrait was found that the candidate or the party published. All-candidates meetings, campaign finances and endorsements were not found on this date. The questionnaire has not been sent. Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on 2026-10-03: the Elections BC candidate list (copy stamped October 3, 2026 08:00:07 PM), the Elections BC key dates page, the 2024 statement of votes, the BC Green Party's 2026 candidates page, its riding associations page and its Our Plan page. The party entries below are the BC Green Party's own text, and none of it names Griffin Leonard Lea. The name search was limited: the general web search tool had reached its usage limit, so the name was searched through Google News (alone, with Green, and with Powell River), the BC Green Party site search and Bluesky's public account search. DuckDuckGo showed a verification challenge and Google returned an error. Powell River Peak, Coast Reporter and My Powell River Now refused the request (HTTP 403). No campaign website, party candidate page, readable social media post, interview or statement from this candidate was found. 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 Powell River-Sunshine Coast, and what would you do first as MLA? No response has been submitted.
How would you shorten waits for a family doctor and for emergency care on the Sunshine Coast and in Powell River? No response has been submitted.
What would you ask the Province to do about ferry service and housing costs in the district, and by when? No response has been submitted.
### Have your own question? Ask Griffin Leonard Lea 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 Griffin Leonard Lea's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Griffin Leonard Lea? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Griffin Leonard Lea's own campaign.
What party is Griffin Leonard Lea running with? Griffin Leonard Lea is running for MLA with BC Green Party.
Does Griffin Leonard Lea currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Griffin Leonard Lea.
How many sources does this Griffin Leonard Lea 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 Griffin Leonard Lea's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Griffin Leonard Lea 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 Griffin Leonard Lea 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 3, 2026 - [Elections BC · 2026 provincial election: key dates ](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/)Checked October 3, 2026 - [Elections BC · 2024 statement of votes ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf)Checked October 3, 2026 - [BC Green Party · candidates 2026 ](https://bcgreens.ca/candidates-2026/)Checked October 3, 2026 - [BC Green Party · riding associations ](https://bcgreens.ca/ras/)Checked October 3, 2026 - [BC Green Party · Our Plan for British Columbia ](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Checked October 3, 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 Griffin Leonard Lea 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.