OneBC candidate for MLA in Burnaby North. Elections BC added her to the ballot by an order of the Chief Electoral Officer after first rejecting her nomination.
Jenny Yamagata is the OneBC candidate in Burnaby North, against Janet Routledge of the BC NDP, who won the district in 2024, Simon Chandler of the Conservative Party and Maddy Kennedy-Parrott of the BC Green Party. Elections BC says it first rejected her nomination as incomplete on October 3, 2026, then found on review that it should have been accepted, and the Chief Electoral Officer issued an order adding her to the ballot. In her VoteMate profile she says getting Phase 2 of Burnaby General Hospital built is her top priority.
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A researched record of Jenny Yamagata's OneBC candidacy in Burnaby North, built from Elections BC's notice on her nomination, her VoteMate profile, OneBC's page about her and the party's priorities page.
No public appearance by the candidate from 2026-10-18 on was found. The voting dates come from Elections BC.
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Elections BC lists Jenny Yamagata in Burnaby North with the affiliation OneBC. The list, read on October 18, 2026, also names Simon Chandler (Conservative Party), Maddy Kennedy-Parrott (BC Green Party) and Janet Routledge (BC NDP). Elections BC's statement of votes shows that Janet Routledge, the sitting member, won the district in 2024 with 10,724 votes (53.26 percent), 2,066 more than Michael Wu of the Conservative Party.
An Elections BC notice published on October 8, 2026 says that on October 3 it found her nomination application incomplete and told her it was rejected. It says Elections BC received a formal request to review that decision on October 5, found that the nomination should have been accepted on October 3, and that the Chief Electoral Officer issued an Order under section 280 of the Election Act to add her to the ballot for Burnaby North. The Surrey Now-Leader reported on October 9 that Wyatt Claypool, OneBC's communications director, said she now has OneBC next to her name because of the party's efforts.
Her OneBC page says she has lived in Burnaby for 15 years and founded Women's Oasis for Maternal Wellness & Birth (WOMB), a non-profit that aims to set up a community birth and maternal wellness centre. It says she worked as an Administrative Assistant at Capilano Golf & Country Club and for more than 13 years as second-in-command at a glass art studio, and that she has volunteered with the Burnaby Wildcats and as a Girl Guide Leader for six years. voche.me has not checked these claims.
Her VoteMate profile, written in her own words, says she has asked the City for safer neighbourhood streets, and that she is committed to the mental well-being of youth and teachers, equal access to education and careful public spending. Freshet News reports that she did not answer its questionnaire. voche.me found no campaign website or social media account of her own, and has not contacted the campaign.
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Her VoteMate profile says Phase 2 of Burnaby General Hospital is her top priority, and that getting it built will be a top priority for her.
Her VoteMate profile says she is committed to the mental well-being of youth and teachers and to equal access to education for all students.
Her VoteMate profile says she is committed to responsible public spending.
Her VoteMate profile says she has asked for safer neighbourhood streets at the city level.
OneBC's priorities page lists: 25 percent tax cuts for every tax bracket, including corporate tax.
OneBC's priorities page lists: 2 percent off the provincial sales tax.
OneBC's priorities page lists: balanced budgets within 4 years, with part of later surpluses used to pay down debt.
OneBC's priorities page lists: private health care alongside fully funded public health care, and moving administration spending to frontline employees and resources.
OneBC's priorities page lists: eliminate safe supply and drug consumption programs, roll back decriminalization, and provide involuntary drug rehab and housing for people with severe addiction.
OneBC's priorities page lists: eliminate the Step Code, the building energy rules, which it says raise housing costs.
OneBC's priorities page lists: bring back standardized testing in reading, writing and mathematics, remove SOGI 123 from classrooms, and create a Parental Bill of Rights.
OneBC's priorities page lists: repeal DRIPA, the provincial law that adopts the UN declaration on Indigenous rights, and declare the declaration to have no force in BC.
OneBC's priorities page lists: approve a pipeline to the Port of Prince Rupert or Kitimat to move Canadian energy to foreign markets.
OneBC's priorities page lists: increase the allowable yearly cut, reduce stumpage fees and speed up permit approvals for the forest sector.
voche.me found no elected or appointed public office for this candidate in the sources read on 2026-10-18, and so found no voting record to review. BC Ballot says it found no earlier run by her in provincial, federal or local election records.
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Reports OneBC's dispute with Elections BC over several candidates' paperwork, and that Wyatt Claypool, the party's communications director, said Jenny Yamagata now has OneBC next to her name because of the party's efforts.
Freshet News reports that she did not respond to its questionnaire.
Sources checked October 18, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
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Her non-profit, her work history and her volunteer roles were not checked. She did not answer the Freshet News questionnaire. Freshet News also lists a candidate of the same name in the Burnaby school board race of October 17, 2026; no source read ties that listing to this candidacy, so nothing from it is used. No campaign website or social media account of her own was found. All-candidates meetings in the district, campaign finances and endorsements were not found on this date. The questionnaire has not been sent.
Evidence reviewed on 2026-10-18: the Elections BC candidate list (stamped October 18, 2026, 12:00 PM), its October 8 candidates update notice, key dates page and 2024 statement of votes; OneBC's page about her, its candidates page and its priorities page; her VoteMate profile; BC Ballot's page for her; the Surrey Now-Leader report on OneBC's ballot dispute; and her Freshet News candidate page.
Her non-profit, her work history and her volunteer roles come from her OneBC page and her VoteMate profile and were not checked. No campaign website or social media account of her own was found. Nothing from her nomination papers is used. An empty section records what voche.me did not find on this date.
Her OneBC page says she founded this non-profit, which aims to set up a community birth and maternal wellness centre. voche.me has not checked this with the BC registry of societies.
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The 2026 British Columbia election, including the MLA race, is decided on October 24, 2026.
Elections BC said it first rejected her nomination as incomplete on October 3, then found on review that it should have been accepted that day, and that the Chief Electoral Officer issued an Order under section 280 of the Election Act adding her to the ballot for Burnaby North.
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