Conservative Party of BC candidate for MLA in Mid Island-Pacific Rim, running against Josie Osborne of the BC NDP.
Joshua Dahling is the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Mid Island-Pacific Rim. The party says he lives in Port Alberni, and LUMARA, a charity for people facing serious illness and grief, lists him on its own team page as a co-founder and its Director of Operations. He ran for Port Alberni City Council in 2022 and received 740 votes (14.84 percent), which did not win a seat. His campaign website says he will push for lower living costs, better access to health care and to mental health and addiction services, and support for workers and small businesses. Josie Osborne of the BC NDP, who won the district in 2024, is the only other candidate on the Elections BC list read on 2026-10-01.
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A researched record of Joshua Dahling's 2026 run for MLA in Mid Island-Pacific Rim, with his 2022 run for Port Alberni City Council and his 2024 candidacies as reported.
No public appearance by the candidate was confirmed on 2026-10-01. The two voting dates come from Elections BC.
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Elections BC lists Joshua Dahling as the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Mid Island-Pacific Rim. On the copy of the list read on 2026-10-01, the only other candidate in the district is Josie Osborne of the BC NDP. The party announced him as its candidate on X on September 25, 2026.
In 2024, Josie Osborne of the BC NDP won the district with 14,042 votes (48.74 percent), according to Elections BC's statement of votes. Adam Hayduk of the Conservative Party received 11,366 votes (39.45 percent), and Ross Reid of the BC Green Party received 3,402 (11.81 percent). voche.me found no entry under the name Dahling in that document on 2026-10-01.
In August 2024, CHEK News reported that Joshua Dahling was BC United's candidate in Mid Island-Pacific Rim when that party stopped its campaign. He told CHEK he was surprised and disappointed. In October 2024, NanaimoNewsNOW reported that he lost the federal Conservative nomination in Courtenay-Alberni to Kris McNichol.
In 2022 he ran for Port Alberni City Council. CivicInfo BC's results table shows he received 740 votes (14.84 percent) and placed 17th of 21 candidates for six seats. CHEK News reported that his priorities then were more doctors for the area, a treatment centre for addiction in Port Alberni, and housing that workers can afford.
The party says he was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, came to Canada in 1980, moved to Nanaimo to study human services after leaving the logging industry, and worked in alcohol and drug treatment centres. It says that in 2009 he began building LUMARA, a registered charity for children and families facing serious illness, grief and loss, and that he moved to Port Alberni in 2018. His campaign website gives 1998 as the year he left logging. LUMARA's own team page lists him as co-founder, Director of Operations and Director of Youth Services. voche.me has not checked his education or his earlier jobs with the schools or employers.
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His campaign website says that as MLA he will push for policies that make life more affordable and help working people build a secure future.
His campaign website says he will push for better access to health care, to mental health and addiction services, and for more support for families and communities.
His campaign website says he will stand up for the workers, small businesses, industries and community groups of the district.
In a post on X on September 25, 2026, he wrote that he wants change so that families can afford a home and get better health care.
CHEK News reported in 2022 that, as a candidate for Port Alberni City Council, his priorities were more doctors for the area, a treatment centre in Port Alberni for people with addiction, and housing for workers.
The party's platform page lists a plan titled Get BC Building, a plan to end the housing shortage and make life more affordable. The page says the platform is coming soon and does not name Dahling.
The party's platform page lists a plan titled Putting Patients First, on access to care and wait times. The page says the platform is coming soon and does not name Dahling.
The party's platform page lists a plan titled BC Recovers, to end the overdose and addictions crisis. The page says the platform is coming soon and does not name Dahling.
The party's platform page lists a plan titled Safe and Secure, to restore public safety and confidence in the justice system. The page says the platform is coming soon and does not name Dahling.
The party's platform page lists a plan titled Excellence in Education, on schools and learning. The page says the platform is coming soon and does not name Dahling.
The party's platform page lists a plan titled A Free and Prosperous BC, which says the party will encourage investment and grow living standards. The page says the platform is coming soon and does not name Dahling.
The party's platform page lists a plan titled Get BC Moving, on transportation in every part of the province. The page says the platform is coming soon and does not name Dahling.
The party's platform page lists a plan titled Forestry for the Future, on forestry for workers, communities and biodiversity. The page says the platform is coming soon and does not name Dahling.
The party's platform page lists a plan titled Economic Reconciliation, Healthy Communities, for partnerships, economic development and respect for Indigenous governance. The page says the platform is coming soon and does not name Dahling.
voche.me found no elected office held by him on 2026-10-01, so it found no voting record to review. His 2022 council result comes from CivicInfo BC.
Received 740 votes (14.84 percent), 17th of 21 candidates for six council seats.
CivicInfo BC's results table gives the votes. CHEK News gives October 15, 2022 as general voting day. A run for office is no completed action, so this entry earns no score.
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Shared the party's announcement and wrote that he wants change so families can afford a home and get better health care.
Told CHEK News he was surprised and disappointed by the way BC United's leader ended the party's campaign.
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Peter Milobar told the paper that Dahling, who was set to be BC United's candidate in 2024, briefed him on local concerns.
Reports that Kris McNichol won the federal Conservative nomination over Dahling and Ed Mayne.
Quotes Dahling, then BC United's candidate in Mid Island-Pacific Rim, on the end of that party's campaign.
Profiles each 2022 council candidate. It gives Dahling's priorities and links to joshuadahling.ca, the same address as his 2026 campaign website.
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CHEK News · Laura Brougham · October 4, 2022
CHEK News · Kendall Hanson · August 29, 2024
NanaimoNewsNOW · David Wiwchar · October 28, 2024
Alberni Valley News · Austin Kelly · April 10, 2026
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His Facebook page (VoteJoshuaDahling) and Instagram account (joshuadahling) show only a sign-in page to direct reads, and nothing from them is used. His X account answered a direct request without signing in and showed his profile line and six recent posts; most of his 2,973 posts were not read, and two of the posts shown are cut short. The 2022 council candidate, the 2024 federal nomination candidate and the 2026 candidate are tied to one person this way: CHEK News's 2022 profile links to joshuadahling.ca, which is his 2026 campaign website, and the page title of that website still names him as a nomination candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada in Courtenay-Alberni. The 2024 BC United candidacy rests on the CHEK News and Alberni Valley News reports, which name the same district; voche.me did not open a BC United page, because votebcunited.ca returned an empty page. CivicInfo BC's site returned HTTP 403, so the 2022 results were read from an Internet Archive copy of August 10, 2025. voche.me did not find the City of Port Alberni's own declaration of results on this date. The party's candidate page labels him "Interim Conservative Party Leader". The party's team page lists him only as the Mid Island-Pacific Rim candidate, so voche.me does not repeat that label. His education and his work in treatment centres are stated by the party and his campaign; voche.me has not checked them with the schools or employers. LUMARA's role for him comes from LUMARA's own team page. One paragraph on his campaign website speaks of Canadians and "our country", so no provincial commitment is taken from it. The party's platform page says the platform is coming soon and does not name him, and the party's news page does not name him. All-candidates meetings in Mid Island-Pacific Rim for 2026, campaign finances and endorsements were not found on this date. Nominations close October 3, 2026, so other candidates may still be added. The questionnaire has not been sent.
Evidence reviewed on 2026-10-01: the Elections BC candidate list stamped October 1, 2026 09:00:07 PM, the Elections BC election page, the 2024 statement of votes, the party's candidate, team, platform and news pages, his campaign website, his X account, LUMARA's team page, CivicInfo BC's 2022 Port Alberni results, and reporting by CHEK News, NanaimoNewsNOW, the Alberni Valley News, the Times Colonist and BC Ballot.
His Facebook and Instagram accounts could not be read without signing in. voche.me found no interview or questionnaire from his 2026 campaign on this date. An empty section records what voche.me did not find on this date.
Received 740 votes (14.84 percent) and was not elected.
CivicInfo BC results (archived copy)LUMARA's team page lists him as co-founder, Director of Operations and Director of Youth Services of the grief and bereavement charity.
LUMARA team pageCHEK News reported in August 2024 that he was BC United's candidate when that party stopped its campaign. voche.me found no entry for him in the 2024 statement of votes on 2026-10-01.
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