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MLA in Mid Island-Pacific Rim · BC provincial 2026

# Joshua Dahling

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.

Explore the record  Public schedule 

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

Conservative Party of BC2026

![Joshua Dahling, from the Conservative Party of BC candidate page.](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/images/candidates/joshua-dahling-640.webp)

*Joshua DahlingMLAv.*

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

Candidate research / October 1, 2026

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.

**14**Commitments **1**Programs **4**News articles **18**Sources

Public schedule / Through election day

## Where can you hear Joshua Dahling?

No public appearance by the candidate was confirmed on 2026-10-01. The two voting dates come from Elections BC.

Checked October 1, 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

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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-final-voting-day">Voting day </a>

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### 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 Joshua Dahling

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.

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.

14 commitments shown · Checked Oct 1

2026 · HousingCampaign pledge

### Policies that make life more affordable

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.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

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<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>His own statement on his campaign website. It names no price, rate, rebate, number, cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Which provincial measure on living costs would he support, and by when?</dd></dl></details>



- [Campaign website](https://joshuadahling.ca/)Campaign · Joshua Dahling campaign

2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge

### Better access to health care, mental health and addiction services

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.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>His own statement on his campaign website. It names no program, number of doctors or beds, cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Which health service would he ask the Province to add in the district, and when?</dd></dl></details>



- [Campaign website](https://joshuadahling.ca/)Campaign · Joshua Dahling campaign

2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge

### Stand up for workers and small businesses

His campaign website says he will stand up for the workers, small businesses, industries and community groups of the district.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>His own statement on his campaign website. It names no measure, number, cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Which provincial rule or program for local industries would he change?</dd></dl></details>



- [Campaign website](https://joshuadahling.ca/)Campaign · Joshua Dahling campaign

2026 · HousingCampaign pledge

### Help families afford a home

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.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>His own post. It names no housing measure, number of homes, cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>What would he change in provincial housing policy?</dd></dl></details>



- [Joshua Dahling (@JoshuaDahling) on X](https://x.com/JoshuaDahling)Campaign · Joshua Dahling

Earlier term · Public servicesCampaign pledge

### Treatment centre for addiction in Port Alberni (2022 council campaign)

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.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>Reported by CHEK News in the reporter's words during his 2022 council campaign. voche.me found no 2026 statement from him that repeats it. The report names no cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does his 2026 campaign include a treatment centre in Port Alberni?</dd></dl></details>



- [2 mayoral, 21 councillor candidates up for election in Port Alberni](https://cheknews.ca/2-mayoral-21-councillor-candidates-up-for-election-in-port-alberni-1095650/)Reporting · CHEK News · Laura Brougham

2026 · HousingCampaign pledge

### Conservative Party of BC plan: Get BC Building

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.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>Party text. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does the party publish the Get BC Building plan, and does Dahling speak on it?</dd></dl></details>



- [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC

2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge

### Conservative Party of BC plan: Putting Patients First

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.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>Party text. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does the party publish the Putting Patients First plan, and does Dahling speak on it?</dd></dl></details>



- [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC

2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge

### Conservative Party of BC plan: BC Recovers

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.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>Party text. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does the party publish the BC Recovers plan, and does Dahling speak on it?</dd></dl></details>



- [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC

2026 · Public safetyCampaign pledge

### Conservative Party of BC plan: Safe and Secure

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.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>Party text. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does the party publish the Safe and Secure plan, and does Dahling speak on it?</dd></dl></details>



- [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC

2026 · EducationCampaign pledge

### Conservative Party of BC plan: Excellence in Education

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.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>Party text. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does the party publish the Excellence in Education plan, and does Dahling speak on it?</dd></dl></details>



- [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC

2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge

### Conservative Party of BC plan: A Free and Prosperous BC

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.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>Party text. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does the party publish the A Free and Prosperous BC plan, and does Dahling speak on it?</dd></dl></details>



- [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC

2026 · TransportationCampaign pledge

### Conservative Party of BC plan: Get BC Moving

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.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>Party text. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does the party publish the Get BC Moving plan, and does Dahling speak on it?</dd></dl></details>



- [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC

2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge

### Conservative Party of BC plan: Forestry for the Future

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.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>Party text. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does the party publish the Forestry for the Future plan, and does Dahling speak on it?</dd></dl></details>



- [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC

2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge

### Conservative Party of BC plan: Economic Reconciliation, Healthy Communities

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.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>Party text. The page gives no measure, number, cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does the party publish the Economic Reconciliation, Healthy Communities plan, and does Dahling speak on it?</dd></dl></details>



- [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC

City programs / Scope and delivery

## Policies, budgets & programs

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.

Oct 15Not elected

### Ran for Port Alberni City Council

Received 740 votes (14.84 percent), 17th of 21 candidates for six council seats.

<details>

<summary>Scope, limits and sources

</summary>

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.

</details>

- [Election results 2022: Port Alberni (City), archived August 10, 2025](https://www.civicinfo.bc.ca/election-results-v3/index?localgovernmentid=95&select-year=2022&select-view-by=municipality)Official record · CivicInfo BC
- [2 mayoral, 21 councillor candidates up for election in Port Alberni](https://cheknews.ca/2-mayoral-21-councillor-candidates-up-for-election-in-port-alberni-1095650/)Reporting · CHEK News · Laura Brougham

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.

Sep 25Statement

### Post on X accepting the candidacy

Shared the party's announcement and wrote that he wants change so families can afford a home and get better health care.

- [Joshua Dahling (@JoshuaDahling) on X](https://x.com/JoshuaDahling)Campaign · Joshua Dahling

Aug 29Interview

### Reaction to BC United stopping its campaign

Told CHEK News he was surprised and disappointed by the way BC United's leader ended the party's campaign.

- [BC United Vancouver Island candidates react to the party's withdrawal](https://cheknews.ca/bc-united-vancouver-island-candidates-react-to-the-partys-withdrawal-1206794/)Reporting · CHEK News · Kendall Hanson

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.

April 10, 2026Reporting

Alberni Valley News · Austin Kelly

### Party leadership candidate visits Port Alberni

Peter Milobar told the paper that Dahling, who was set to be BC United's candidate in 2024, briefed him on local concerns.

- [BC Conservative leadership hopeful visits Port Alberni to talk crime and health care](https://albernivalleynews.com/2026/04/10/bc-conservative-leadership-hopeful-visits-port-alberni-to-talk-crime-and-health-care/)Reporting · Alberni Valley News · Austin Kelly

October 28, 2024Reporting

NanaimoNewsNOW · David Wiwchar

### Loses federal Conservative nomination in Courtenay-Alberni

Reports that Kris McNichol won the federal Conservative nomination over Dahling and Ed Mayne.

- [McNichol chosen by Conservatives](https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2024/10/28/mcnichol-chosen-by-conservatives/)Reporting · NanaimoNewsNOW · David Wiwchar

August 29, 2024Reporting

CHEK News · Kendall Hanson

### BC United candidates react to the party's withdrawal

Quotes Dahling, then BC United's candidate in Mid Island-Pacific Rim, on the end of that party's campaign.

- [BC United Vancouver Island candidates react to the party's withdrawal](https://cheknews.ca/bc-united-vancouver-island-candidates-react-to-the-partys-withdrawal-1206794/)Reporting · CHEK News · Kendall Hanson

October 4, 2022Reporting

CHEK News · Laura Brougham

### Port Alberni council candidates, 2022

Profiles each 2022 council candidate. It gives Dahling's priorities and links to joshuadahling.ca, the same address as his 2026 campaign website.

- [2 mayoral, 21 councillor candidates up for election in Port Alberni](https://cheknews.ca/2-mayoral-21-councillor-candidates-up-for-election-in-port-alberni-1095650/)Reporting · CHEK News · Laura Brougham

Research / 18 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.

<details>

<summary>Official record 4 sources

</summary>

- <a href="https://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/GE-2026-10-24-Candidate-Website-Report.PDF">Provincial candidate list </a>

  Elections BC
- <a href="https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/">2026 provincial 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://www.civicinfo.bc.ca/election-results-v3/index?localgovernmentid=95&amp;select-year=2022&amp;select-view-by=municipality">Election results 2022: Port Alberni (City), archived August 10, 2025 </a>

  CivicInfo BC

</details>

<details>

<summary>Campaign 6 sources

</summary>

- <a href="https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/joshua-dahling/">Candidate page: Joshua Dahling </a>

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

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

  Conservative Party of BC
- <a href="https://conservativebc.ca/latest-news-updates/">Latest News and Updates page </a>

  Conservative Party of BC
- <a href="https://joshuadahling.ca/">Campaign website </a>

  Joshua Dahling campaign
- <a href="https://x.com/JoshuaDahling">Joshua Dahling (@JoshuaDahling) on X </a>

  Joshua Dahling

</details>

<details>

<summary>Reporting 5 sources

</summary>

- <a href="https://cheknews.ca/2-mayoral-21-councillor-candidates-up-for-election-in-port-alberni-1095650/">2 mayoral, 21 councillor candidates up for election in Port Alberni </a>

  CHEK News · Laura Brougham · October 4, 2022
- <a href="https://cheknews.ca/bc-united-vancouver-island-candidates-react-to-the-partys-withdrawal-1206794/">BC United Vancouver Island candidates react to the party's withdrawal </a>

  CHEK News · Kendall Hanson · August 29, 2024
- <a href="https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2024/10/28/mcnichol-chosen-by-conservatives/">McNichol chosen by Conservatives </a>

  NanaimoNewsNOW · David Wiwchar · October 28, 2024
- <a href="https://albernivalleynews.com/2026/04/10/bc-conservative-leadership-hopeful-visits-port-alberni-to-talk-crime-and-health-care/">BC Conservative leadership hopeful visits Port Alberni to talk crime and health care </a>

  Alberni Valley News · Austin Kelly · April 10, 2026
- <a href="https://www.timescolonist.com/2026-bc-votes/bc-election-2026-whos-running-on-vancouver-island-12828075">B.C. election 2026: Who's running on Vancouver Island? </a>

  Times Colonist

</details>

<details>

<summary>Event organizer 2 sources

</summary>

- <a href="https://lumarasociety.org/our-team/">Our Team </a>

  LUMARA Grief and Bereavement Care Society
- <a href="https://albernichamber.ca/news/election-2022">Election 2022 </a>

  Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce

</details>

<details>

<summary>Event listing 1 sources

</summary>

- <a href="https://bcballot.ca/candidates/">BC provincial election 2026 candidates by riding </a>

  BC Ballot

</details>

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.

Research status

## What voche.me has checked

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.

03 / Background

## Experience & community

2022

### Candidate for Port Alberni City Council

Received 740 votes (14.84 percent) and was not elected.

[CivicInfo BC results (archived copy)](https://www.civicinfo.bc.ca/election-results-v3/index?localgovernmentid=95&select-year=2022&select-view-by=municipality)

Since 2009

### Co-founder and Director of Operations, LUMARA

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 page](https://lumarasociety.org/our-team/)

2024

### BC United candidate in Mid Island-Pacific Rim

CHEK 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.

[CHEK News](https://cheknews.ca/bc-united-vancouver-island-candidates-react-to-the-partys-withdrawal-1206794/)

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.

<details>

<summary>Which provincial measures would you support to lower living costs, and by when?

</summary>

No response has been submitted.

</details>

<details>

<summary>What would you ask the Province to fund for addiction treatment in Port Alberni?

</summary>

No response has been submitted.

</details>

<details>

<summary>What would you do as MLA to bring more doctors to the district?

</summary>

No response has been submitted.

</details>

### Have your own question?

Ask Joshua Dahling 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 Joshua Dahling's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.

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<summary>Is this an official page for Joshua Dahling?</summary>



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

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<summary>What party is Joshua Dahling running with?</summary>



Joshua Dahling is running for MLA with Conservative Party of BC.

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<summary>Does Joshua Dahling currently hold public office?</summary>



Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Joshua Dahling.

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<summary>How many sources does this Joshua Dahling profile cite?</summary>



This profile lists 8 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 Joshua Dahling's page show no answer?</summary>



The "Questions &amp; answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Joshua Dahling 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 Joshua Dahling 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
- [Conservative Party of BC · candidate page ](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/joshua-dahling/)Checked October 1, 2026
- [Campaign website ](https://joshuadahling.ca/)Checked October 1, 2026
- [Elections BC · 2024 statement of votes ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf)Checked October 1, 2026
- [CivicInfo BC · Port Alberni 2022 results ](https://www.civicinfo.bc.ca/election-results-v3/index?localgovernmentid=95&select-year=2022&select-view-by=municipality)Checked October 1, 2026
- [CHEK News · 2022 Port Alberni council candidates ](https://cheknews.ca/2-mayoral-21-councillor-candidates-up-for-election-in-port-alberni-1095650/)Checked October 1, 2026
- [CHEK News · BC United candidates in 2024 ](https://cheknews.ca/bc-united-vancouver-island-candidates-react-to-the-partys-withdrawal-1206794/)Checked October 1, 2026
- [LUMARA · Our Team ](https://lumarasociety.org/our-team/)Checked October 1, 2026

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Campaign contact

## Campaign links & contact.

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[Campaign website](https://joshuadahling.ca/) [Party candidate page](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/joshua-dahling/) [X: @JoshuaDahling](https://x.com/JoshuaDahling)

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