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MLA in Kelowna Centre · BC provincial 2026

# Kristina Loewen

Conservative MLA for Kelowna Centre since 2024, running again in a rematch with the BC NDP’s Loyal Wooldridge.

Kristina Loewen won Kelowna Centre in 2024 by 40 votes, and a judicial recount confirmed the result. In the legislature in 2026 she spoke on the budget, freedom of information, the Merit Commissioner, food bank costs and seniors in poverty. Since Bailey McCourt was killed in Kelowna in July 2025, she has called for a provincial registry of domestic violence offenders and GPS alerts for victims.

Explore the record  Public schedule 

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

Conservative Party of BC2026

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*Kristina LoewenMLAv.*

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Candidate research / September 30, 2026

A researched record of Kristina Loewen’s 22 commitments, 13 recorded votes and actions and 20 public statements, with 6 news items. Most come from the legislature record and Conservative caucus statements.

**23**Commitments **13**Programs **6**News articles **46**Sources

Public schedule / Through election day

## Where can you hear Kristina Loewen?

One public forum in Kelowna lists all registered candidates as invited. No organizer has confirmed that Loewen will attend. The other dates are voting days.

Checked September 30, 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
- [Kelowna Chamber of Commerce to host all-candidates forum for local MLA hopefuls](https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/632527/Kelowna-Chamber-of-Commerce-to-host-all-candidates-forum-for-local-MLA-hopefuls)Reporting · Castanet · Nicholas Johansen

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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 20<a href="#event-chamber-forum">Event; attendance unconfirmed </a>
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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### Public forums and announcements

Attendance is identified for each event. Unconfirmed listings are not confirmed candidate appearances.

Oct 204:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Public forumAttendance unconfirmed

#### Kelowna Chamber of Commerce all-candidates forum

Kelowna Events Centre, 2041 Harvey Avenue, Kelowna

**The Chamber invites all registered candidates in the three Kelowna districts. Loewen told iNFOnews she plans to attend a forum this time. The organizer has not published a list of who will attend.**

Castanet and KelownaNow report the forum for candidates in Kelowna-Mission, Kelowna Centre and Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream. Entry is free with pre-registration.

- [Kelowna Chamber of Commerce to host all-candidates forum for local MLA hopefuls](https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/632527/Kelowna-Chamber-of-Commerce-to-host-all-candidates-forum-for-local-MLA-hopefuls)Reporting · Castanet · Nicholas Johansen
- [Kelowna Chamber announces date for provincial election all-candidates forum](https://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/Kelowna/Kelowna_Chamber_announces_date_for_provincial_election_all_candidates_forum/)Reporting · KelownaNow
- [Double election 2026: where to meet candidates in Okanagan, Kamloops](https://infonews.ca/news/7887096/double-election-2026-where-to-meet-candidates-in-okanagan-kamloops/)Reporting · iNFOnews

### Voting dates

- Oct 16Advance voting begins
- Oct 24General 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 Kristina Loewen

Kristina Loewen is the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Kelowna Centre on Elections BC’s list for the general election of October 24, 2026. In 2024 she won the new district with 11,033 votes, 42.85% of the valid vote, 40 votes more than BC NDP candidate Loyal Wooldridge, according to the Elections BC statement of votes. The Northern View reported on November 8, 2024 that a judge declared her elected after a recount.

The legislature record lists her as a Conservative member first elected in 2024. Castanet reported in March 2025 that the party named her its critic for Social Development and Poverty Reduction. In 2026 she asked questions in the legislature on food banks, seniors in poverty, a patient waiting for a liver transplant and mental health care, and spoke at length against Bill 9, which changes the rules for freedom-of-information requests.

She has called for provincial action on intimate partner violence since Bailey McCourt was killed in Kelowna in July 2025. In a statement on June 17, 2026, published by the Conservative caucus, she said she would keep pushing for GPS monitoring with alerts to victims and a provincial registry of domestic violence offenders.

The party’s candidate page says she worked in real estate, as a care aide and as a doula, and as a youth leader. Those are the party’s own statements. Vernon Matters reported on September 23, 2026 that she would seek re-election. iNFOnews reported that she did not attend the Kelowna Centre forum in 2024 and that she says she plans to attend this time.

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 Sep 30

2026 · Public safetyCampaign pledge

### Provincial registry of domestic violence offenders and GPS alerts for victims

In a statement on June 17, 2026, Loewen said she would keep pushing for GPS monitoring of offenders with alerts to victims, a system that tells victims about any release, a provincial registry of domestic violence offenders, and one shared way for police, Crown prosecutors and courts to assess the risk that an abuser will kill.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>The statement names the measures. It gives no cost, no number of people covered and no date. It was published by the Conservative caucus.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Has the Conservative platform for 2026 put a cost or a start date on the registry?</dd></dl></details>



- [Statement from MLA Kristina Loewen on the Passage of Bailey’s Law](https://www.bcconservativecaucus.ca/statement-from-mla-kristina-loewen-on-the-passage-of-baileys-law/)Campaign · Conservative Caucus of British Columbia
- [Bailey’s Law: BC Conservatives back domestic violence offender registry, bail reform](https://www.pentictonnow.com/watercooler/news/news/Kelowna/Bailey_s_Law_BC_Conservatives_back_domestic_violence_offender_registry_bail_reform/)Reporting · PentictonNow · Josh Duncan

2026 · Public safetyCampaign pledge

### Act on the reviews of intimate partner violence

In a statement in the legislature on May 26, 2026, Loewen said the reviews of intimate partner violence already exist and the government needs to act on them. A caucus release the same day says she asked the Attorney General to table an action plan.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>No measure, cost or date is given in her own words.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Did the Attorney General table an action plan before the election?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of May 26, 2026 (morning): statement on intimate partner violence](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260526am-Hansard-n184.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [MLA Kristina Loewen Calls for Urgent Action on Intimate Partner Violence](https://www.bcconservativecaucus.ca/mla-kristina-loewen-calls-for-urgent-action-on-intimate-partner-violence/)Campaign · Conservative Caucus of British Columbia

2026 · Public safetyCampaign pledge

### Public safety policy based on treatment first

In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, Loewen said public safety policy should move to treatment-first models.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>A statement of approach. It names no program, cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>What treatment program would the Conservatives fund, and at what cost?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of February 24, 2026 (afternoon): budget debate speech](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260224pm-Hansard-n124.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge

### More long-term care beds in the Interior

In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, Loewen said the Province should expand long-term care in the Interior. In the same speech she said the Cottonwoods long-term care project in Kelowna had been put on hold.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>No number of beds, cost or date is given.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>How many long-term care beds would be added in the Interior, and by when?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of February 24, 2026 (afternoon): budget debate speech](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260224pm-Hansard-n124.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge

### Doctor recruitment with set targets

In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, Loewen said the Province should speed up doctor recruitment and set targets that can be measured.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>She asks for targets but does not give one. No cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>What recruitment number would the Conservatives commit to?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of February 24, 2026 (afternoon): budget debate speech](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260224pm-Hansard-n124.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge

### Include families in mental health crisis care

In question period on May 5, 2026, Loewen said family members must be included when a person is in mental health crisis care, and asked why a family in Vernon was not told when a patient left a hospital unit.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>No change to the Mental Health Act or to hospital rules is named. No cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>What rule on telling families would the Conservatives write into the Mental Health Act review?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of May 5, 2026 (morning): question period on mental health care](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260505am-Hansard-n172.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · HousingCampaign pledge

### Raise disability assistance to match living costs

In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, Loewen said disability supports should be raised to reflect actual living costs. As opposition critic for Social Development and Poverty Reduction, she also asked in the March 31, 2026 estimates debate how assistance rates compare with rents in Kelowna, Victoria and Vancouver.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>She names the program to change. She gives no new rate, cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>What monthly rate would the Conservatives set for disability assistance?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of February 24, 2026 (afternoon): budget debate speech](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260224pm-Hansard-n124.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Debates of March 31, 2026 (morning): estimates and Motion 203 vote](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260331am-Hansard-n144.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · HousingCampaign pledge

### Protect seniors from higher interest on deferred property tax

In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, Loewen said higher interest charges in the property tax deferment program could push seniors out of their homes, and that seniors should be protected from rising borrowing costs.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>She does not say what interest rate she would set, what it would cost, or when.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Would the Conservatives return the deferment program to its earlier interest rate?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of February 24, 2026 (afternoon): budget debate speech](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260224pm-Hansard-n124.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · HousingCampaign pledge

### Action on poverty among seniors

In question period on May 27, 2026, Loewen said the ministry was failing seniors, and described a Kelowna volunteer who delivers bread to seniors who cannot afford food.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>A criticism of the government. It names no measure, cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>What support for low-income seniors would the Conservatives add?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of May 27, 2026 (afternoon): question period on seniors and poverty](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260527pm-Hansard-n186.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge

### Remove PST from security costs at food banks

In question period on March 11, 2026, Loewen asked the Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction to commit to removing the PST from security services that food banks pay for.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>She names the tax change. No cost of the exemption or date is given.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Is the exemption in the Conservative platform, and what would it cost?</dd></dl></details>



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

2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge

### End the vehicle allowance of the head of Community Living BC

In the same question on March 11, 2026, Loewen asked the minister to end the $12,000 vehicle allowance paid to the head of Community Living BC.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>She asks for it to end that day. The source names no other spending change.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Is the allowance still paid in the 2026 to 2027 year?</dd></dl></details>



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

2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge

### Tie government borrowing to reform and capital projects

In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, Loewen said that if the Province borrows, the borrowing should be tied to reform and capital projects, and taxpayers should get performance measures.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>No deficit target, debt limit or date is given.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>What deficit or debt target would the Conservatives set?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of February 24, 2026 (afternoon): budget debate speech](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260224pm-Hansard-n124.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge

### Strengthen the mining exploration tax credit

In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, Loewen criticized the government for narrowing the mining exploration tax credit and said incentives like it should be strengthened.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>She names the tax credit. She gives no rate, cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>What rate would the Conservatives set for the credit?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of February 24, 2026 (afternoon): budget debate speech](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260224pm-Hansard-n124.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge

### Policies for small business growth

In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, Loewen said small businesses in Kelowna face high insurance costs, high rents and staff shortages, and called for policies that let them grow.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>A statement of approach. No measure, cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Which tax or rule change for small business would the Conservatives make first?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of February 24, 2026 (afternoon): budget debate speech](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260224pm-Hansard-n124.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge

### Same liquor rules for all movie theatres

In the debate of May 25, 2026 on a motion about liquor service in movie theatres, Loewen supported an amendment that removed the word "independent", so the rule would apply to every theatre.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>The source gives the change to the motion. No date or cost is given.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Was the motion adopted, and did the government change the liquor rules?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of May 25, 2026 (morning): motion on liquor in movie theatres](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260525am-Hansard-n182.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge

### Budget money to clear trees burned in the 2023 fires

In the budget debate on February 24, 2026, Loewen said the trees burned near Kelowna in 2023 had still not been cleared, and that the budget should hold a line to finish that work.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>She names a budget line. She gives no amount or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>How much would the clearing cost, and in which budget?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of February 24, 2026 (afternoon): budget debate speech](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260224pm-Hansard-n124.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge

### Keep wildfire preparedness funding

In the same speech Loewen objected to a cut of $2 million to fire preparedness in the 2026 budget and said prevention costs less than rebuilding.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>The figure is the size of the cut she opposes. She does not say how she would pay to restore it.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Would a Conservative budget restore the $2 million?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of February 24, 2026 (afternoon): budget debate speech](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260224pm-Hansard-n124.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge

### Keep freedom-of-information requests open and free of new fees

In the debate on Bill 9 on April 21, 2026, Loewen opposed two changes: clause 13, which widens the grounds for refusing a request, and clause 21, which lets public bodies charge for copies of records they publish anyway. She voted against the bill at second reading.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>She names the clauses she opposes. She gives no cost or date for any change of her own.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Would a Conservative government repeal clauses 13 and 21 of Bill 9?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of April 21, 2026 (morning): question period and Bill 9 debate](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260421am-Hansard-n158.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Debates of April 21, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 9 debate](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260421pm-Hansard-n159.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Debates of May 6, 2026 (afternoon, sitting into May 7): Bill 9 second reading vote](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260506pm-Hansard-n174.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · GovernanceNot established

### Keep an independent Merit Commissioner

On March 30, 2026, Loewen spoke for Motion 203, which said an independent officer of the legislature should oversee merit-based hiring in the public service, after the budget bill ended the Office of the Merit Commissioner.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>She gave the office’s yearly budget as $1.7 million. The motion was defeated 45 to 46 on March 31, 2026, and she voted for it, according to the transcript.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Would a Conservative government bring the office back?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of March 30, 2026 (morning): Motion 203 debate](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260330am-Hansard-n142.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Debates of March 31, 2026 (morning): estimates and Motion 203 vote](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260331am-Hansard-n144.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge

### Public reporting on civil forfeiture grants

In the debate on Bill 8 on March 3, 2026, Loewen supported the bill and asked for detailed public reporting on where civil forfeiture money goes and what it achieves.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>No reporting rule, cost or date is named.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Has the civil forfeiture office published the reporting she asked for?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of March 3, 2026 (morning): Bill 8 debate](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260303am-Hansard-n130.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge

### Disclose World Cup tickets given to officials

In question period on April 21, 2026, Loewen asked the minister to confirm that World Cup tickets for elected officials and PavCo directors would be made public before each game.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>The source gives when disclosure should happen. No cost is given.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Were the tickets disclosed?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of April 21, 2026 (morning): question period and Bill 9 debate](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260421am-Hansard-n158.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · HousingCampaign pledge

### Keep the Rent Bank as a way to prevent homelessness

In the estimates debate on March 31, 2026, Loewen asked whether the Rent Bank had been discontinued and said it was important as a short-term way to prevent homelessness. The minister answered that it is still available to clients of her ministry.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>A position on an existing program. No cost, number of households or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Would a Conservative government expand the Rent Bank?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of March 31, 2026 (morning): estimates and Motion 203 vote](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260331am-Hansard-n144.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

2026 · HousingCampaign pledge

### Gaming grants and a tax correction for Metro Community Hub

In a statement on April 13, 2026, Loewen said she had written to the Ministers of Finance and of Tourism, Arts and Culture asking them to reverse a $45,000 tax bill for Metro Community Hub in Kelowna and to approve its gaming grant.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>A request about one organization. It sets no general measure.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Was the tax bill reversed?</dd></dl></details>



- [Debates of April 13, 2026 (morning): statement on Metro Community Hub](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260413am-Hansard-n149.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

City programs / Scope and delivery

## Policies, budgets & programs

Recorded votes where the legislature lists her name. A bill that passed on a voice vote names nobody and is left out.

Feb 26Recorded vote: Nay

### Voted against the 2026 budget

Loewen voted Nay on the budget motion. She also voted Nay at third reading of Bill 2, the budget measures bill, on April 1, 2026, and of the Supply Act on May 28, 2026.

<details>

<summary>Scope, limits and sources

</summary>

The vote is from the legislature’s index of recorded votes, where each member’s name is listed.

</details>

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

Mar 31Recorded vote: Yea; motion defeated

### Voted for Motion 203 on merit oversight

Loewen voted for Motion 203, which said an independent officer of the legislature should oversee merit-based hiring. The motion was defeated 45 to 46.

<details>

<summary>Scope, limits and sources

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The transcript of March 31, 2026 lists her name among the 45 who voted for it.

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- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Kristina Loewen](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesl.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Debates of March 31, 2026 (morning): estimates and Motion 203 vote](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260331am-Hansard-n144.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

May 7Recorded vote: Nay; bill passed

### Voted against Bill 9 at second reading

Loewen voted against second reading of Bill 9, the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026, in the sitting that began on May 6 and ran past midnight. The bill passed second reading 48 to 42. She voted Nay at third reading on May 28, 2026.

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The transcript lists her name among the 42 who voted against.

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- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Kristina Loewen](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesl.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Debates of May 6, 2026 (afternoon, sitting into May 7): Bill 9 second reading vote](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260506pm-Hansard-n174.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Apr 1Recorded vote: Yea

### Voted for an amendment to Bill 8 on civil forfeiture

Loewen voted Yea on an amendment to clause 11 of Bill 8, the Civil Forfeiture Amendment Act, 2026. She had spoken for the bill on March 3, 2026.

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The vote is from the legislature’s index of recorded votes, where each member’s name is listed. The transcript of the vote was not opened.

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- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Kristina Loewen](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesl.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Debates of March 3, 2026 (morning): Bill 8 debate](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260303am-Hansard-n130.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Mar 5Recorded vote: Yea

### Voted to introduce the Drug Recovery and Community Safety Act

Loewen voted Yea at first reading of Bill M235, a private member’s bill.

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The vote is from the legislature’s index of recorded votes, where each member’s name is listed. The transcript of the vote was not opened.

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

Apr 22Recorded vote: Yea; bill defeated at first reading

### Voted to introduce a bill repealing DRIPA

Loewen voted Yea at first reading of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Repeal Act, moved by Trevor Halford. First reading was defeated 44 to 47.

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The transcript of April 22, 2026 lists her name among the 44 who voted for it.

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- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Kristina Loewen](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votesl.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Debates of April 22, 2026 (afternoon): first reading vote on a DRIPA repeal bill](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260422pm-Hansard-n160.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

May 20Recorded vote: Nay

### Voted against the K’ómoks Treaty Act

Loewen voted Nay at second reading of Bill 20, the K’ómoks Treaty Act, on May 20, 2026, and at third reading on May 28, 2026. She voted Yea on an amendment at second reading moved by Misty Van Popta.

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The vote is from the legislature’s index of recorded votes, where each member’s name is listed. The transcripts of the votes were not opened.

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

Apr 21Recorded vote: Yea

### Voted for the Forests Statutes Amendment Act

Loewen voted Yea at third reading of Bill 14, the Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2026.

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The vote is from the legislature’s index of recorded votes, where each member’s name is listed. The transcript of the vote was not opened.

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

Apr 1Recorded vote: Yea

### Voted for the Safe Access to Schools Amendment Act

Loewen voted Yea at third reading of Bill 12, the Safe Access to Schools Amendment Act, 2026.

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The vote is from the legislature’s index of recorded votes, where each member’s name is listed. The transcript of the vote was not opened.

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

Apr 1Recorded vote: Yea

### Voted for the Motor Vehicle Amendment Act

Loewen voted Yea at third reading of Bill 6, the Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2026.

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The vote is from the legislature’s index of recorded votes, where each member’s name is listed. The transcript of the vote was not opened.

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

Apr 20Recorded vote: Yea

### Voted for the Public Sector Construction Projects Procurement Act

Loewen voted Yea at second reading of Bill M233, a private member’s bill on how the Province buys construction work.

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The vote is from the legislature’s index of recorded votes, where each member’s name is listed. The transcript of the vote was not opened.

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

Mar 12Recorded votes: Yea

### Voted to introduce other Conservative private members’ bills

The vote index lists her Yea at first reading of the Gender Ideology and Child Protection Act (February 19), the Human Rights Code Repeal Act (February 26) and the Defunding Aboriginal Title Claims Affecting Private Property Act (March 12, 2026).

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The vote is from the legislature’s index of recorded votes, where each member’s name is listed. The transcripts were not opened, so the result of each vote is not given here.

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

Apr 13Stated in the legislature; letters not published

### Wrote to two ministers about Metro Community Hub

Loewen told the legislature she had written to two ministers about a tax bill and gaming grants for Metro Community Hub in Kelowna.

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- [Debates of April 13, 2026 (morning): statement on Metro Community Hub](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260413am-Hansard-n149.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

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 24Speech

### Budget debate speech

Loewen spoke against Budget 2026: seniors and the property tax deferment program, disability assistance, long-term care and doctors in the Interior, crime in downtown Kelowna, forestry and mining, and a cut to wildfire preparedness.

- [Debates of February 24, 2026 (afternoon): budget debate speech](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260224pm-Hansard-n124.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Mar 3Speech

### Bill 8 debate on civil forfeiture

She supported the changes to the Civil Forfeiture Act and asked for public reporting on the grants paid from forfeited money.

- [Debates of March 3, 2026 (morning): Bill 8 debate](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260303am-Hansard-n130.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Mar 30Speech

### Motion 203 on merit oversight

She spoke for keeping an independent officer to oversee hiring in the public service.

- [Debates of March 30, 2026 (morning): Motion 203 debate](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260330am-Hansard-n142.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Apr 21Speech

### Bill 9 debate on freedom of information

Over two sittings she argued that Bill 9 makes it easier to refuse requests for government records and adds fees, using examples from the Okanagan.

- [Debates of April 21, 2026 (morning): question period and Bill 9 debate](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260421am-Hansard-n158.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Debates of April 21, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 9 debate](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260421pm-Hansard-n159.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Mar 31Debate coverage

### Estimates debate, Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction

As opposition critic she asked about assistance rates against rents, the Rent Bank, and whether the ministry investigated fraud claims reported by Global News.

- [Debates of March 31, 2026 (morning): estimates and Motion 203 vote](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260331am-Hansard-n144.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Feb 19Debate coverage

### Question period on a patient waiting for a liver transplant

She asked the government who would be held responsible for delays in care for a Kelowna patient waiting for a transplant.

- [Debates of February 19, 2026 (morning): question period on a transplant wait](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260219am-Hansard-n119.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Mar 9Debate coverage

### Question period on PST on yarn and fabric

She asked why the government added PST to yarn and fabric, citing a Kelowna store owner.

- [Debates of March 9, 2026 (afternoon): question period on PST](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260309pm-Hansard-n136.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Mar 11Debate coverage

### Question period on food banks

She asked about PST on food bank security and the pay of the head of Community Living BC.

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

Apr 29Debate coverage

### Question period on Kelowna police during the World Cup

She asked whether Kelowna police officers would be moved to Vancouver during the World Cup.

- [Debates of April 29, 2026 (afternoon): question period on police during the World Cup](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260429pm-Hansard-n167.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

May 5Debate coverage

### Question period on mental health care

She asked why a family was not told when a patient left a Vernon hospital unit.

- [Debates of May 5, 2026 (morning): question period on mental health care](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260505am-Hansard-n172.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

May 27Debate coverage

### Question period on seniors in poverty

She asked the minister whether her ministry was failing seniors.

- [Debates of May 27, 2026 (afternoon): question period on seniors and poverty](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260527pm-Hansard-n186.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

May 26Statement

### Statement on intimate partner violence

She spoke about Bailey McCourt and Laura Gover and called for action on the reviews of intimate partner violence.

- [Debates of May 26, 2026 (morning): statement on intimate partner violence](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260526am-Hansard-n184.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [MLA Kristina Loewen Calls for Urgent Action on Intimate Partner Violence](https://www.bcconservativecaucus.ca/mla-kristina-loewen-calls-for-urgent-action-on-intimate-partner-violence/)Campaign · Conservative Caucus of British Columbia

Jun 17Statement

### Statement on the passage of Bailey’s Law

After the federal Bill C-225 passed the Senate, she listed provincial measures she would keep pushing for.

- [Statement from MLA Kristina Loewen on the Passage of Bailey’s Law](https://www.bcconservativecaucus.ca/statement-from-mla-kristina-loewen-on-the-passage-of-baileys-law/)Campaign · Conservative Caucus of British Columbia

Mar 12Statement

### Statement on BrainTrust Canada and brain injury

She described the group’s work and the link between brain injury and homelessness. The party published a related statement on March 31, 2026.

- [Debates of March 12, 2026 (morning): statement on BrainTrust Canada](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260312am-Hansard-n140.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- [Statement from MLA Loewen on Traumatic Brain Injury and Homelessness](https://conservativebc.ca/statement-from-mla-loewen-on-traumatic-brain-injury-and-homelessness/)Campaign · Conservative Party of British Columbia

Apr 13Statement

### Statement on Metro Community Hub

She described the Kelowna drop-in centre and its refused gaming grants and tax bill.

- [Debates of April 13, 2026 (morning): statement on Metro Community Hub](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260413am-Hansard-n149.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Apr 15Statement

### Statement on the Okanagan Forest Task Force

She described the volunteer group that removes illegal dumping from Okanagan forests.

- [Debates of April 15, 2026 (afternoon): statement on the Okanagan Forest Task Force](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260415pm-Hansard-n153.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Feb 25Statement

### Statement on bullying

She asked members to treat each other with the kindness they ask of students.

- [Debates of February 25, 2026 (afternoon): statement on bullying](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260225pm-Hansard-n125.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

May 25Speech

### Motion on liquor service in movie theatres

She supported an amendment that applies the same rule to all theatres.

- [Debates of May 25, 2026 (morning): motion on liquor in movie theatres](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260525am-Hansard-n182.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard

Jul 9Statement

### Caucus statement after the killing of Bailey McCourt

She said the death was preventable and the justice system had failed.

- [Bailey McCourt’s Death Was Preventable: BC Conservatives Demand Accountability and Coroner’s Inquest](https://www.bcconservativecaucus.ca/bailey-mccourts-death-was-preventable-bc-conservatives-demand-accountability-and-coroners-inquest/)Campaign · Conservative Caucus of British Columbia

Jun 4Statement

### Opinion piece on Kelowna General Hospital

In KelownaNow she wrote about the temporary closing of the hospital’s children’s unit and said staff warnings had been ignored for years.

- [Kristina Loewen: Warning signs at KGH were ignored for years (opinion piece by Kristina Loewen)](https://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/Opinion/Kristina_Loewen_Warning_signs_at_KGH_were_ignored_for_years_I_m_outraged/)Interview · KelownaNow

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.

September 28, 2026Reporting

iNFOnews · Jesse Tomas

### Kelowna Centre rematch with Loyal Wooldridge

Reports that she skipped the 2024 Kelowna Centre forum and says she plans to attend a forum this time, and that she campaigned with former premier Christy Clark.

- [Same candidates, different situation for Kelowna Centre election rematch](https://infonews.ca/news/7886457/same-candidates-different-situation-for-kelowna-centre-election-rematch/)Reporting · iNFOnews · Jesse Tomas

September 23, 2026Reporting

Vernon Matters

### Loewen seeks re-election

Reports her statement calling the early election self-serving.

- [Loewen launches re-election bid in Kelowna Centre as B.C. election gets underway](https://vernonmatters.ca/2026/09/23/loewen-launches-re-election-bid-in-kelowna-centre-as-b-c-election-gets-underway/)Reporting · Vernon Matters

August 25, 2025Reporting

PentictonNow · Josh Duncan

### BC Conservatives back Bailey’s Law proposals

Reports her statement urging the Province to act on the McCourt family’s proposals.

- [Bailey’s Law: BC Conservatives back domestic violence offender registry, bail reform](https://www.pentictonnow.com/watercooler/news/news/Kelowna/Bailey_s_Law_BC_Conservatives_back_domestic_violence_offender_registry_bail_reform/)Reporting · PentictonNow · Josh Duncan
- [Kelowna MLAs push for Bailey’s Law](https://vernonmatters.ca/2025/08/25/kelowna-mlas-push-for-baileys-law/)Reporting · Vernon Matters

March 12, 2025Reporting

Castanet · Kathy Michaels

### Named critic for Social Development and Poverty Reduction

Reports her new critic role after Tara Armstrong left the caucus.

- [Loewen takes on new role](https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/538176/Central-Okanagan-MLA-takes-on-new-role-amid-party-unrest)Reporting · Castanet · Kathy Michaels

November 8, 2024Reporting

The Northern View · Jacqueline Gelineau

### Judicial recount confirms her 2024 win

Reports that a judge declared her elected after a recount of a 40-vote margin.

- [Judicial recount complete: Conservative Loewen the MLA for Kelowna-Centre](https://thenorthernview.com/2024/11/08/judicial-recount-complete-loewen-the-mla-for-kelowna-centre/)Reporting · The Northern View (Black Press Media) · Jacqueline Gelineau

October 20, 2024Reporting

iNFOnews · Jesse Tomas

### Kelowna Centre’s first MLA

Reports her election night win and that she did not attend the Chamber forum in 2024.

- [BC Conservative Kristina Loewen is Kelowna Centre's first MLA](https://infotel.ca/newsitem/bc-conservative-kristina-loewen-is-kelowna-centres-first-mla/it106863)Reporting · iNFOnews · Jesse Tomas

Research / 46 linked sources

## Check the evidence

Sources checked September 30, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.

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<summary>Official record 27 sources

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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 </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://www.leg.bc.ca/members">Members of the Legislative Assembly </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 Kristina Loewen </a>

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

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- <a href="https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd1st/2025-Members-Indexl.htm">Members index to debates, 2025, entry for Kristina Loewen </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260219am-Hansard-n119.html">Debates of February 19, 2026 (morning): question period on a transplant wait </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · February 19, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260224pm-Hansard-n124.html">Debates of February 24, 2026 (afternoon): budget debate speech </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · February 24, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260225pm-Hansard-n125.html">Debates of February 25, 2026 (afternoon): statement on bullying </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · February 25, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260303am-Hansard-n130.html">Debates of March 3, 2026 (morning): Bill 8 debate </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 3, 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 </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 9, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260311pm-Hansard-n139.html">Debates of March 11, 2026 (afternoon): question period on food banks </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): statement on BrainTrust Canada </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 12, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260330am-Hansard-n142.html">Debates of March 30, 2026 (morning): Motion 203 debate </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 30, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260331am-Hansard-n144.html">Debates of March 31, 2026 (morning): estimates and Motion 203 vote </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): statement on Metro Community Hub </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 13, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260415pm-Hansard-n153.html">Debates of April 15, 2026 (afternoon): statement on the Okanagan Forest Task Force </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 15, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260421am-Hansard-n158.html">Debates of April 21, 2026 (morning): question period and Bill 9 debate </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 21, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260421pm-Hansard-n159.html">Debates of April 21, 2026 (afternoon): Bill 9 debate </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 21, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260422pm-Hansard-n160.html">Debates of April 22, 2026 (afternoon): first reading vote on a DRIPA repeal bill </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 22, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260429pm-Hansard-n167.html">Debates of April 29, 2026 (afternoon): question period on police during the World Cup </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 29, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260505am-Hansard-n172.html">Debates of May 5, 2026 (morning): question period on mental health care </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · May 5, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260506pm-Hansard-n174.html">Debates of May 6, 2026 (afternoon, sitting into May 7): Bill 9 second reading vote </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · May 6, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260525am-Hansard-n182.html">Debates of May 25, 2026 (morning): motion on liquor in movie theatres </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · May 25, 2026
- <a href="https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260526am-Hansard-n184.html">Debates of May 26, 2026 (morning): statement on intimate partner violence </a>

  Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · May 26, 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 seniors and poverty </a>

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

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<summary>Campaign 8 sources

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- <a href="https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/kristina-loewen/">Kristina Loewen candidate page </a>

  Conservative Party of British Columbia
- <a href="https://conservativebc.ca/our-team/">Our Team: candidate list </a>

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

  Conservative Party of British Columbia
- <a href="https://conservativebc.ca/statement-from-mla-loewen-on-traumatic-brain-injury-and-homelessness/">Statement from MLA Loewen on Traumatic Brain Injury and Homelessness </a>

  Conservative Party of British Columbia · March 31, 2026
- <a href="https://www.bcconservativecaucus.ca/bailey-mccourts-death-was-preventable-bc-conservatives-demand-accountability-and-coroners-inquest/">Bailey McCourt’s Death Was Preventable: BC Conservatives Demand Accountability and Coroner’s Inquest </a>

  Conservative Caucus of British Columbia · July 9, 2025
- <a href="https://www.bcconservativecaucus.ca/mla-kristina-loewen-calls-for-urgent-action-on-intimate-partner-violence/">MLA Kristina Loewen Calls for Urgent Action on Intimate Partner Violence </a>

  Conservative Caucus of British Columbia · May 26, 2026
- <a href="https://www.bcconservativecaucus.ca/statement-from-mla-kristina-loewen-on-the-passage-of-baileys-law/">Statement from MLA Kristina Loewen on the Passage of Bailey’s Law </a>

  Conservative Caucus of British Columbia · June 17, 2026
- <a href="https://kristina4kelowna.ca/">Kristina Loewen for Kelowna Centre campaign site </a>

  Kristina Loewen campaign

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- <a href="https://infotel.ca/newsitem/bc-conservative-kristina-loewen-is-kelowna-centres-first-mla/it106863">BC Conservative Kristina Loewen is Kelowna Centre's first MLA </a>

  iNFOnews · Jesse Tomas · October 20, 2024
- <a href="https://thenorthernview.com/2024/11/08/judicial-recount-complete-loewen-the-mla-for-kelowna-centre/">Judicial recount complete: Conservative Loewen the MLA for Kelowna-Centre </a>

  The Northern View (Black Press Media) · Jacqueline Gelineau · November 8, 2024
- <a href="https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/538176/Central-Okanagan-MLA-takes-on-new-role-amid-party-unrest">Loewen takes on new role </a>

  Castanet · Kathy Michaels · March 12, 2025
- <a href="https://www.pentictonnow.com/watercooler/news/news/Kelowna/Bailey_s_Law_BC_Conservatives_back_domestic_violence_offender_registry_bail_reform/">Bailey’s Law: BC Conservatives back domestic violence offender registry, bail reform </a>

  PentictonNow · Josh Duncan · August 25, 2025
- <a href="https://vernonmatters.ca/2025/08/25/kelowna-mlas-push-for-baileys-law/">Kelowna MLAs push for Bailey’s Law </a>

  Vernon Matters · August 25, 2025
- <a href="https://vernonmatters.ca/2026/09/23/loewen-launches-re-election-bid-in-kelowna-centre-as-b-c-election-gets-underway/">Loewen launches re-election bid in Kelowna Centre as B.C. election gets underway </a>

  Vernon Matters · September 23, 2026
- <a href="https://infonews.ca/news/7886457/same-candidates-different-situation-for-kelowna-centre-election-rematch/">Same candidates, different situation for Kelowna Centre election rematch </a>

  iNFOnews · Jesse Tomas · September 28, 2026
- <a href="https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/632527/Kelowna-Chamber-of-Commerce-to-host-all-candidates-forum-for-local-MLA-hopefuls">Kelowna Chamber of Commerce to host all-candidates forum for local MLA hopefuls </a>

  Castanet · Nicholas Johansen · September 27, 2026
- <a href="https://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/Kelowna/Kelowna_Chamber_announces_date_for_provincial_election_all_candidates_forum/">Kelowna Chamber announces date for provincial election all-candidates forum </a>

  KelownaNow · September 27, 2026
- <a href="https://infonews.ca/news/7887096/double-election-2026-where-to-meet-candidates-in-okanagan-kamloops/">Double election 2026: where to meet candidates in Okanagan, Kamloops </a>

  iNFOnews

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- <a href="https://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/Opinion/Kristina_Loewen_Warning_signs_at_KGH_were_ignored_for_years_I_m_outraged/">Kristina Loewen: Warning signs at KGH were ignored for years (opinion piece by Kristina Loewen) </a>

  KelownaNow · June 4, 2025

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Her campaign site, kristina4kelowna.ca, builds its text with a script; voche.me read the text from the site’s own script file, and it states topics and past work but no measures, numbers or dates. Her Instagram, X and Facebook accounts show only a sign-in page or a follower count, so no post from them is used. The party’s candidate page labels her "Interim Conservative Party Leader". The party’s own team page names Lorne Doerkson as leader, so voche.me does not repeat that label. Her work in real estate, as a care aide and doula, and as a youth leader is stated by the party and by her campaign; voche.me has not checked it with any employer or licensing body. Her critic roles come from party statements and Castanet. Her campaign site also lists Rural Housing and Building Code, Prosperity and Social Development, and Children and Family Development; voche.me found no dated source for those roles. Votes other than Motion 203, the DRIPA repeal first reading and Bill 9 second reading are taken from the vote index only; their transcripts were not opened. Her 2025 speeches, questions and estimates debates are listed in the 2025 index and were not read line by line. The estimates debates of 2026 were read only where she asked about rates, the Rent Bank and fraud claims. A KelownaNow report on the 2024 recount and an earlier KelownaNow opinion piece answered HTTP 403; the opinion piece was read from an Internet Archive copy. The Conservative platform page says the platform is coming soon and does not name her. No 2026 campaign statement from her with a cost, a number or a date was found. Campaign finances and endorsements were not reviewed. The questionnaire has not been sent.

Research status

## What voche.me has checked

Evidence reviewed on 2026-09-30: the Elections BC candidate list and 2024 statement of votes, the legislature’s 2026 speech and vote indexes and the 2025 speech index, 20 transcripts from 2026 where she spoke or voted, her party candidate page, the party platform page, her campaign site, three caucus and party statements, and news reports from 2024 to 2026.

Her commitments on this page come from what she said in the legislature and in caucus statements. Her campaign site names topics and states no measures of its own. 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-Votesl.htm)

03 / Background

## Experience & community

2024 to present

### MLA for Kelowna Centre

Elected in 2024 with 11,033 votes, 42.85% of the valid vote, 40 votes ahead of the BC NDP candidate.

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

From March 2025

### Opposition critic for Social Development and Poverty Reduction

A role given by her party, reported by Castanet. A party statement still used the title on March 31, 2026.

[Castanet, March 12, 2025](https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/538176/Central-Okanagan-MLA-takes-on-new-role-amid-party-unrest)

Before 2024

### Real estate, care aide and doula

The party’s candidate page says she worked in real estate, as a care aide and as a doula, and led youth programs. These are the party’s statements.

[Conservative Party of BC candidate page](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/kristina-loewen/)

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.

No questions and answers have been supplied.

### Have your own question?

Ask Kristina Loewen 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 Kristina Loewen's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.

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<summary>Is this an official page for Kristina Loewen?</summary>



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

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<summary>What party is Kristina Loewen running with?</summary>



Kristina Loewen is running for MLA with Conservative Party of BC.

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<summary>Does Kristina Loewen currently hold public office?</summary>



Yes. Kristina Loewen currently serves as MLA for Kelowna Centre.

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<summary>How many sources does this Kristina Loewen profile cite?</summary>



This profile lists 7 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 Kristina Loewen's page show no answer?</summary>



The "Questions &amp; answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Kristina Loewen 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 Kristina Loewen 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 September 30, 2026
- [Elections BC · statement of votes, 2024 ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf)Checked September 30, 2026
- [Hansard members index, 2026 ](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Index/43rd2nd/2026-members-indexmhds.htm)Checked September 30, 2026
- [Party candidate page ](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/kristina-loewen/)Checked September 30, 2026
- [Campaign site ](https://kristina4kelowna.ca/)Checked September 30, 2026
- [Kristina Loewen · Conservative Party of BC candidate page ](https://conservativebc.ca/mla/kristina-loewen/)Checked October 2, 2026
- [Kristina Loewen · Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556643612186)Checked October 2, 2026

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Campaign contact

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[Campaign site](https://kristina4kelowna.ca/) [Party candidate page](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/kristina-loewen/) [Conservative Party of BC](https://conservativebc.ca/mla/kristina-loewen/) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556643612186)

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