--- title: "Lawrence Chen: candidate for MLA in Richmond Centre, BC provincial 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/lawrence-chen" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:04:41.242Z" meta: description: "Lawrence Chen is the CanWest Party candidate in Richmond Centre, according to Elections BC's candidate list. voche.me found no campaign website, statement..." "og:description": "Lawrence Chen is the CanWest Party candidate in Richmond Centre, according to Elections BC's candidate list. voche.me found no campaign website, statement..." "og:title": "Lawrence Chen: candidate for MLA in Richmond Centre, BC provincial 2026" "twitter:description": "Lawrence Chen is the CanWest Party candidate in Richmond Centre, according to Elections BC's candidate list. voche.me found no campaign website, statement..." "twitter:title": "Lawrence Chen: candidate for MLA in Richmond Centre, BC provincial 2026" --- ** MLA in Richmond Centre · BC provincial 2026 # Lawrence Chen CanWest Party candidate for MLA in Richmond Centre. Lawrence Chen is the CanWest Party candidate in Richmond Centre, according to Elections BC's candidate list. voche.me found no campaign website, statement or interview from him on 2026-09-30. The party's website lists short goals on the economy, safety, health care, schools, the environment and taxes, with no costs or dates, and it does not name him as a candidate. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page CanWest Party2026 Lawrence ChenBritish Columbia provincial election *Lawrence ChenMLAv.* Candidate research / September 30, 2026 A researched record of Lawrence Chen's candidacy in Richmond Centre. voche.me found no statement of his own, so the commitments listed are the CanWest Party's published goals. **6**Commitments **7**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Lawrence Chen? No public appearance by the candidate was confirmed on 2026-09-30. The two voting dates come from Elections BC. Checked September 30, 2026 · All event times are Pacific time. Recheck the organizer before travelling. - [2026 provincial election: key dates](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/)Official record · Elections BC
View every date through Oct 24 1. Oct 9No appearance confirmed 2. Oct 10No appearance confirmed 3. Oct 11No appearance confirmed 4. Oct 12No appearance confirmed 5. Oct 13No appearance confirmed 6. Oct 14No appearance confirmed 7. Oct 15No appearance confirmed 8. Oct 16Voting day 9. Oct 17No appearance confirmed 10. Oct 18No appearance confirmed 11. Oct 19No appearance confirmed 12. Oct 20No appearance confirmed 13. Oct 21No appearance confirmed 14. Oct 22No appearance confirmed 15. Oct 23No appearance confirmed 16. Oct 24Voting day
### Voting dates - Oct 16Advance voting opens - Oct 24Final Voting Day At official British Columbia voting places. These dates apply to every voter and are not candidate appearances. [Find your voting place](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/where-to-vote/) - [2026 provincial election: key dates](https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/)Official record · Elections BC On dates without a confirmed appearance the public schedule is unknown; the candidate may still have activities that day. This static page changes only when its research is updated. 01 / Introduction ## About Lawrence Chen Elections BC's candidate list for the 2026 provincial general election names Lawrence Chen as the candidate in Richmond Centre, with the affiliation CWP, the ballot short form of CanWest Party. The list shows nominations that Elections BC has accepted. Nominations stay open until 1 p.m. on October 3, 2026. The party's contact page, read on 2026-09-30, lists a Lawrence Chen as the party's president. On the same date the party's home page said the next provincial election would be in autumn 2028, and no page on the site named a candidate for Richmond Centre. He is not on the 2024 ballot results for Richmond Centre. Hon Chan won the district in 2024 for the Conservative Party with 8,426 votes (51.99 percent), according to Elections BC's statement of votes. voche.me has not contacted the campaign. The commitments below are the party's, from its website, and the website does not say that he made them. 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. 6 commitments shown · Checked Sep 30 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### Party goal: grow the local economy The CanWest Party says it will push for healthy growth of the local economy, and that it encourages and helps local businesses to invest and create more jobs in BC.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's goal, from its platform page and its news conference page. It names no measure, number, cost or date. The page does not name Lawrence Chen.
What still needs checking
Does he name a step the Province would take, and what it would cost?
- [News conference of March 29, 2026 (Internet Archive copy)](https://web.archive.org/web/20260930235236/http://www.canada2.net/event.htm)Campaign · CanWest Party - [Platform page (Internet Archive copy)](https://web.archive.org/web/20260930235302/http://www.canada2.net/mission.htm)Campaign · CanWest Party 2026 · Public safetyCampaign pledge ### Party goal: stronger public safety and no drugs in communities The CanWest Party says it will strengthen public safety and opposes drugs coming into communities.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's goal, from its news conference page (in Chinese, voche.me's translation) and its platform page. It names no measure, number, cost or date. The page does not name Lawrence Chen.
What still needs checking
Does he say what policing, court or drug policy change he wants?
- [News conference of March 29, 2026 (Internet Archive copy)](https://web.archive.org/web/20260930235236/http://www.canada2.net/event.htm)Campaign · CanWest Party - [Platform page (Internet Archive copy)](https://web.archive.org/web/20260930235302/http://www.canada2.net/mission.htm)Campaign · CanWest Party 2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge ### Party goal: shorter waits for medical care The CanWest Party says it will improve medical services and shorten the long time patients wait (voche.me's translation from Chinese).
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's goal, from its news conference page. It names no measure, number, cost or date. The page does not name Lawrence Chen.
What still needs checking
Which waits would he shorten, by how much, and how?
- [News conference of March 29, 2026 (Internet Archive copy)](https://web.archive.org/web/20260930235236/http://www.canada2.net/event.htm)Campaign · CanWest Party 2026 · EducationCampaign pledge ### Party goal: improve the school system The CanWest Party says it will improve the education system, including moral education (voche.me's translation from Chinese).
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's goal, from its news conference page. It names no measure, number, cost or date. The page does not name Lawrence Chen.
What still needs checking
What change to K to 12 schools would he ask the Province to make?
- [News conference of March 29, 2026 (Internet Archive copy)](https://web.archive.org/web/20260930235236/http://www.canada2.net/event.htm)Campaign · CanWest Party 2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge ### Party goal: protect the environment The CanWest Party says it will strengthen environmental protection and make neighbourhoods more beautiful.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's goal, from its platform page and its news conference page. It names no measure, number, cost or date. The page does not name Lawrence Chen.
What still needs checking
Which environmental rule or program would he support or change?
- [Platform page (Internet Archive copy)](https://web.archive.org/web/20260930235302/http://www.canada2.net/mission.htm)Campaign · CanWest Party - [News conference of March 29, 2026 (Internet Archive copy)](https://web.archive.org/web/20260930235236/http://www.canada2.net/event.htm)Campaign · CanWest Party 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### Party goal: low taxes The CanWest Party home page lists low tax as part of its platform.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's goal, from its home page, which on 2026-09-30 still described the next provincial election as being in 2028. It names no tax, rate, cost or date. The page does not name Lawrence Chen.
What still needs checking
Which provincial tax would he lower, and how would the Province pay for it?
- [Home page (Internet Archive copy of www.canada2.net)](https://web.archive.org/web/20260930235214/http://www.canada2.net/)Campaign · CanWest Party City programs / Scope and delivery ## Policies, budgets & programs No public office held by this candidate was found on record, so voche.me found no voting record to review. No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. Recent appearances / Read and watch ## Talks, interviews & statements Read original statements and reporting, or open the publisher’s video. A summary of a speech is labelled separately from a full recording. No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. Accountability / Findings, disputes and responses ## Controversies & public scrutiny Records are labelled by type, including official findings, civil proceedings and political disputes where applicable. Each entry identifies the response found in the sources and the latest status verified for this page. No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. News coverage / Original publishers ## Read the reporting A dated reading list from independent publishers. The headings below are voche.me summaries; follow each link for the original article, context and any corrections. No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. Research / 7 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.
Official record 3 sources - Provincial candidate list Elections BC - 2026 provincial election: key dates Elections BC - Statement of Votes, 2024 provincial general election Elections BC
Campaign 4 sources - Home page (Internet Archive copy of www.canada2.net) CanWest Party - Platform page (Internet Archive copy) CanWest Party - News conference of March 29, 2026 (Internet Archive copy) CanWest Party - Contact page (Internet Archive copy) CanWest Party
No campaign website, social media account, interview, all-candidates meeting or news report about his Richmond Centre campaign was found on 2026-09-30. The party website does not answer on a secure connection, so this page links to Internet Archive copies saved on 2026-09-30. The address printed on its contact page, www.canwestparty.ca, did not answer. The party's contact page lists a Lawrence Chen as president, and its news conference page lists Wei Ping Chen as president; voche.me has not found a source that says whether the president is the Richmond Centre candidate. The party's site also has a profile page for a Lawrence Chen, linked under "2026-10-17 Local Election", with a biography and goals about schools. The City of Richmond lists a Lawrence Chen as a candidate for school trustee in the October 17, 2026 local election with no elector organization, and his City statement repeats the education history on that profile. School District 46 lists a Lawrence Chen of Richmond as a trustee candidate on the Sunshine Coast, and Richmond News reports he is running for trustee in both places. Elections BC's 2013 statement of votes shows a Lawrence Chen as the Conservative Party candidate in Richmond Centre, with 961 votes (5.06 percent). No source read on this date says any of these is the same person as the 2026 Richmond Centre candidate, so none of that biography or record is used here and no portrait is shown. His education, work history and past roles are unverified. Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on 2026-09-30: the Elections BC candidate list, the 2024 statement of votes, Elections BC's election dates page, the CanWest Party website (home, platform, news conference, contact and profile pages), and web searches in English and Chinese for his name with Richmond Centre, the party and 2026. No campaign website, social media account, interview or news report about his Richmond Centre campaign was found on that date. An empty section records only what voche.me did not find on that date. 03 / Background ## Experience & community ### Background not supplied Work, public service and community involvement will appear here when supplied. No experience has been added to this profile. 04 / Questions & answers ## Questions for the candidate Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
Which of the CanWest Party's goals would you work on first as MLA for Richmond Centre, and how? No response has been submitted.
How would you shorten wait times for medical care, and what would it cost? No response has been submitted.
Which provincial taxes would you lower, and by how much? No response has been submitted.
### Have your own question? Ask Lawrence Chen 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 Lawrence Chen's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Lawrence Chen? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Lawrence Chen's own campaign.
What party is Lawrence Chen running with? Lawrence Chen is running for MLA with CanWest Party.
Does Lawrence Chen currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Lawrence Chen.
How many sources does this Lawrence Chen profile cite? This profile lists 4 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Lawrence Chen's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Lawrence Chen in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When is the election Lawrence Chen is running in? The 2026 British Columbia election, including the MLA race, is decided on October 24, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions ## Space for campaign updates ### No campaign updates yet Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added. ## Sources & transparency - [Elections BC · provincial candidate list ](https://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/GE-2026-10-24-Candidate-Website-Report.PDF)Checked September 30, 2026 - [Elections BC · 2024 statement of votes ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf)Checked September 30, 2026 - [CanWest Party · contact page (Internet Archive copy) ](https://web.archive.org/web/20260930235329/http://www.canada2.net/contact.htm)Checked September 30, 2026 - [CanWest Party · news conference page (Internet Archive copy) ](https://web.archive.org/web/20260930235236/http://www.canada2.net/event.htm)Checked September 30, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Verified website, social and contact links will appear here when supplied. No campaign links supplied yet. ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates) [MLA**A'aliya Warbus**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/a-aliya-warbus) [MLA**Abraham Nordine**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/abraham-nordine) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Lawrence Chen a question. Give your name, email and question. We send it to the campaign, and publish their answer here if we get one. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/provincial-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.