--- title: "Mable Elmore: candidate for MLA in Vancouver-Kensington, BC provincial 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/mable-elmore" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:05:00.486Z" meta: description: "Mable Elmore has represented Vancouver-Kensington in the legislature since 2009 and has been Deputy Speaker since February 2025. In 2026 she chaired the co..." "og:description": "Mable Elmore has represented Vancouver-Kensington in the legislature since 2009 and has been Deputy Speaker since February 2025. In 2026 she chaired the co..." "og:title": "Mable Elmore: candidate for MLA in Vancouver-Kensington, BC provincial 2026" "twitter:description": "Mable Elmore has represented Vancouver-Kensington in the legislature since 2009 and has been Deputy Speaker since February 2025. In 2026 she chaired the co..." "twitter:title": "Mable Elmore: candidate for MLA in Vancouver-Kensington, BC provincial 2026" --- ** MLA in Vancouver-Kensington · BC provincial 2026 # Mable Elmore Deputy Speaker and MLA for Vancouver-Kensington since 2009, running again for the BC NDP. Mable Elmore has represented Vancouver-Kensington in the legislature since 2009 and has been Deputy Speaker since February 2025. In 2026 she chaired the committee that reviewed the part of the Human Rights Code on the Human Rights Commissioner, and asked groups that received donations after the 2025 Lapu-Lapu Day attack to return unspent money for survivors and families. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page BC NDP2026 ![Mable Elmore, from her BC NDP campaign page.](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/images/candidates/mable-elmore-640.webp) *Mable ElmoreMLAv.* [Image: BC NDP campaign](https://mableelmore.bcndp.ca/) Candidate research / October 2, 2026 A researched record of Mable Elmore's 10 commitments, 16 dated actions and 8 public statements, with 8 news items. Most come from the legislature record of 2026 and from news reports. **10**Commitments **16**Programs **8**News articles **31**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Mable Elmore? No campaign event for Mable Elmore was confirmed by an organizer on 2026-10-02. The dates below are voting days. Checked October 2, 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
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 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 Mable Elmore Mable Elmore is the BC NDP candidate in Vancouver-Kensington on Elections BC's list for the general election of October 24, 2026. She is the only accepted candidate in the district on the copy of the list stamped October 1, 2026 11:00:06 PM. Nominations close at 1 p.m. on October 3, 2026. She won the district in 2024 with 11,713 votes, 60.90% of the valid vote, according to the Elections BC statement of votes. Syed Mohsin of the Conservative Party had 6,061 votes and Amy Fox of the BC Green Party had 1,458. The legislature record lists her election years as 2009, 2013, 2017, 2020 and 2024, all in Vancouver-Kensington, and lists no cabinet role for her. The House appointed her Deputy Speaker on February 18, 2025, and again for the new session on February 12, 2026. Government releases name her Parliamentary Secretary for Poverty Reduction in the cabinet of July 18, 2017, Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors Services and Long-Term Care in the cabinet of November 26, 2020, and Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives in the cabinet of December 7, 2022. Her member page on the legislature site lists these as past roles. Her speeches in the legislature in 2026 were statements about her district: local news, the 100th year of Memorial South Park, a local business, environmental activists, and the first anniversary of the Lapu-Lapu Day attack. On April 30, 2026, as Chair of a special committee, she presented its review of the Human Rights Code sections on the Human Rights Commissioner, and the House adopted the report. News reports in March and April 2026 quote her asking for a pause of the 2026 Lapu-Lapu Day festival and asking groups funded after the 2025 attack to return unspent donations to survivors and families. The Canadian Press reports that she became the first MLA of Filipino heritage in British Columbia in 2009. 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. 10 commitments shown · Checked Oct 2 2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge ### Support for climate action by local activists In a statement in the legislature on Earth Day, April 22, 2026, Elmore praised three environmental activists from her district, read from a B.C. climate emergency campaign report that they brought to her, and said young people should be encouraged to speak up for the environment.
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Evidence reviewed
A statement of approach. She names no measure, number, cost or date of her own.
What still needs checking
Does Elmore name a climate measure she will support during the campaign?
- [Debates of April 22, 2026 (afternoon): members' statement on Earth Day](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260422pm-Hansard-n160.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard 2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge ### Unspent Lapu-Lapu Day donations to go to survivors and families In a letter to United Way BC in April 2026, reported by Global News, CityNews and Daily Hive, Elmore asked the groups that received money from the Kapwa Strong Fund after the April 26, 2025 attack at the Lapu-Lapu Day festival to return unspent money, so that United Way BC can pay it directly to survivors and families.
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Evidence reviewed
A request to a charity and the groups it funded. The decision rests with them, so it is tagged other.
What still needs checking
Did United Way BC or the funded groups answer her request?
- [B.C. MLA pens letter to return unused funds to Lapu Lapu victims](https://globalnews.ca/news/11814453/bc-mla-letter-return-unused-funds-united-way-lapu-lapu-victims/)Reporting · Global News · Amy Judd and Travis Prasad - [MLA calls for unused fundraiser money to be given to Lapu-Lapu Day victims](https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/04/23/mla-calls-for-unused-fundraiser-money-to-be-given-to-lapu-lapu-day-victims/)Reporting · CityNews Vancouver · Ben Bouguerra and Charles Brockman - [Vancouver MLA urges release of funds from $2-million Lapu Lapu victim donations](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/lapu-lapu-day-united-way-bc-filipino-bc-kapwa-strong-fund-donations-controversy)Reporting · Daily Hive · Kenneth Chan 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### BC NDP housing position The BC NDP platform page says the party removed local zoning barriers to build 300,000 more middle-class homes, and that the Speculation and Vacancy Tax helped turn 20,000 empty units into homes in Metro Vancouver. The page does not name Elmore.
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Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Elmore on housing.
What still needs checking
Does Elmore speak on housing in Vancouver-Kensington during the campaign?
- [BC NDP platform page, Fighting for You and Your Family](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### BC NDP cost of living position The BC NDP platform page says the party lowered ICBC car insurance rates by $500 and then froze them for seven years, and cut child care costs in half. The page does not name Elmore.
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Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Elmore on the cost of living.
What still needs checking
Does Elmore speak on the cost of living during the campaign?
- [BC NDP platform page, Fighting for You and Your Family](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP 2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge ### BC NDP health care position The BC NDP platform page says one million more people have a family doctor or nurse practitioner since 2018, and that 24 new and expanded hospitals are complete or underway. The page does not name Elmore.
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Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Elmore on health care.
What still needs checking
Does Elmore speak on health care during the campaign?
- [BC NDP platform page, Fighting for You and Your Family](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP 2026 · Public safetyCampaign pledge ### BC NDP public safety position The BC NDP platform page says the party hired over 250 more Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers and added 240 police training seats. The page does not name Elmore.
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Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Elmore on policing or crime.
What still needs checking
Does Elmore speak on public safety during the campaign?
- [BC NDP platform page, Fighting for You and Your Family](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### BC NDP jobs position The BC NDP platform page says the party is doubling skilled trades training by 2028-29 and has a goal of $200 billion in major project investment by 2035. The page does not name Elmore.
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Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Elmore on jobs or major projects.
What still needs checking
Does Elmore speak on jobs during the campaign?
- [BC NDP platform page, Fighting for You and Your Family](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP 2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge ### BC NDP land and water protection The BC NDP platform page says the party is on track to protect 30% of the province by 2030. The page does not name Elmore.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text.
What still needs checking
Does Elmore speak on protected areas or emissions during the campaign?
- [BC NDP platform page, Fighting for You and Your Family](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP 2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge ### BC NDP First Nations Guardian programs The BC NDP platform page says the party is expanding Guardian programs with First Nations, which monitor and care for land and water. The page does not name Elmore.
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Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Elmore on reconciliation.
What still needs checking
Does Elmore speak on agreements with First Nations during the campaign?
- [BC NDP platform page, Fighting for You and Your Family](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP 2026 · TransportationCampaign pledge ### BC NDP Growing Communities Fund The BC NDP platform page says the $1 billion Growing Communities Fund lets local governments build child care, recreation centres and transportation networks. The page does not name Elmore.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Elmore on transit or roads.
What still needs checking
Does Elmore speak on transit in southeast Vancouver during the campaign?
- [BC NDP platform page, Fighting for You and Your Family](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP City programs / Scope and delivery ## Policies, budgets & programs Recorded votes and committee work where an official source names her. A vote is listed only where the vote index records her name. Apr 30Report adopted by the House ### Presented the Human Rights Code review report as committee Chair As Chair of the special committee that reviewed sections 47.01 to 47.24 of the Human Rights Code, which set out the appointment, mandate and powers of the Human Rights Commissioner, Elmore presented its report and moved that it be adopted. The House approved the motion.
Scope, limits and sources She told the House the committee found these sections are working and made a small number of recommendations: to make access to information clearer, to protect people who take part in an inquiry, and to make any future human rights advisory council represent people across B.C. voche.me did not open the report itself.
- [Debates of April 30, 2026 (morning): Human Rights Code review committee report](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260430am-Hansard-n168.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Members index to debates, 2026, entry for Mable Elmore](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Index/43rd2nd/2026-members-indexmhds.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Feb 12Appointed by motion of the House ### Appointed Deputy Speaker for the second session The House approved a motion by Mike Farnworth that Elmore be Deputy Speaker for the session. A motion of February 18, 2025 had appointed her for the first session.
Scope, limits and sources An appointment to a role. The transcripts show her presiding over the House and over a budget committee on some days in 2026.
- [Debates of February 12, 2026 (afternoon): opening of the session and appointment of Deputy Speaker](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260212pm-Hansard-n116.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of February 18, 2025 (afternoon): appointment of Deputy Speaker](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd1st/20250218pm-Hansard-n2.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Members index to debates, 2025, entry for Mable Elmore](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd1st/2025-Members-Indexe.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - [Debates of March 3, 2026 (morning): report from the Committee of Supply](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260303am-Hansard-n130.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Feb 26Recorded vote, yes ### Voted yes on the 2026 budget motion The recorded vote index lists Elmore voting yes on the budget motion.
Scope, limits and sources The index records her vote. voche.me did not open the transcript of the vote.
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Mable Elmore](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votese.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Mar 5Recorded vote, yes ### Voted yes on third reading of Bill 3, the Budget Measures Implementation Act (No. 2), 2026 The recorded vote index lists Elmore voting yes at second reading on February 26 and at third reading on March 5.
Scope, limits and sources voche.me did not read the bill, so its content is left out here.
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Mable Elmore](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votese.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 1Recorded vote, yes ### Voted yes on third reading of Bill 2, the Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2026 The recorded vote index lists Elmore voting yes at second reading on March 9 and at third reading on April 1.
Scope, limits and sources voche.me did not read the bill, so its content is left out here.
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Mable Elmore](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votese.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard May 28Recorded vote, yes ### Voted yes on third reading of the Supply Act, 2026-2027 (Bill 22) The recorded vote index lists Elmore voting yes at third reading of the bill that approves the year's spending.
Scope, limits and sources The index records her vote. voche.me did not open the transcript of the vote.
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Mable Elmore](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votese.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard May 28Recorded vote, yes ### Voted yes on third reading of the K'ómoks Treaty Act (Bill 20) The recorded vote index lists Elmore voting yes at second reading on May 20 and at third reading on May 28, 2026, and no on an amendment at second reading moved by Van Popta.
Scope, limits and sources The index lists no speech by her on the bill.
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Mable Elmore](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votese.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard May 28Recorded vote, yes ### Voted yes on third reading of the freedom of information bill (Bill 9) The recorded vote index lists Elmore voting yes at second and third reading of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026, no on an amendment at second reading, and yes on two amendments moved by Gibson.
Scope, limits and sources The index does not describe what each amendment changed.
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Mable Elmore](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votese.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 21Recorded vote, yes ### Voted yes on third reading of the Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 14) The recorded vote index lists Elmore voting yes at third reading.
Scope, limits and sources voche.me did not read the bill, so its content is left out here.
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Mable Elmore](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votese.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 1Recorded vote, yes ### Voted yes on third reading of the Safe Access to Schools Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 12) The recorded vote index lists Elmore voting yes at third reading.
Scope, limits and sources voche.me did not read the bill, so its content is left out here.
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Mable Elmore](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votese.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 1Recorded vote, yes ### Voted yes on third reading of the Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 6) The recorded vote index lists Elmore voting yes at third reading.
Scope, limits and sources voche.me did not read the bill, so its content is left out here.
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Mable Elmore](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votese.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard May 25Recorded vote, yes ### Voted yes on the motion for a mandatory orientation course for MLAs (Motion M205) The recorded vote index lists Elmore voting yes on the motion as amended on May 25, yes on an amendment moved by Blatherwick, and no on a subamendment moved by Giddens.
Scope, limits and sources The index does not describe what the amendments changed.
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Mable Elmore](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votese.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 22Recorded vote, no ### Voted no on first reading of a bill to repeal DRIPA The recorded vote index lists Elmore voting no at first reading of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Repeal Act.
Scope, limits and sources First reading is the vote to introduce a bill for debate. DRIPA is the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Mable Elmore](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votese.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Feb 26Recorded vote, no ### Voted no on first reading of the Human Rights Code Repeal Act The recorded vote index lists Elmore voting no at first reading of this bill.
Scope, limits and sources First reading is the vote to introduce a bill for debate.
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Mable Elmore](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votese.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Mar 5Recorded vote, yes ### Voted yes on first reading of the Drug Recovery and Community Safety Act (Bill M235) The recorded vote index lists Elmore voting yes at first reading of this member's bill.
Scope, limits and sources First reading is the vote to introduce a bill for debate. voche.me did not read the bill.
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Mable Elmore](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votese.htm)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 20Recorded vote, no ### Voted no at second reading of the Public Sector Construction Projects Procurement Act (Bill M233) The recorded vote index lists Elmore voting no at second reading of this member's bill.
Scope, limits and sources voche.me did not read the bill or the debate, so what it would have changed is not described here.
- [Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Mable Elmore](https://api.lims.leg.bc.ca/hdms/file/Index/43rd2nd/2026-Votese.htm)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. Mar 2Statement ### Statement on local news in southeast Vancouver Elmore spoke in the legislature on why community newspapers matter, and honoured the founder of the REVUE, a newspaper in southeast Vancouver. - [Debates of March 2, 2026 (afternoon): members' statement on local news](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260302pm-Hansard-n129.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Mar 11Statement ### Statement on the 100th year of Memorial South Park Elmore described the history of Memorial South Park, opened in 1926, and thanked the neighbours organizing its centennial. - [Debates of March 11, 2026 (afternoon): members' statement on Memorial South Park](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260311pm-Hansard-n139.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Mar 14Press conference ### Press conference with survivors of the Lapu-Lapu Day attack Survivors spoke at her community office, according to the Vancouver Sun. The Sun quotes her saying questions about how donations were shared must be answered and that remaining money should go to victims and their families. - ['It's too fresh for us': Some B.C. Lapu Lapu Day survivors oppose 2026 festival](https://vancouversun.com/news/bc-lapu-lapu-day-survivors-oppose-2026-festival)Reporting · Vancouver Sun · Sarah Grochowski Mar 16Interview ### Call to pause the 2026 Lapu-Lapu Day festival The Canadian Press reports that Elmore signed a petition asking the organizer, Filipino BC, to pause the April 19 festival, and asked people to attend a community gathering on April 12 instead. The organizer said in a statement that healing looks different for everyone. - [B.C. MLA says Lapu-Lapu survivors don’t want festival as anniversary looms](https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/03/16/mla-says-lapu-lapu-survivors-dont-want-festival-anniversary-looms/)Reporting · CityNews Vancouver · Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press - [B.C. MLA says Lapu Lapu survivors don't want festival as anniversary looms](https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/bc-mla-says-lapu-lapu-survivors-dont-want-festival-as-anniversary-looms/)Reporting · CTV News · The Canadian Press Apr 2Statement ### Statement on the first anniversary of the Lapu-Lapu Day attack Elmore described a Filipino mourning custom held one year after a death, and said survivors and families still need community and social support. - [Debates of April 2, 2026 (morning): members' statement on Lapu-Lapu Day](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260402am-Hansard-n147.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 14Statement ### Statement on the 75th year of Bains Travel Elmore spoke on the role of local businesses and the history of a travel agency on Fraser Street near her community office. - [Debates of April 14, 2026 (morning): members' statement on Bains Travel](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260414am-Hansard-n151.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 22Statement ### Earth Day statement on environmental activists Elmore honoured three environmental activists from her district and read from a report by the B.C. climate emergency campaign. - [Debates of April 22, 2026 (afternoon): members' statement on Earth Day](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260422pm-Hansard-n160.html)Official record · Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard Apr 23Statement ### Letter to United Way BC on unspent donations Elmore asked United Way BC to ask groups funded by its Kapwa Strong Fund to return unspent money so it can go directly to survivors and families. She spoke to reporters the same day. - [B.C. MLA pens letter to return unused funds to Lapu Lapu victims](https://globalnews.ca/news/11814453/bc-mla-letter-return-unused-funds-united-way-lapu-lapu-victims/)Reporting · Global News · Amy Judd and Travis Prasad - [MLA calls for unused fundraiser money to be given to Lapu-Lapu Day victims](https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/04/23/mla-calls-for-unused-fundraiser-money-to-be-given-to-lapu-lapu-day-victims/)Reporting · CityNews Vancouver · Ben Bouguerra and Charles Brockman - [Vancouver MLA urges release of funds from $2-million Lapu Lapu victim donations](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/lapu-lapu-day-united-way-bc-filipino-bc-kapwa-strong-fund-donations-controversy)Reporting · Daily Hive · Kenneth Chan 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. Policy disputeDecember 10, 2025 ### Dispute over the Filipino Cultural Centre proposal CBC News reported on December 10, 2025 that Elmore supported a Filipino Cultural Centre proposal by the Filipino Legacy Society, backed by the Mayor of Vancouver, while other groups, including Filipino B.C., opposed it. CBC reported that she sent text messages to Filipino B.C. board members saying the group's relationship with the City was at risk, after the group criticized a City memorial concert. The chair of Filipino B.C., RJ Aquino, and a former board member gave CBC their account of the split. #### Candidate or party response CBC reports that Elmore said the two matters were not connected, that she gives advice to many Filipino groups, and that the Filipino Legacy Society proposal was the only one ready to come before City Council. She did not comment directly on the text messages. #### Verified status and limits No official finding. CBC reported that a Vancouver City Council vote on working with the Filipino Legacy Society was set for December 10, 2025. voche.me did not open the City record of that vote. - [The messy politics behind Vancouver's push for a Filipino Cultural Centre](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/filipino-cultural-centre-9.7009801)Reporting · CBC News · Justin McElroy Campaign disputeNovember 7, 2018 ### Meal payments claimed during a 2017 welfare food challenge The Canadian Press reported on November 7, 2018 that the Opposition BC Liberals released expense documents showing Elmore received a meal payment of $61 a day for four days in November 2017, while she took part in a challenge to live on $19 of food for a week. #### Candidate or party response Elmore said staff submitted the payments as a matter of course, that she did not spend the money on food, and that she would return the $244. #### Verified status and limits voche.me did not find a record confirming the repayment on 2026-10-02. - [NDP MLA to pay back $244 in food money received during welfare challenge](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mable-elmore-expenses-1.4896610)Reporting · CBC News · The Canadian Press 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. March 14, 2026Reporting Vancouver Sun · Sarah Grochowski ### Survivors oppose the 2026 Lapu-Lapu Day festival Reports a press conference at her community office and quotes her on how donations were shared. - ['It's too fresh for us': Some B.C. Lapu Lapu Day survivors oppose 2026 festival](https://vancouversun.com/news/bc-lapu-lapu-day-survivors-oppose-2026-festival)Reporting · Vancouver Sun · Sarah Grochowski March 16, 2026Reporting The Canadian Press, via CityNews and CTV News ### MLA says survivors do not want the festival Reports that she signed a petition to pause the 2026 festival, and the organizer's statement. - [B.C. MLA says Lapu-Lapu survivors don’t want festival as anniversary looms](https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/03/16/mla-says-lapu-lapu-survivors-dont-want-festival-anniversary-looms/)Reporting · CityNews Vancouver · Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press - [B.C. MLA says Lapu Lapu survivors don't want festival as anniversary looms](https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/bc-mla-says-lapu-lapu-survivors-dont-want-festival-as-anniversary-looms/)Reporting · CTV News · The Canadian Press April 23, 2026Reporting Global News · Amy Judd and Travis Prasad ### MLA writes to United Way BC on unused funds Quotes her letter and her comments to reporters. Global News said it asked United Way BC for comment. - [B.C. MLA pens letter to return unused funds to Lapu Lapu victims](https://globalnews.ca/news/11814453/bc-mla-letter-return-unused-funds-united-way-lapu-lapu-victims/)Reporting · Global News · Amy Judd and Travis Prasad April 23, 2026Reporting CityNews Vancouver · Ben Bouguerra and Charles Brockman ### MLA calls for unused fundraiser money to go to victims Reports her letter and her comments to 1130 NewsRadio. - [MLA calls for unused fundraiser money to be given to Lapu-Lapu Day victims](https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/04/23/mla-calls-for-unused-fundraiser-money-to-be-given-to-lapu-lapu-day-victims/)Reporting · CityNews Vancouver · Ben Bouguerra and Charles Brockman April 23, 2026Reporting Daily Hive · Kenneth Chan ### Families still waiting for support from donations Reports that she joined a protest by survivors and families at the April 19, 2026 festival, and her letter on unspent funds. Daily Hive said it asked United Way BC and Filipino BC for comment. - [Vancouver MLA urges release of funds from $2-million Lapu Lapu victim donations](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/lapu-lapu-day-united-way-bc-filipino-bc-kapwa-strong-fund-donations-controversy)Reporting · Daily Hive · Kenneth Chan April 24, 2026Reporting CTV News · Andrew Weichel ### MLA wants remaining donations shared among survivors A short report of her call to return unspent donations. - [Lapu-Lapu donations should be split by survivors, MLA says](https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/mla-wants-remaining-lapu-lapu-donations-dispersed-among-survivors/)Reporting · CTV News · Andrew Weichel December 10, 2025Reporting CBC News · Justin McElroy ### Politics of the Filipino Cultural Centre proposal Reports her support for one cultural centre proposal and the dispute with Filipino B.C. - [The messy politics behind Vancouver's push for a Filipino Cultural Centre](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/filipino-cultural-centre-9.7009801)Reporting · CBC News · Justin McElroy November 7, 2018Reporting CBC News · The Canadian Press ### MLA to pay back meal money from welfare challenge Reports the meal payments the Opposition raised and her answer. - [NDP MLA to pay back $244 in food money received during welfare challenge](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mable-elmore-expenses-1.4896610)Reporting · CBC News · The Canadian Press Research / 31 linked sources ## Check the evidence Sources checked October 2, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
Official record 19 sources - Provincial candidate list, 2026 general election Elections BC - 2026 provincial general election: key dates Elections BC - Statement of votes, 2024 provincial general election Elections BC - Member record for Mable Elmore, all Parliaments Legislative Assembly of British Columbia - Members index to debates, 2026, entry for Mable Elmore Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - Index of recorded votes by member, 2026, entry for Mable Elmore Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - Members index to debates, 2025, entry for Mable Elmore Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard - Debates of February 18, 2025 (afternoon): appointment of Deputy Speaker Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · February 18, 2025 - Debates of February 12, 2026 (afternoon): opening of the session and appointment of Deputy Speaker Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · February 12, 2026 - Debates of March 2, 2026 (afternoon): members' statement on local news Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 2, 2026 - Debates of March 3, 2026 (morning): report from the Committee of Supply Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 3, 2026 - Debates of March 11, 2026 (afternoon): members' statement on Memorial South Park Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · March 11, 2026 - Debates of April 2, 2026 (morning): members' statement on Lapu-Lapu Day Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 2, 2026 - Debates of April 14, 2026 (morning): members' statement on Bains Travel Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 14, 2026 - Debates of April 22, 2026 (afternoon): members' statement on Earth Day Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 22, 2026 - Debates of April 30, 2026 (morning): Human Rights Code review committee report Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Hansard · April 30, 2026 - Premier John Horgan announces new cabinet to build a better B.C. Government of British Columbia, Office of the Premier · July 18, 2017 - New cabinet focuses on keeping people safe, fighting COVID-19 Government of British Columbia, Office of the Premier · November 26, 2020 - New cabinet ready to take action on cost of living, health care, housing, climate Government of British Columbia, Office of the Premier · December 7, 2022
Campaign 3 sources - Mable Elmore campaign page BC NDP - BC NDP platform page, Fighting for You and Your Family BC NDP - BC NDP releases page BC NDP
Reporting 9 sources - 'It's too fresh for us': Some B.C. Lapu Lapu Day survivors oppose 2026 festival Vancouver Sun · Sarah Grochowski · March 14, 2026 - B.C. MLA says Lapu-Lapu survivors don’t want festival as anniversary looms CityNews Vancouver · Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press · March 16, 2026 - B.C. MLA says Lapu Lapu survivors don't want festival as anniversary looms CTV News · The Canadian Press · March 16, 2026 - B.C. MLA pens letter to return unused funds to Lapu Lapu victims Global News · Amy Judd and Travis Prasad · April 23, 2026 - MLA calls for unused fundraiser money to be given to Lapu-Lapu Day victims CityNews Vancouver · Ben Bouguerra and Charles Brockman · April 23, 2026 - Vancouver MLA urges release of funds from $2-million Lapu Lapu victim donations Daily Hive · Kenneth Chan · April 23, 2026 - Lapu-Lapu donations should be split by survivors, MLA says CTV News · Andrew Weichel · April 24, 2026 - The messy politics behind Vancouver's push for a Filipino Cultural Centre CBC News · Justin McElroy · December 10, 2025 - NDP MLA to pay back $244 in food money received during welfare challenge CBC News · The Canadian Press · November 7, 2018
Her campaign page lists no platform of her own and no events. Her MLA website, mableelmore.ca, answered HTTP 503 on this date. Her X, Facebook and Instagram pages show no readable posts to a direct read, so nothing from them is used. The WebSearch tool had no searches left, so the name search used Google News, Bing and DuckDuckGo; Bing and DuckDuckGo returned no result for her name. Her introductions of visitors in seven 2026 transcripts were not read. One members' statement of March 3, 2026 is a tribute to a friend and is left out. Votes are taken from the vote index only; the transcripts of those votes were not opened, and the bills were not read. The committee report of April 30, 2026 was not opened. Her work as a parliamentary secretary from 2017 to 2024 was not reviewed, and government statements issued in her name in 2023 and 2024 were not opened. Her campaign page says she is the first person of Asian heritage to be Deputy Speaker; voche.me has not confirmed this. Her legislature member page says she worked as a transit operator for 10 years and was active in Canadian Auto Workers Local 111; voche.me did not check this with the union or the employer. A CBC video interview of November 5, 2025 on the cultural centre was not watched. No 2026 all-candidates meeting for Vancouver-Kensington 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 2026-10-02: the Elections BC candidate list and 2024 statement of votes, the legislature member data, the 2025 and 2026 speech indexes, the 2026 vote index, nine transcripts of sittings where she spoke or was appointed, three government cabinet releases, her campaign page, the BC NDP platform page and release list, and reports from CBC News, the Vancouver Sun, The Canadian Press, Global News, CityNews, CTV News and Daily Hive. Her own commitments on this page come from what she said in the legislature and to reporters in 2026. Her campaign page states no measure 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-Votese.htm) 03 / Background ## Experience & community 2025 to present ### Deputy Speaker Appointed by motions of the House on February 18, 2025 and February 12, 2026. [Hansard, February 12, 2026](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260212pm-Hansard-n116.html) 2026 ### Chair, Special Committee to Review Provisions of the Human Rights Code Presented the committee's report on April 30, 2026. The House adopted it. [Hansard, April 30, 2026](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Debates/43rd2nd/20260430am-Hansard-n168.html) 2009 to present ### MLA for Vancouver-Kensington The legislature record lists election years 2009, 2013, 2017, 2020 and 2024. In 2024 she won 11,713 votes, 60.90% of the valid vote. [Elections BC statement of votes, 2024](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf) From December 7, 2022 ### Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives Named in the December 2022 cabinet. [Government release, December 7, 2022](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022PREM0097-001863) From November 26, 2020 ### Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors Services and Long-Term Care Named in the November 2020 cabinet. [Government release, November 26, 2020](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020PREM0102-001966) From July 18, 2017 ### Parliamentary Secretary for Poverty Reduction Named in the July 2017 cabinet. [Government release, July 18, 2017](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2017PREM0061-001322) 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 Mable Elmore 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 Mable Elmore's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Mable Elmore? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Mable Elmore's own campaign.
What party is Mable Elmore running with? Mable Elmore is running for MLA with BC NDP.
Does Mable Elmore currently hold public office? Yes. Mable Elmore currently serves as Deputy Speaker; MLA for Vancouver-Kensington.
How many sources does this Mable Elmore 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 Mable Elmore's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Mable Elmore 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 Mable Elmore 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 October 2, 2026 - [Elections BC · statement of votes, 2024 ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf)Checked October 2, 2026 - [Hansard members index, 2026 ](https://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard-content/Index/43rd2nd/2026-members-indexmhds.htm)Checked October 2, 2026 - [Campaign page ](https://mableelmore.bcndp.ca/)Checked October 2, 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. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [Campaign page](https://mableelmore.bcndp.ca/) ## 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 Mable Elmore 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.