--- title: "Miriam Rycroft: candidate for MLA in Kelowna-Mission, BC provincial 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/miriam-rycroft" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:03:55.853Z" meta: description: "Miriam Rycroft is on Elections BC's list of accepted nominations for Kelowna-Mission, with the affiliation BC NDP. The district elected Conservative Gavin..." "og:description": "Miriam Rycroft is on Elections BC's list of accepted nominations for Kelowna-Mission, with the affiliation BC NDP. The district elected Conservative Gavin..." "og:title": "Miriam Rycroft: candidate for MLA in Kelowna-Mission, BC provincial 2026" "twitter:description": "Miriam Rycroft is on Elections BC's list of accepted nominations for Kelowna-Mission, with the affiliation BC NDP. The district elected Conservative Gavin..." "twitter:title": "Miriam Rycroft: candidate for MLA in Kelowna-Mission, BC provincial 2026" --- ** MLA in Kelowna-Mission · BC provincial 2026 # Miriam Rycroft BC NDP candidate for MLA in Kelowna-Mission. Miriam Rycroft is on Elections BC's list of accepted nominations for Kelowna-Mission, with the affiliation BC NDP. The district elected Conservative Gavin Dew in 2024. On 2026-10-03 voche.me found no campaign website, party candidate page, interview or public statement from her, so her background and positions are unknown. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page BC NDP2026 Miriam RycroftBritish Columbia provincial election *Miriam RycroftMLAv.* Candidate research / October 3, 2026 A researched record of Miriam Rycroft's candidacy in Kelowna-Mission for the BC NDP. voche.me found no published commitment from Miriam Rycroft on 2026-10-03. The commitments below are the party's, from its platform page, and none of them names her. **5**Commitments **1**News articles **8**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Miriam Rycroft? No public appearance by the candidate was confirmed on 2026-10-03. The two voting dates come from Elections BC. Checked October 3, 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 Miriam Rycroft Elections BC lists Miriam Rycroft as the BC NDP candidate for MLA in Kelowna-Mission, on its candidate list stamped October 3, 2026 12:00:06 PM. The list shows nominations that Elections BC has accepted. On that copy the other accepted candidate in the district is Gavin Dew of the Conservative Party. Nominations close at 1 p.m. on October 3, 2026. In 2024, Conservative Gavin Dew won Kelowna-Mission with 14,071 votes (51.49 percent). Harpreet Badohal of the BC NDP received 8,913 votes (32.61 percent), Ashley Ramsay (Unaffiliated) 2,996 (10.96 percent) and Billy Young of the BC Green Party 1,349 (4.94 percent). voche.me found no candidate named Rycroft in the 2024 statement of votes. BC Ballot, a voter information site, says no previous run in provincial, federal or local election records was found for her. The BC NDP's own list of 2026 candidates held 59 names on 2026-10-03 and none was for Kelowna-Mission. The party's Kelowna-Mission page does not name her. On October 2, 2026 the Canadian Elections Tracker, a social media account that follows Canadian elections, posted that she would be the BC NDP candidate and called her "a longtime NDP staffer". The post gives no source for that description, and voche.me found no page that confirms it or that describes her background, her job or her reasons for running. voche.me has not contacted the campaign. 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. 5 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### BC NDP housing position The BC NDP platform page says 97% of local governments have adopted zoning changes that are paving the way for 300,000 more homes across B.C. The page does not name Rycroft.
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Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Rycroft on housing.
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Does Rycroft speak on housing in the district during the campaign?
- [Platform page, Action for You](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 the party will keep recruiting and training more doctors, nurses and health care workers of all kinds. The page does not name Rycroft.
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Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Rycroft on health care.
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Does Rycroft speak on health care in the district during the campaign?
- [Platform page, Action for You](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 government has hired over 250 more RCMP officers and added 240 new police training seats. The page does not name Rycroft.
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Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Rycroft on public safety.
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Does Rycroft speak on public safety during the campaign?
- [Platform page, Action for You](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### BC NDP economy 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 Rycroft.
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Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Rycroft on jobs or the economy.
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Does Rycroft name an economic measure for the district during the campaign?
- [Platform page, Action for You](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP 2026 · EducationCampaign pledge ### BC NDP education position The BC NDP platform page says David Eby and the BC NDP are hiring teachers and building schools across B.C. to support smaller class sizes. The page does not name Rycroft.
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Party text. voche.me found no 2026 statement by Rycroft on schools.
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Does Rycroft speak on schools in the district during the campaign?
- [Platform page, Action for You](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Campaign · BC NDP City programs / Scope and delivery ## Policies, budgets & programs voche.me found no public role on record for this candidate in the sources it read on 2026-10-03, so it 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. October 2, 2026Reporting Canadian Elections Tracker (X) ### Miriam Rycroft will be the BC NDP candidate in Kelowna-Mission The Canadian Elections Tracker, a social media account that follows Canadian elections, posted on October 2, 2026 that Miriam Rycroft will be the BC NDP candidate in Kelowna-Mission and that she is "a longtime NDP staffer". The post names no source for either statement. Elections BC's list of accepted nominations, read on 2026-10-03, confirms the candidacy. voche.me found no page that confirms the description of her work. - [Post: Miriam Rycroft will be the BC NDP candidate in Kelowna-Mission](https://x.com/cdnelxnstracker/status/2106131294946234826)Reporting · Canadian Elections Tracker (X) Research / 8 linked sources ## Check the evidence Sources checked October 3, 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 · October 3, 2026 - 2026 provincial election: key dates Elections BC - Statement of Votes, 2024 provincial general election Elections BC
Campaign 3 sources - Our BC NDP team: candidate list BC NDP - Kelowna-Mission BC NDP page BC NDP - Platform page, Action for You BC NDP
Reporting 2 sources - Miriam Rycroft: BC NDP candidate in Kelowna-Mission BC Ballot · October 2, 2026 - Post: Miriam Rycroft will be the BC NDP candidate in Kelowna-Mission Canadian Elections Tracker (X) · October 2, 2026
No campaign website, social media account tied to this candidacy, interview or public statement from this candidate was found on 2026-10-03, so her background, her positions on every scored issue and her reasons for running are unknown. The addresses miriamrycroft.ca and miriamrycroft.com did not answer, and miriamrycroft.bcndp.ca, the pattern the party uses for candidate pages, kept redirecting after 5 steps and showed no page. The BC NDP's online candidate list held 59 names on 2026-10-03 and none was for Kelowna-Mission. The Canadian Elections Tracker's description of her as a longtime NDP staffer has no source behind it, so voche.me does not state it as fact. Searches for the name return a LinkedIn profile of a Miriam Rycroft who is a member's assistant at the House of Commons, and a public Alberta salary list that names a Miriam Rycroft as Director, Tour and Scheduling in the Executive Council. LinkedIn answered voche.me with an error page (HTTP 999) and no page ties either person to this candidate, so nothing from them is used. A person should check whether either is the same person before it is added. No portrait was found that the candidate or the party published. All-candidates meetings in the district, campaign finances and endorsements were not found on this date. Nominations close October 3, 2026, so other candidates may still be added. The questionnaire has not been sent. Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on 2026-10-03: the Elections BC candidate list and key dates page, the 2024 statement of votes, the BC NDP candidate list, Kelowna-Mission page and platform page, the BC Ballot page for her, the Canadian Elections Tracker's BC page and its post of October 2, 2026, and a public Alberta salary list that holds an employee of the same name. Web searches covered the name alone and with Kelowna-Mission, Kelowna, NDP and British Columbia. No campaign website, readable social media post, interview or statement from this candidate was found. The party entries below are the BC NDP's own text, and none of it names Miriam Rycroft. An empty section records what voche.me did not find on this 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.
Why are you running in Kelowna-Mission, and what would you do first as MLA? No response has been submitted.
How would you shorten waits for a family doctor and for emergency care in Kelowna? No response has been submitted.
What would you ask the Province to do about housing costs in Kelowna, and by when? No response has been submitted.
### Have your own question? Ask Miriam Rycroft 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 Miriam Rycroft's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Miriam Rycroft? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Miriam Rycroft's own campaign.
What party is Miriam Rycroft running with? Miriam Rycroft is running for MLA with BC NDP.
Does Miriam Rycroft currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Miriam Rycroft.
How many sources does this Miriam Rycroft profile cite? This profile lists 7 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Miriam Rycroft's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Miriam Rycroft 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 Miriam Rycroft 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 3, 2026 - [Elections BC · 2024 statement of votes ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf)Checked October 3, 2026 - [BC NDP · candidate list ](https://www.bcndp.ca/candidates)Checked October 3, 2026 - [BC NDP · Kelowna-Mission page ](https://kelownamission.bcndp.ca/)Checked October 3, 2026 - [BC NDP · platform page ](https://www.bcndp.ca/action-for-you)Checked October 3, 2026 - [BC Ballot · Miriam Rycroft ](https://bcballot.ca/ridings/kelowna-mission/miriam-rycroft/)Checked October 3, 2026 - [Canadian Elections Tracker on X · post of October 2, 2026 ](https://x.com/cdnelxnstracker/status/2106131294946234826)Checked October 3, 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 Miriam Rycroft 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.