--- title: "Nicole Charlwood: candidate for MLA in Kootenay Central, BC provincial 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/nicole-charlwood" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:03:57.866Z" meta: description: "Nicole Charlwood is the BC Green Party candidate in Kootenay Central, according to Elections BC. She won a Nelson city council by-election in 2021 and did..." "og:description": "Nicole Charlwood is the BC Green Party candidate in Kootenay Central, according to Elections BC. She won a Nelson city council by-election in 2021 and did..." "og:title": "Nicole Charlwood: candidate for MLA in Kootenay Central, BC provincial 2026" "twitter:description": "Nicole Charlwood is the BC Green Party candidate in Kootenay Central, according to Elections BC. She won a Nelson city council by-election in 2021 and did..." "twitter:title": "Nicole Charlwood: candidate for MLA in Kootenay Central, BC provincial 2026" --- ** MLA in Kootenay Central · BC provincial 2026 # Nicole Charlwood BC Green Party candidate for MLA in Kootenay Central, a former Nelson city councillor who ran for the Greens in 2020 and 2024. Nicole Charlwood is the BC Green Party candidate in Kootenay Central, according to Elections BC. She won a Nelson city council by-election in 2021 and did not run again in 2022. She was the Green candidate in Nelson-Creston in 2020, where she finished second with 5,611 votes (32.13 percent), and in Kootenay Central in 2024, where she finished third with 4,123 votes (18.74 percent). On 2026-10-03 voche.me found no campaign website, party candidate page or 2026 news report naming her, so her statements on this page date from 2023 and 2024. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page BC Green Party2026 Nicole CharlwoodBritish Columbia provincial election *Nicole CharlwoodMLAv.* Candidate research / October 3, 2026 A researched record of what voche.me could find about Nicole Charlwood's 2026 candidacy in Kootenay Central and her earlier public record. On 2026-10-03 no 2026 statement by her was found. Her own words on this page come from 2023 and 2024, and her council and election history comes from Elections BC and local news reports. **8**Commitments **1**Programs **5**News articles **15**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Nicole Charlwood? 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 Nicole Charlwood Elections BC lists Nicole Charlwood as the BC Green Party candidate in Kootenay Central on 2026-10-03. The list shows nominations that Elections BC has accepted. The other two on the list for the district are Brittny Anderson of the BC NDP and Gordon Skulnec of the Conservative Party. The legislature lists Anderson as the sitting member for Kootenay Central. This is the third time Charlwood appears on a provincial ballot. In 2020 she was the BC Green candidate in Nelson-Creston and finished second to Brittny Anderson: Anderson had 7,296 votes (41.78 percent) and Charlwood 5,611 (32.13 percent), according to Elections BC's statement of votes. In 2024 she ran in Kootenay Central and finished third with 4,123 votes (18.74 percent). Anderson won with 8,716 (39.63 percent) and the Conservative candidate, Kelly Vandenberghe, had 6,967 (31.67 percent). She held a public office in Nelson. The Nelson Daily reported on 2021-03-28 that she won a city council by-election the day before, with 1,038 votes to 287 for Brenton Raby in preliminary results. The by-election filled the seat Anderson left after winning Nelson-Creston in 2020. In September 2022 My Nelson Now reported that she would not seek re-election, and that she was considering a provincial run. My Nelson Now's 2024 profile says she has lived in the Nelson area for 25 years, has a degree in economics, was executive director of the West Kootenay Watershed Collaborative and worked as a finance officer for Elections Canada. These details come from that profile and from her own account, and voche.me has not checked them against another source. On 2026-10-03 the BC Green Party's 2026 candidates page lists 33 candidates and does not include her. voche.me found no campaign website, party release or 2026 news report naming her. The statements below were made in 2023 and 2024, each with its date. She has not been contacted for this page, and the BC Green Party's 2026 plan, listed below as party text, does not name her. 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. 8 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### Party platform: 26,000 non-market homes a year The BC Greens platform page says the party would build and protect 26,000 permanently affordable, non-market homes a year.
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Party text. It does not name Nicole Charlwood, and voche.me found no 2026 statement in which she repeats it.
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Does the party give a cost for this target?
- [BC Greens platform page, Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### Party platform: vacancy control on rents The BC Greens platform page says the party would pass vacancy control, so landlords cannot raise the rent each time a tenant moves out.
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Party text. It does not name Nicole Charlwood, and voche.me found no 2026 statement in which she repeats it.
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Does the party publish the wording of the law?
- [BC Greens platform page, Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party 2026 · TransportationCampaign pledge ### Party platform: fast, frequent and free transit The BC Greens platform page says the party would make transit fast, frequent and free.
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Party text. It does not name Nicole Charlwood, and voche.me found no 2026 statement in which she repeats it.
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What would free transit cost, and by when?
- [BC Greens platform page, Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party 2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge ### Party platform: community health centres in every region The BC Greens platform page says the party would build community health centres in every region.
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Party text. It does not name Nicole Charlwood, and voche.me found no 2026 statement in which she repeats it.
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How many centres and at what cost?
- [BC Greens platform page, Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party 2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge ### Party platform: mental health care through the public system The BC Greens platform page says the party would cover mental health care through the public system.
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Party text. It does not name Nicole Charlwood, and voche.me found no 2026 statement in which she repeats it.
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How many visits would be covered, and at what cost?
- [BC Greens platform page, Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### Party platform: Fair Share Act The BC Greens platform page says a Fair Share Act would make people worth more than $100 million pay more and would raise more than $13 billion.
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Party text. It does not name Nicole Charlwood, and voche.me found no 2026 statement in which she repeats it.
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Does the party publish the rates behind the $13 billion figure?
- [BC Greens platform page, Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party 2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge ### Party platform: stop new fossil fuel development The BC Greens platform page says the party would stop new fossil fuel development.
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Party text. It does not name Nicole Charlwood, and voche.me found no 2026 statement in which she repeats it.
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Which projects would this affect?
- [BC Greens platform page, Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party 2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge ### Party platform: proportional representation within 100 days The BC Greens platform page says the party would deliver proportional representation legislation within the first 100 days.
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Party text. It does not name Nicole Charlwood, and voche.me found no 2026 statement in which she repeats it.
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Is a bill introduced?
- [BC Greens platform page, Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party City programs / Scope and delivery ## Policies, budgets & programs She won a seat on Nelson City Council in a 2021 by-election and did not seek re-election in 2022. voche.me did not open the council's minutes, so the council record holds no vote or motion of hers. Mar 27Preliminary result, reported by The Nelson Daily ### Won a Nelson city council by-election The Nelson Daily reported on 2021-03-28 that she won the vacant council seat with 1,038 votes to 287 for Brenton Raby and 64 for Josh Wapp, in preliminary results from the City of Nelson. My Nelson Now reported in 2022 that she sat on council for the following year and a half and would not seek re-election in October 2022.
Scope, limits and sources A council seat is a role, so this entry earns no score. voche.me did not open the council's minutes.
- [Charlwood landslide winner in Nelson By-Election](https://thenelsondaily.com/news/charlwood-landslide-winner-nelson-election)Reporting · The Nelson Daily - [Nelson city councillor looks for Greener pastures](https://www.mynelsonnow.com/50927/news/nelson-city-councillor-looks-for-greener-pastures/)Reporting · My Nelson Now 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. Oct 3Debate coverage ### Climate and environment forum, Nelson United Church My Nelson Now reported that she, Brittny Anderson and Corinne Mori spoke at a forum on environment and climate action, and that more than 200 people attended. Charlwood said old growth should be removed from the Ministry of Forests' control, and that the BC Greens would offer heat pumps free. - [Kootenay-Central candidate go head-to-head over climate action in Nelson](https://mynelsonnow.com/59608/news/politics/kootenay-central-candidate-go-head-to-head-over-climate-action-in-nelson/)Reporting · My Nelson Now Oct 10Interview ### Interview with My Nelson Now, 2024 campaign She told My Nelson Now that health care and affordability were the main concerns at the door, that the BC Greens promoted six mental health visits a year under the Medical Services Plan, and that a Green team in the legislature would hold governing parties to account. - [Kootenay-Central BC Greens Candidate Nicole Charlwood](https://www.mynelsonnow.com/59704/news/politics/kootenay-central-green-candidate-nicole-charlwood/)Reporting · My Nelson Now Feb 10Statement ### Statement on the Incomappleux Valley conservancy In a BC Green Party release she welcomed protection of the valley and asked why the government did not declare a Class A park. She said money from mining companies financed the conservancy, and named two other areas she said were at risk of logging. - [Charlwood responds to Incomappleux Valley conservancy decision](https://bcgreens.ca/charlwood_responds_to_incomappleux_valley_conservancy_decision/)Campaign · BC Green Party 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 10, 2024Reporting My Nelson Now · Storrm Lennie ### Kootenay-Central BC Greens Candidate Nicole Charlwood A profile of her 2024 candidacy. It gives her background as she described it, her council term and her 2020 run, and her views on health care and affordability. - [Kootenay-Central BC Greens Candidate Nicole Charlwood](https://www.mynelsonnow.com/59704/news/politics/kootenay-central-green-candidate-nicole-charlwood/)Reporting · My Nelson Now October 4, 2024Reporting My Nelson Now ### Kootenay-Central candidate go head-to-head over climate action in Nelson Reports the 2024 forum on climate and the environment, with her answers on old growth and heat pumps. - [Kootenay-Central candidate go head-to-head over climate action in Nelson](https://mynelsonnow.com/59608/news/politics/kootenay-central-candidate-go-head-to-head-over-climate-action-in-nelson/)Reporting · My Nelson Now September 7, 2022Reporting My Nelson Now · Justin Baumgardner ### Nelson city councillor looks for Greener pastures Reports that she would not seek re-election to council in October 2022 and was considering a run for the Greens in Nelson-Creston. - [Nelson city councillor looks for Greener pastures](https://www.mynelsonnow.com/50927/news/nelson-city-councillor-looks-for-greener-pastures/)Reporting · My Nelson Now March 28, 2021Reporting The Nelson Daily ### Charlwood landslide winner in Nelson By-Election Reports her win of the vacant council seat and the preliminary vote counts. - [Charlwood landslide winner in Nelson By-Election](https://thenelsondaily.com/news/charlwood-landslide-winner-nelson-election)Reporting · The Nelson Daily October 6, 2020Interview Kootenay Co-op Radio ### Nicole Charlwood will seek the Nelson-Creston Seat for the BC Greens Reports her first run for public office in 2020 and an interview on her campaign. It lists earlier jobs at the Ontario Ministry of Education and the Bank of Montreal. - [Nicole Charlwood will seek the Nelson-Creston Seat for the BC Greens](https://kootenaycoopradio.com/home/nicole-charlwood-will-seek-the-nelson-creston-seat-for-the-bc-greens/)Reporting · Kootenay Co-op Radio Research / 15 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 5 sources - Provincial candidate list Elections BC - 2026 provincial election: key dates Elections BC - Statement of Votes, 2024 provincial general election Elections BC - Statement of Votes, 2020 provincial general election Elections BC - Current party standings Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Campaign 4 sources - Candidates 2026 page BC Green Party - BC Greens platform page, Our Plan BC Green Party - Media releases BC Green Party - Charlwood responds to Incomappleux Valley conservancy decision BC Green Party · February 10, 2023
Reporting 6 sources - Kootenay-Central BC Greens Candidate Nicole Charlwood My Nelson Now · October 10, 2024 - Kootenay-Central candidate go head-to-head over climate action in Nelson My Nelson Now · October 4, 2024 - Charlwood landslide winner in Nelson By-Election The Nelson Daily · March 28, 2021 - Nelson city councillor looks for Greener pastures My Nelson Now · September 7, 2022 - Nicole Charlwood will seek the Nelson-Creston Seat for the BC Greens Kootenay Co-op Radio · October 6, 2020 - OneBC's Hunter Corrigal makes tax relief key focus in Kootenay Central race My Nelson Now · October 2, 2026
No campaign website, BC Green Party candidate page, party release or 2026 news report naming Nicole Charlwood was found on 2026-10-03. The party's 2026 candidates page lists 33 candidates and not her, and a search of the party's website for her surname returned one result, a 2023 release. A My Nelson Now report of 2026-10-02 on the Kootenay Central race names Brittny Anderson, Gordon Skulnec and OneBC's Hunter Corrigal and does not name her; Elections BC's list, read on 2026-10-03, includes her. Her Facebook page, titled Nicole Charlwood for MLA, returned no readable posts and was not used. A Castanet article of 2024 returned HTTP 403, and a Nelson Star and a Creston Valley Advance article returned no article text, so none of them is used. The City of Nelson's council minutes were not opened, so her 2021 and 2022 council votes and motions are unchecked. Her degree, her earlier jobs and her watershed and Elections Canada roles come from news reports that repeat her own account. Her 2026 priorities, all-candidates meetings, campaign finances and endorsements were not found. No portrait was added: the only photo found was in a 2024 news article, credited to her, with no licence, so it is not used. 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, Elections BC's statements of votes for 2024 and 2020, the legislature's party standings, the BC Green Party's candidates page, plan page, media releases and a search of its website, a My Nelson Now report of 2026-10-02 on the Kootenay Central race, and reports from My Nelson Now, The Nelson Daily and Kootenay Co-op Radio dated 2020 to 2024. No statement by Nicole Charlwood dated 2026 was found. Her own words on this page come from 2023 and 2024 and carry their dates. Her Facebook page returned no readable posts and was not used. The web search tool had reached its limit, so the name search used Brave Search and the party and news sites directly. An empty section records what voche.me did not find on this date. 03 / Background ## Experience & community 2024 ### BC Green candidate, Kootenay Central Finished third with 4,123 votes (18.74 percent), according to Elections BC's statement of votes. Brittny Anderson of the BC NDP won with 8,716 votes. [Elections BC · 2024 statement of votes](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf) 2021 to 2022 ### Nelson city councillor The Nelson Daily reported that she won the 2021 by-election with 1,038 votes in preliminary results, and My Nelson Now reported in 2022 that she would not seek re-election. voche.me did not open the council's minutes or its own member record. [The Nelson Daily · by-election result, 2021-03-28](https://thenelsondaily.com/news/charlwood-landslide-winner-nelson-election) 2020 ### BC Green candidate, Nelson-Creston Finished second with 5,611 votes (32.13 percent), behind Brittny Anderson of the BC NDP with 7,296 votes, according to Elections BC's statement of votes. [Elections BC · 2020 statement of votes](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2020-provincial-general-election.pdf) Dates not given ### Executive director, West Kootenay Watershed Collaborative, and finance officer for Elections Canada My Nelson Now's 2024 profile lists both roles, with no dates. They come from the profile and her own account. voche.me has not checked them with the organizations. [My Nelson Now · profile of 2024-10-10](https://www.mynelsonnow.com/59704/news/politics/kootenay-central-green-candidate-nicole-charlwood/) Before 2020 ### Earlier work in Ontario and at the Bank of Montreal Kootenay Co-op Radio reported in October 2020 that she had worked for the Ontario Ministry of Education and the Bank of Montreal. The report gives no dates, and voche.me has not checked it with either employer. [Kootenay Co-op Radio · 2020-10-06](https://kootenaycoopradio.com/home/nicole-charlwood-will-seek-the-nelson-creston-seat-for-the-bc-greens/) 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.
What would you do first as MLA for Kootenay Central? No response has been submitted.
Which parts of the BC Green Party's 2026 plan matter most to you for Kootenay Central? No response has been submitted.
Where can voters read your own 2026 campaign statements? No response has been submitted.
### Have your own question? Ask Nicole Charlwood 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 Nicole Charlwood's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Nicole Charlwood? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Nicole Charlwood's own campaign.
What party is Nicole Charlwood running with? Nicole Charlwood is running for MLA with BC Green Party.
Does Nicole Charlwood currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Nicole Charlwood.
How many sources does this Nicole Charlwood profile cite? This profile lists 8 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Nicole Charlwood's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Nicole Charlwood 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 Nicole Charlwood 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 - [Elections BC · 2020 statement of votes ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2020-provincial-general-election.pdf)Checked October 3, 2026 - [BC Green Party · Our Plan ](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Checked October 3, 2026 - [BC Green Party · 2026 candidates page (searched for Nicole Charlwood) ](https://bcgreens.ca/candidates-2026/)Checked October 3, 2026 - [My Nelson Now · Kootenay-Central BC Greens Candidate Nicole Charlwood (2024-10-10) ](https://www.mynelsonnow.com/59704/news/politics/kootenay-central-green-candidate-nicole-charlwood/)Checked October 3, 2026 - [The Nelson Daily · Charlwood landslide winner in Nelson By-Election (2021-03-28) ](https://thenelsondaily.com/news/charlwood-landslide-winner-nelson-election)Checked October 3, 2026 - [My Nelson Now · Nelson city councillor looks for Greener pastures (2022-09-07) ](https://www.mynelsonnow.com/50927/news/nelson-city-councillor-looks-for-greener-pastures/)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 Nicole Charlwood 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.