BC NDP candidate for MLA in Abbotsford-Mission, who held the seat from 2020 to 2024 and was Minister of Agriculture and Food.
Pam Alexis is the BC NDP candidate in Abbotsford-Mission. She was the district’s MLA from 2020 until 2024, when she lost to Conservative Reann Gasper, 10,894 votes (44.62 percent) to 13,523 (55.38 percent). She was Minister of Agriculture and Food from December 2022 to November 2024 and earlier mayor of Mission. In 2026 she has named health care her first priority and spoken for the Mission hospital emergency expansion and the new Mission Secondary School.
A researched record of what Pam Alexis said in her 2026 campaigns in Abbotsford-Mission, first for the cancelled September byelection and then for the general election, with her earlier roles from official records.
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 Pam Alexis
Elections BC lists Pam Alexis as the BC NDP candidate in Abbotsford-Mission for the election of October 24, 2026. The seat has no member: the Province says Reann Gasper resigned as MLA on August 22, 2026, and Abbotsford News reports she stepped down so Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay could run for it.
The BC NDP named Alexis for the byelection on August 29, 2026, the day it was called for September 26. Abbotsford News reports that the byelection was cancelled when the legislature was dissolved for the general election, and that the party named her again for October 24 in a release on September 27.
In 2024 she ran as the sitting MLA and lost the seat. The statement of votes gives her 10,894 votes (44.62 percent) and Reann Gasper, Conservative Party, 13,523 (55.38 percent).
The City of Mission, in the text it read when it gave her its Freedom of the City Medal on April 16, 2026, says she was a school trustee from 2005 to 2011, a city councillor from 2014 to 2018, mayor from 2018 to 2020, and MLA for Abbotsford-Mission from 2020 to 2024. The same text says she was Minister of Agriculture and Food from December 7, 2022 to November 18, 2024. Government releases from 2023 and 2024 quote her with that title.
The party says she has served on the boards of the Mission Chamber of Commerce and the Mission Rotary Club. The City of Mission says she joined the Mission Rotary Club in 2001.
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.
9 commitments shown · Checked Sep 30
2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge
Health care first, with more staff for Fraser East
Named health care as her biggest campaign priority and said the Fraser East part of Fraser Health has a harder time recruiting health workers.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
CBC News reports this from September 5, 2026, during the byelection campaign. She names no measure, number, cost or date.
What still needs checking
What would she ask the government to do to recruit staff in Fraser East?
Spoke for the $18 million expansion of the Mission Memorial Hospital emergency department. She said it adds beds and means two doctors must be on shift, which lowers the risk of nights with no doctor.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Said at the Mission Regional Chamber of Commerce debate on September 14, 2026, as reported by Black Press Media. The project is the government’s; she gives no opening date.
What still needs checking
When will the expanded department open, and will it end overnight closures?
Spoke for the new Mission Secondary School, which she said the NDP government is funding with $175 million and which she hopes will be ready in 2028. She said more schools can be built to match growth from new housing.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Said at the September 14, 2026 debate, as reported by Black Press Media. She gives no number of new seats and no plan for further schools.
What still needs checking
How many seats will the new school add, and which further schools would she push for?
Said nothing would change in how she works with local Indigenous communities. Black Press Media reports she said repealing DRIPA, the provincial law on Indigenous rights, would harm the economy and relationships built over decades.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
From the September 14, 2026 debate report. The DRIPA point is the reporter’s summary of her words. She names no measure, date or cost.
Said the completed four-lane Highway 7 between Maple Ridge and Mission and the Fraser Valley Highway 1 Corridor Improvement Program will help people spend less time commuting.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Quoted by Abbotsford News from the party’s September 27, 2026 release. The Highway 7 work is finished government work; she names no new project, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Which transportation project in the district would she push for next?
After the byelection was cancelled, said in a social media post, quoted by Abbotsford News, that a stable government with a working opposition after the election matters for British Columbia.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
voche.me could not read the post itself, because her social media accounts need a sign-in. The words are as Abbotsford News quotes them. No measure is named.
What still needs checking
What change to how the legislature works would she support?
The BC NDP release that named her lists two new urgent primary care centres and expanded emergency care in Mission and Abbotsford, the new Mission Senior Secondary School, and almost $1 million for industrial and manufacturing businesses in the Fraser Valley.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
These are the party’s words, not hers. The release gives the $1 million figure and no dates.
What still needs checking
Does she commit to any further step on these items?
She is not a sitting MLA. Her record as minister comes from government releases that quote her and from the legislature’s Hansard index.
Launched; funded by the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Agriculture and food workforce program launched
The government launched a program of up to $15 million to recruit, train and support agriculture and food workers, with $755,000 for AgSafe mental health services. The release quotes Alexis as Minister of Agriculture and Food.
Scope, limits and sources
The release is the government’s own account. The money came through a federal and provincial labour market agreement.
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
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Reporting
Abbotsford News
Alexis to run in the byelection
Reports her candidacy, her 2024 loss and her past roles, and quotes the party release.
Sources checked September 30, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
No 2026 statement from her campaign page names a measure with a number, cost or date. Her X, Facebook and Instagram accounts could not be read without signing in, so her posts are used only where Abbotsford News quotes them. Her X profile names a job with a government relations firm; voche.me did not check this, so it is left out. Her school trustee and councillor terms and her minister dates come from the City of Mission’s medal text; voche.me did not open the school district’s or the city’s election records. The party’s statement that she served on the Mission Chamber of Commerce board was not checked with the chamber. The party’s September 27, 2026 release was not found on the party site; it is used only through Abbotsford News. Her Hansard speeches from 2020 to 2024 were read only through the 2023 and 2024 indexes, and no recorded vote of hers was reviewed. A recording of the September 14 debate is on the Mission Regional Chamber of Commerce YouTube channel and was not watched. No all-candidates meeting for October 24 was found on this date, and her campaign finances and endorsements were not reviewed.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on 2026-09-30: the Elections BC candidate list and 2024 statement of votes, the Province’s byelection release, the City of Mission’s medal text, the Hansard member indexes for 2023 and 2024, three government releases from her time as minister, her campaign page and two party releases, and reporting from Abbotsford News, CBC News, Black Press Media, West K News and the Mission City Record.
Her 2026 statements come from the byelection campaign and from reporting. Her social media accounts could not be read. An empty section records what voche.me did not find on this date.
03 / Background
Experience & community
2022 to 2024
Minister of Agriculture and Food
From December 7, 2022 to November 18, 2024, according to the City of Mission. Government releases from 2023 and 2024 quote her with this title.
Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
What would you ask the Province to do so the Mission Memorial Hospital emergency department stays open every night?
No response has been submitted.
Mission Secondary School is due in 2028. What would you do for the elementary schools that are full now?
No response has been submitted.
What is your own position on DRIPA, the provincial law on Indigenous rights, and would you change any part of it?
No response has been submitted.
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05 / About this page
Questions about this page
Facts voche.me can state about Pam Alexis's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Pam Alexis?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Pam Alexis's own campaign.
What party is Pam Alexis running with?
Pam Alexis is running for MLA with BC NDP.
Does Pam Alexis currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Pam Alexis.
How many sources does this Pam Alexis 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 Pam Alexis's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Pam Alexis 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 Pam Alexis 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.
