--- title: "Richard Lambert: candidate for MLA in North Island, BC provincial 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/richard-lambert" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:04:22.987Z" meta: description: "Richard Lambert is on Elections BC's list of accepted nominations for North Island, with the affiliation Independent. The other accepted candidate on the l..." "og:description": "Richard Lambert is on Elections BC's list of accepted nominations for North Island, with the affiliation Independent. The other accepted candidate on the l..." "og:title": "Richard Lambert: candidate for MLA in North Island, BC provincial 2026" "twitter:description": "Richard Lambert is on Elections BC's list of accepted nominations for North Island, with the affiliation Independent. The other accepted candidate on the l..." "twitter:title": "Richard Lambert: candidate for MLA in North Island, BC provincial 2026" --- ** MLA in North Island · BC provincial 2026 # Richard Lambert Candidate for MLA in North Island, running as an independent. Richard Lambert is on Elections BC's list of accepted nominations for North Island, with the affiliation Independent. The other accepted candidate on the list of October 1, 2026 is Anna Kindy, the Conservative MLA for the district since 2024. voche.me found no campaign website, social media account, news report or public statement from him on 2026-10-01. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 Richard LambertBritish Columbia provincial election *Richard LambertMLAv.* Candidate research / October 1, 2026 A researched record of Richard Lambert's candidacy in North Island. Elections BC lists his affiliation as Independent. voche.me found no published commitment from him on 2026-10-01. **5**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Richard Lambert? No public appearance by the candidate was confirmed on 2026-10-01. The two voting dates come from Elections BC. Checked October 1, 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 Richard Lambert Elections BC lists Richard Lambert as an Independent candidate for MLA in North Island. Its list, stamped October 1, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., shows two accepted nominations in the district: Anna Kindy of the Conservative Party and Richard Lambert. Nominations close at 1 p.m. on October 3, 2026, so more candidates may be added. Anna Kindy won North Island in 2024 with 14,100 votes (47.07 percent). Michele Babchuk of the BC NDP had 13,461 votes (44.93 percent) and Nic Dedeluk of the BC Green Party had 2,397 (8.00 percent), according to Elections BC's statement of votes. voche.me searched that statement for the surname Lambert on 2026-10-01 and found no candidate with that name in any district. The Times Colonist list of Vancouver Island candidates, updated October 1, 2026, names him as an Independent in North Island. voche.me found no page that gives his background, his job or his reasons for running, and has not contacted the campaign. [North Island candidates to debate at Tidemark Theatre on October 16 ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/north-island-all-candidates-debate-tidemark-october-16-2026) 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. 0 commitments shown · Checked Oct 1 No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. City programs / Scope and delivery ## Policies, budgets & programs voche.me found no public role for this candidate in the sources it read on 2026-10-01, so voche.me found no voting record to review. No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. Recent appearances / Read and watch ## Talks, interviews & statements Read original statements and reporting, or open the publisher’s video. A summary of a speech is labelled separately from a full recording. No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. Accountability / Findings, disputes and responses ## Controversies & public scrutiny Records are labelled by type, including official findings, civil proceedings and political disputes where applicable. Each entry identifies the response found in the sources and the latest status verified for this page. No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. News coverage / Original publishers ## Read the reporting A dated reading list from independent publishers. The headings below are voche.me summaries; follow each link for the original article, context and any corrections. No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. Research / 5 linked sources ## Check the evidence Sources checked October 1, 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 1, 2026 - 2026 provincial election: key dates Elections BC - Statement of Votes, 2024 provincial general election Elections BC
Reporting 1 sources - B.C. election 2026: Who's running on Vancouver Island? Times Colonist · October 1, 2026
Event listing 1 sources - North Island: candidates, last MLA and how to vote BC Ballot
No campaign website, social media account, news report, interview or public statement from this candidate was found on 2026-10-01, so his background, his positions on every scored issue and his reasons for running are unknown. The Times Colonist and BC Ballot lists name him with the district and the affiliation only. Search results about other people named Richard Lambert, in other countries and other fields, were not tied to this candidacy by any page and were left out. No published photograph of the candidate was found, so the page has no portrait. 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 2026-10-01: the Elections BC candidate list and key dates page, the 2024 statement of votes, the Times Colonist list of Vancouver Island candidates, the BC Ballot page for North Island, searches of the Campbell River Mirror and North Island Gazette sites, and web searches for his name with the district, its towns, 2026, MLA and independent. No campaign website, social media account, news report or statement from this candidate was found. He has no party, so no party page or platform applies. 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 North Island without a party, and what would you do first as MLA? No response has been submitted.
What would you ask the Province to change for health care in Campbell River, Port Hardy and the smaller communities, and by when? No response has been submitted.
What should the Province do for forestry, fishing and other resource jobs in the district? No response has been submitted.
### Have your own question? Ask Richard Lambert 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 Richard Lambert's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Richard Lambert? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Richard Lambert's own campaign.
What party is Richard Lambert running with? Richard Lambert is running for MLA as an independent, with no party affiliation listed on the City's candidate list.
Does Richard Lambert currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Richard Lambert.
How many sources does this Richard Lambert profile cite? This profile lists 3 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Richard Lambert's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Richard Lambert 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 Richard Lambert 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 1, 2026 - [Elections BC · 2024 statement of votes ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf)Checked October 1, 2026 - [Times Colonist · B.C. election 2026: Who's running on Vancouver Island? ](https://www.timescolonist.com/2026-bc-votes/bc-election-2026-whos-running-on-vancouver-island-12828075)Checked October 1, 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 Richard Lambert 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.