MLA in Saanich North and the Islands · BC provincial 2026
Ryan Windsor
Conservative Party of BC candidate for MLA in Saanich North and the Islands, and mayor of Central Saanich since 2014.
Ryan Windsor is the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Saanich North and the Islands. The District of Central Saanich lists him as its mayor, a post he has held since 2014, and he announced in March 2026 that he would not run for mayor again. He ran for Parliament as a Liberal in 2019. He told the Times Colonist it is time for a local MLA who will focus on the riding's priorities. voche.me found no detailed provincial policy statement from him on 2026-09-30.
A researched record of Ryan Windsor's 2026 candidacy in Saanich North and the Islands, his public roles in Central Saanich and on the regional board, and the coverage of his run. His own statements on provincial policy were not found on this date.
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 Ryan Windsor
Elections BC lists Ryan Windsor as the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Saanich North and the Islands. The Times Colonist reported on September 23, 2026 that he had entered the race that day. The district's MLA, Rob Botterell of the BC Green Party, is not running again, and BC Green leader Emily Lowan is running in the district, according to the same report.
The District of Central Saanich says he was elected to council in a May 2013 by-election, elected mayor in 2014, and acclaimed as mayor in 2018 and 2022. Its 2022 results page records his acclamation. In March 2026 he told the Peninsula News Review that he would not run for mayor in the October 2026 municipal election.
As mayor he sat on the Capital Regional District board, according to the District's page. The Capital Regional District says he resigned his seat as a director on September 1, 2026.
Elections Canada's official results show he ran for the Liberal Party in Saanich-Gulf Islands in the 2019 federal election and placed third with 11,326 votes (16.6 percent). The Western Standard reports that he was also a BC Green candidate in 2009 and a municipal Green candidate in 2011; voche.me has not confirmed those two runs in official results.
He told CHEK News that he decided to run after Kerry-Lynne Findlay stepped down as party leader, and said he was not a supporter of hers. The Times Colonist reports that he called himself a centre-right candidate who believes in business and creating prosperity. The party says he worked in the private sector and in his family's business before public life.
He was not a candidate in Saanich North and the Islands in 2024, according to the 2024 statement of votes. voche.me has not contacted the campaign.
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.
1 commitments shown · Checked Sep 30
2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge
Focus on the riding's priorities
Said it is time for a local MLA who will focus on the priorities of Saanich North and the Islands, and said the riding has received little attention since 2017.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
He said this to the Times Colonist when he entered the race on September 23, 2026. It is a reason for running. He named no measure, cost, number or date, and no provincial issue, so it earns no score.
What still needs checking
Which riding priorities will he name, and what would he ask the Province to do for each?
His roles come from the District of Central Saanich, the Capital Regional District and Elections Canada. The council minutes read for this record name no mover for each motion and list only those opposed, so no vote is attributed to him and the action below earns no score.
Recorded in council minutes
Early approval of 2025 capital projects in Central Saanich
At a special council meeting he attended as mayor, council approved 2025 capital projects including $3,172,000 for the Active Transportation Plan and $3,500,000 for water main replacements, by 5 votes to 1.
Scope, limits and sources
The minutes list him as present and name only the councillor who was opposed. They do not name the mover or record each member's vote, so the action is listed without a score.
CHEK News interview on moving to provincial politics
Said he decided to run after Kerry-Lynne Findlay stepped down as party leader, and said he was not a supporter of hers. CHEK reported he was still waiting for the party's official nomination.
Told the Peninsula News Review he would not run for mayor in 2026, and named progress on the active transportation plan and long-term funding of water and sewer systems as work he is proud of.
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.
Reporting
Times Colonist
Windsor enters the race against the BC Green leader
Reports that BC Green leader Emily Lowan and Windsor both entered the race in Saanich North and the Islands, and lists his past runs and terms as mayor.
Reports that he faced criticism online after council voted against sending an affordable housing project for veterans, seniors and health care workers to a public hearing, and quotes his Facebook post asking for civil feedback. The article says he defended the council decision. It does not report how each member voted.
Sources checked September 30, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
Black Press Media · Tony Trozzo, on the Goldstream Gazette · March 11, 2026
No campaign website was found. ryanwindsor.ca belongs to a real estate agent in the Vancouver area with the same name, and no page ties that person to this candidacy. No social media account run by the candidate could be identified and read; Victoria Buzz quotes a 2024 post from his Facebook page, which voche.me did not open. The party's candidate page labels him "Interim Conservative Party Leader". The party's own team page lists him as a candidate, and other reporting names Lorne Doerkson as leader, so voche.me does not repeat that label. The Western Standard reports that he was a BC Green candidate in 2009, a municipal Green candidate in 2011 and a Green councillor in 2013. The 2009 statements of votes for Saanich North and the Islands and Saanich South do not list him, and the other claims were not checked against official results. The District's page still lists him as mayor on 2026-09-30. voche.me found no District notice of a leave or resignation for the campaign. Central Saanich council minutes on the District's meeting server show a browser check to direct reads; one set of minutes was read through an Internet Archive copy. The October 2024 housing decision reported by Victoria Buzz was not found in the minutes calendar for that week, so the vote is not attributed. His 2026 positions on housing, health care, ferries, taxes and the other provincial issues, all-candidates meetings in the district, endorsements and campaign finances were not found on this date.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on 2026-09-30: the Elections BC candidate list and key dates, the 2024 statement of votes, Elections Canada's 2019 results, the party's candidate, team and platform pages, the District of Central Saanich's council and election results pages, the minutes of one 2024 council meeting, the Capital Regional District's director page, and reporting from the Times Colonist, CHEK News, the Western Standard, Black Press Media and Victoria Buzz.
No campaign website or social media account of his own was found, and the party's platform page does not name him. The only statement of intent found is the one he gave the Times Colonist. An empty section records what voche.me did not find on this date.
03 / Background
Experience & community
2014 to 2026
Mayor, District of Central Saanich
Elected mayor in 2014 and acclaimed in 2018 and 2022, according to the District. He did not run for mayor in 2026.
Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
Which riding priorities would you work on first as MLA, and what would you ask the Province to do for each?
No response has been submitted.
What is your position on BC Ferries service to the Southern Gulf Islands?
No response has been submitted.
Which parts of the Conservative Party of BC platform do you support, and which do you not?
No response has been submitted.
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05 / About this page
Questions about this page
Facts voche.me can state about Ryan Windsor's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Ryan Windsor?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Ryan Windsor's own campaign.
What party is Ryan Windsor running with?
Ryan Windsor is running for MLA with Conservative Party of BC.
Does Ryan Windsor currently hold public office?
Yes. Ryan Windsor currently serves as Mayor of Central Saanich.
How many sources does this Ryan Windsor profile cite?
This profile lists 5 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Ryan Windsor's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Ryan Windsor 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 Ryan Windsor 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.
