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MLA in Esquimalt-Colwood · BC provincial 2026

# Sidney Coles

BC Green Party candidate for MLA in Esquimalt-Colwood. A freelance and Capital Daily reporter in Victoria whose own campaign posts name climate and health care.

Sidney Coles is the BC Green Party candidate in Esquimalt-Colwood, a district the BC NDP's Darlene Rotchford won in 2024 with 15,238 votes (51.47 percent). The party announced her candidacy on September 29, 2026. Reporting by Capital Daily, Ricochet Media and CHEK News shows she has worked as a journalist in Victoria. The party says she also worked for the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs and in the Ontario government, and holds two PhDs from the University of Toronto. voche.me has not checked those claims with the employers or the university. She holds no seat in the legislature or on a local council in the sources read on 2026-10-03.

Explore the record  Public schedule 

Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page

BC Green Party2026

![Sidney Coles, from the BC Green Party candidate page.](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/images/candidates/sidney-coles-640.webp)

*Sidney ColesMLAv.*

[Image: BC Green Party](https://bcgreens.ca/candidates-2026/sidney-coles/)

Candidate research / October 3, 2026

A researched record of Sidney Coles's 2026 candidacy in Esquimalt-Colwood for the BC Green Party. voche.me found two campaign positions in her own words on Bluesky and one statement in the party's release of September 29, 2026. Her record before the campaign is her reporting for Capital Daily and Ricochet Media.

**10**Commitments **3**News articles **18**Sources

Public schedule / Through election day

## Where can you hear Sidney Coles?

No public appearance by the candidate after 2026-10-03 was confirmed on that date. The 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

<details>

<summary>View every date through Oct 24

</summary>

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 16<a href="#event-advance-voting">Voting day </a>
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 24<a href="#event-final-voting-day">Voting day </a>

</details>

### 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 Sidney Coles

Elections BC lists Sidney Coles as the BC Green Party candidate in Esquimalt-Colwood. On the copy of the list stamped October 3, 2026 11:00:07 AM, the other accepted nominations in the district are Dave Johnston of the Conservative Party, Darlene Rotchford of the BC NDP and Sid Tobias of CentreBC. Nominations close at 1 p.m. on October 3, 2026.

The BC Green Party announced her candidacy on September 29, 2026, with Andrew Appleton in Oak Bay-Gordon Head, at the same time as a plan for renters. Victoria News and Victoria Buzz reported it. The party release quotes her: "As a reporter in the Capital Regional District, I have come to understand the unique nature and scale of the challenges facing this area."

In the 2024 election Darlene Rotchford of the BC NDP won Esquimalt-Colwood with 15,238 votes (51.47 percent). John Wilson of the Conservative Party had 8,652 votes (29.22 percent) and Camille Currie of the BC Green Party had 5,716 votes (19.31 percent). voche.me searched the 2024 statement of votes for the surname Coles and found no match.

Her reporting is on the public record. Capital Daily prints her byline as "Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative" on articles from 2024 and 2025, including a June 7, 2024 investigation of the Capital Regional District's biosolids plan. CHEK News carried her Capital Daily stories in 2024. Ricochet Media lists her articles from 2024 to November 2025 and describes her as a writer and human rights advocate. The party's candidate page says she has freelanced since 2021 and also wrote for Canada's National Observer, the Watershed Sentinel, the Toronto Star and the Hamilton Spectator. voche.me could not read the National Observer page and has not checked the other outlets.

The party's candidate page also says she was External Communications Manager for the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs, worked on programs for the Ontario Ministry of Education and the Ministry of the Status of Women, worked with Doctors Without Borders in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and completed PhDs at the University of Toronto in Comparative Literature (2008) and in Applied Psychology and Human Development (2024). These are the campaign's statements. voche.me has not checked them with the employers, the ministries or the university.

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.

10 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3

2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge

### Opposes tanker risk from a proposed new pipeline

On Bluesky she told readers to tell Premier Eby that a bitumen spill risk on the tanker route of a proposed new pipeline is not worth the risk to the whales, orcas, fish, otters, herring and shore birds of the Esquimalt-Colwood shoreline.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>The post is hers. It does not name the pipeline, a provincial measure, a cost or a date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Which pipeline does she mean, and which provincial decision would she change?</dd></dl></details>



- [Bluesky post on a proposed pipeline tanker route](https://bsky.app/profile/westernwriter.bsky.social/post/3mww4aqvdjs2m)Campaign · Sidney Coles

2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge

### Health care funding over a snap election

On Bluesky she wrote that $100M spent on a snap election could have been diverted to health care in BC.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>The post is hers. It names no health measure, number of hospital beds or doctors, or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>What would she fund in health care, and how much would it cost?</dd></dl></details>



- [Bluesky post on health care and the snap election](https://bsky.app/profile/westernwriter.bsky.social/post/3mwvlmcraks2q)Campaign · Sidney Coles

2026 · HousingCampaign pledge

### Party plan: restart the Community Housing Fund and Indigenous Housing Fund

The party's renter policy brief says the BC Greens will immediately restart the Community Housing Fund and Indigenous Housing Fund, with a goal of building and protecting 26,000 housing units per year. The party release of September 29, 2026 announced the plan with her as a new candidate.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>The release quotes Emily Lowan on the plan and names Sidney Coles only as a new candidate. It does not quote her on it.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does she repeat this plan in her own words?</dd></dl></details>



- [BC Greens announce plan to support renters, unveil two new candidates for South Island](https://bcgreens.ca/announce-plan-to-support-renters-unveil-two-new-candidates-for-south-island/)Campaign · BC Green Party

2026 · HousingCampaign pledge

### Party plan: vacancy control on rents

The party's renter policy brief says the BC Greens will implement vacancy control, which ties rent increases to the unit instead of the tenant.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>The release quotes Emily Lowan on the plan and names Sidney Coles only as a new candidate. It does not quote her on it.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does she repeat this plan in her own words?</dd></dl></details>



- [BC Greens announce plan to support renters, unveil two new candidates for South Island](https://bcgreens.ca/announce-plan-to-support-renters-unveil-two-new-candidates-for-south-island/)Campaign · BC Green Party

2026 · HousingCampaign pledge

### Party plan: end blanket no-pet clauses in rental contracts

The party's renter policy brief says the BC Greens will amend the Residential Tenancy Act to prohibit blanket no-pet clauses in rental contracts.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>The release quotes Emily Lowan on the plan and names Sidney Coles only as a new candidate. It does not quote her on it.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does she repeat this plan in her own words?</dd></dl></details>



- [BC Greens announce plan to support renters, unveil two new candidates for South Island](https://bcgreens.ca/announce-plan-to-support-renters-unveil-two-new-candidates-for-south-island/)Campaign · BC Green Party

2026 · TransportationCampaign pledge

### Party plan: transit that is fast, frequent and free

The party plan page says the BC Greens will make transit fast, frequent, and free.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>This is party text. It does not name Sidney Coles, and voche.me found no statement in her own words that repeats it. It gives no cost or date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does she say what transit service Esquimalt-Colwood would get?</dd></dl></details>



- [Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party

2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge

### Party plan: Community Health Centres in every region

The party plan page says the BC Greens will build Community Health Centres in every region, with team-based care and long-term support.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>This is party text. It does not name Sidney Coles, and voche.me found no statement in her own words that repeats it.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does she name a health centre for Esquimalt-Colwood?</dd></dl></details>



- [Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party

2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge

### Party plan: a Fair Share Act

The party plan page says a Fair Share Act would make the few hundred richest people in British Columbia pay their fair share, and says it would raise more than $13 billion in revenue.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>This is party text. It does not name Sidney Coles, and voche.me found no statement in her own words that repeats it. It gives no date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does she give the tax rates?</dd></dl></details>



- [Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party

2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge

### Party plan: stop new fossil fuel development

The party plan page says the BC Greens will stop new fossil fuel development.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>This is party text. It does not name Sidney Coles, and voche.me found no statement in her own words that repeats it. It gives no date.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does she say how this applies to the pipeline she wrote about on October 2?</dd></dl></details>



- [Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party

2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge

### Party plan: proportional representation within 100 days

The party plan page says the BC Greens will deliver proportional representation legislation within the first 100 days.

<details>

<summary>Evidence &amp; next checks

</summary>

<dl>

<dt>Evidence reviewed</dt>
<dd>This is party text. It does not name Sidney Coles, and voche.me found no statement in her own words that repeats it.</dd>

<dt>What still needs checking</dt>
<dd>Does she repeat it in her own words?</dd></dl></details>



- [Our Plan](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Campaign · BC Green Party

City programs / Scope and delivery

## Policies, budgets & programs

voche.me found no elected public office held by her in the sources read on 2026-10-03, and so found no voting record to review. Her articles are journalism and earn no record point. No dated action that earns a record point was found.

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.

Sep 29Statement

### Named as the party's Esquimalt-Colwood candidate

In the party release she said that as a reporter in the Capital Regional District she has come to understand the scale of the challenges facing the area, and that she wants to support Esquimalt and Colwood in continuing to be places where people and their families feel welcome, safe and able to thrive. Victoria News carried the same quote.

- [BC Greens announce plan to support renters, unveil two new candidates for South Island](https://bcgreens.ca/announce-plan-to-support-renters-unveil-two-new-candidates-for-south-island/)Campaign · BC Green Party
- [BC Greens announce councillor, journalist as provincial candidates in Greater Victoria](https://vicnews.com/2026/09/29/bc-greens-announce-councillor-journalist-as-provincial-candidates-in-greater-victoria/)Reporting · Victoria News

Oct 2Statement

### Bluesky post on the tanker route of a proposed pipeline

She posted a map of the tanker route of a proposed new pipeline and said a bitumen spill would affect the Esquimalt-Colwood shoreline for hundreds of years.

- [Bluesky post on a proposed pipeline tanker route](https://bsky.app/profile/westernwriter.bsky.social/post/3mww4aqvdjs2m)Campaign · Sidney Coles

Oct 2Statement

### Bluesky post on health care and the snap election

She criticized the Liberals and the BC NDP over a liveable, sustainable present and future, and wrote that $100M on a snap election could have been diverted to health care in BC.

- [Bluesky post on health care and the snap election](https://bsky.app/profile/westernwriter.bsky.social/post/3mwvlmcraks2q)Campaign · Sidney Coles

Oct 2Statement

### Bluesky post: running in Esquimalt-Colwood

She wrote that climate impacts do not respect borders or district boundaries, that a vote for the BC Greens is a vote for a liveable future, and that she is running in Esquimalt-Colwood.

- [Bluesky post: I'm running in Esquimalt-Colwood](https://bsky.app/profile/westernwriter.bsky.social/post/3mwvhwwzyck2f)Campaign · Sidney Coles

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.

September 29, 2026Reporting

Victoria News

### BC Greens announce councillor, journalist as provincial candidates

Reports her candidacy with Andrew Appleton's, describes her as a journalist and quotes her.

- [BC Greens announce councillor, journalist as provincial candidates in Greater Victoria](https://vicnews.com/2026/09/29/bc-greens-announce-councillor-journalist-as-provincial-candidates-in-greater-victoria/)Reporting · Victoria News

September 29, 2026Reporting

Victoria Buzz · Mike Kelly

### BC Greens focus on renters and childcare

Names her as the party's new candidate in Esquimalt-Colwood in a report on the renters plan.

- [BC Greens focus on renters and childcare as NDP and Conservatives roll out economic plans](https://victoriabuzz.com/2026/09/bc-greens-focus-on-renters-and-childcare-as-ndp-and-conservatives-roll-out-economic-plans/)Reporting · Victoria Buzz · Mike Kelly

June 7, 2024Reporting

Capital Daily · Sidney Coles

### CRD's biosolids plan beset with issues

An investigation she wrote, under the byline Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative, into delays and health concerns around the Capital Regional District's biosolids plan. It is her work as a reporter, listed here as background.

- [Delays, disruptions, fires, and health concerns: CRD's biosolids plan beset with issues](https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/crds-biosolids-management-beset-with-issues)Reporting · Capital Daily · Sidney Coles

Research / 18 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.

<details>

<summary>Official record 3 sources

</summary>

- <a href="https://www.elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/GE-2026-10-24-Candidate-Website-Report.PDF">Provincial candidate list </a>

  Elections BC
- <a href="https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/">2026 provincial election: key dates </a>

  Elections BC
- <a href="https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/statement-of-votes-2024-provincial-election.pdf">Statement of Votes, 2024 provincial general election </a>

  Elections BC

</details>

<details>

<summary>Campaign 8 sources

</summary>

- <a href="https://bcgreens.ca/candidates-2026/sidney-coles/">Candidate page: Sidney Coles </a>

  BC Green Party
- <a href="https://bcgreens.ca/candidates-2026/">Candidates 2026 </a>

  BC Green Party
- <a href="https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/">Our Plan </a>

  BC Green Party
- <a href="https://bcgreens.ca/announce-plan-to-support-renters-unveil-two-new-candidates-for-south-island/">BC Greens announce plan to support renters, unveil two new candidates for South Island </a>

  BC Green Party · September 29, 2026
- <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/westernwriter.bsky.social">Sidney Coles on Bluesky (@westernwriter.bsky.social) </a>

  Sidney Coles
- <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/westernwriter.bsky.social/post/3mww4aqvdjs2m">Bluesky post on a proposed pipeline tanker route </a>

  Sidney Coles · October 2, 2026
- <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/westernwriter.bsky.social/post/3mwvlmcraks2q">Bluesky post on health care and the snap election </a>

  Sidney Coles · October 2, 2026
- <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/westernwriter.bsky.social/post/3mwvhwwzyck2f">Bluesky post: I'm running in Esquimalt-Colwood </a>

  Sidney Coles · October 2, 2026

</details>

<details>

<summary>Reporting 7 sources

</summary>

- <a href="https://vicnews.com/2026/09/29/bc-greens-announce-councillor-journalist-as-provincial-candidates-in-greater-victoria/">BC Greens announce councillor, journalist as provincial candidates in Greater Victoria </a>

  Victoria News · September 29, 2026
- <a href="https://victoriabuzz.com/2026/09/bc-greens-focus-on-renters-and-childcare-as-ndp-and-conservatives-roll-out-economic-plans/">BC Greens focus on renters and childcare as NDP and Conservatives roll out economic plans </a>

  Victoria Buzz · Mike Kelly · September 29, 2026
- <a href="https://www.timescolonist.com/2026-bc-votes/bc-election-2026-whos-running-on-vancouver-island-12828075">B.C. election 2026: Who's running on Vancouver Island? </a>

  Times Colonist
- <a href="https://www.capitaldaily.ca/author/sidney-coles">Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative (author page) </a>

  Capital Daily
- <a href="https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/crds-biosolids-management-beset-with-issues">Delays, disruptions, fires, and health concerns: CRD's biosolids plan beset with issues </a>

  Capital Daily · Sidney Coles · June 7, 2024
- <a href="https://ricochet.media/author/sidney-coles/">Sidney Coles, author page </a>

  Ricochet Media
- <a href="https://cheknews.ca/author/sidney-coles-local-journalism-iniative-reporter/">Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Capital Daily (author page) </a>

  CHEK News

</details>

No campaign website of her own was found. Her National Observer author page returned HTTP 403 and her LinkedIn page returned HTTP 999 to a direct read, so voche.me used nothing from either. Her Bluesky account is read through Bluesky's public data service because the profile page needs a script to show posts. The account is hers: its display name is Sidney Coles PhD, PhD, and she writes there "I’m running in Esquimalt-Colwood". voche.me read her posts from September 15 to October 2, 2026 and used only the three that state campaign positions. The pipeline post carries a map image and does not name the pipeline, so voche.me did not name it. The party's candidate page says she has two PhDs, worked for the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs, the Ontario ministries of Education and of the Status of Women, and Doctors Without Borders, and was a Rhodes Scholarship nominee. None of these was checked with the employer, the ministries or the university. Search results also credit her with journalism awards. voche.me did not open any awarding body's list, so it lists no award. Her public role: no seat in the legislature or on a council was found, so no minutes or voting record apply. Her Capital Daily articles cover Esquimalt and other municipalities. voche.me did not read them for statements by her, because they are news reports. The party plan page says a full platform is coming soon, so the party commitments here need a new check when it appears. The party's candidate page lists no events on 2026-10-03. No all-candidates meeting for Esquimalt-Colwood was found. The Times Colonist list of Vancouver Island candidates shows no publication date that voche.me could confirm, so it is used for the district list only. Campaign finances and endorsements were not reviewed. 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 party's candidate page, candidates list, plan page and its September 29, 2026 release, reports by Victoria News, Victoria Buzz and the Times Colonist, her author pages at Capital Daily, Ricochet Media and CHEK News, one Capital Daily article, her Substack profile and her public Bluesky posts.

No campaign website of her own was found. Her National Observer author page and her LinkedIn page returned errors to a direct read, so voche.me used nothing from them. An empty section records what voche.me did not find on this date.

03 / Background

## Experience & community

2024 to 2025 (dates of articles read)

### Local Journalism Initiative reporter, Capital Daily

Capital Daily's author page and a June 7, 2024 article carry the byline "Sidney Coles, Local Journalism Initiative". The party's candidate page says she was a Local Journalism Initiative reporter at Capital Daily for two years. voche.me did not find the exact start and end dates.

[Capital Daily author page](https://www.capitaldaily.ca/author/sidney-coles)

2024 to 2025 (dates of articles read)

### Writer, Ricochet Media

Ricochet Media's author page lists her articles from February 2024 to November 2025, including wildfires, land disputes, old-growth logging and a mine in northern Canada. The page's own biography calls her a writer and human rights advocate and says her doctoral work was ongoing when it was written.

[Ricochet Media author page](https://ricochet.media/author/sidney-coles/)

Not dated

### External Communications Manager, Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs

The party's candidate page says she held this role. voche.me has not checked it with the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs.

[BC Greens candidate page](https://bcgreens.ca/candidates-2026/sidney-coles/)

Not dated

### Policy and program roles, Ontario government

The party's candidate page says she evaluated programs for Indigenous children and youth and children in care at the Ontario Ministry of Education, and helped manage an employment program at the Ministry of the Status of Women. voche.me has not checked this with the Ontario government.

[BC Greens candidate page](https://bcgreens.ca/candidates-2026/sidney-coles/)

2008 and 2024

### Two PhDs, University of Toronto

The party's candidate page says she completed a PhD in Comparative Literature in 2008 and a PhD in Applied Psychology and Human Development in 2024. voche.me has not checked this with the university.

[BC Greens candidate page](https://bcgreens.ca/candidates-2026/sidney-coles/)

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.

<details>

<summary>Which pipeline do you mean in your October 2 post, and what can an MLA do about it?

</summary>

No response has been submitted.

</details>

<details>

<summary>What would you change first in health care for people in Esquimalt and Colwood?

</summary>

No response has been submitted.

</details>

<details>

<summary>Which of the party's renter measures would you push for first as MLA for Esquimalt-Colwood?

</summary>

No response has been submitted.

</details>

### Have your own question?

Ask Sidney Coles 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 Sidney Coles's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.

<details>

<summary>Is this an official page for Sidney Coles?</summary>



No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Sidney Coles's own campaign.

</details>

<details>

<summary>What party is Sidney Coles running with?</summary>



Sidney Coles is running for MLA with BC Green Party.

</details>

<details>

<summary>Does Sidney Coles currently hold public office?</summary>



Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Sidney Coles.

</details>

<details>

<summary>How many sources does this Sidney Coles profile cite?</summary>



This profile lists 10 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.

</details>

<details>

<summary>Why do some questions on Sidney Coles's page show no answer?</summary>



The "Questions &amp; answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Sidney Coles 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.

</details>

<details>

<summary>When is the election Sidney Coles is running in?</summary>



The 2026 British Columbia election, including the MLA race, is decided on October 24, 2026.

</details>

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
- [BC Greens · candidate page ](https://bcgreens.ca/candidates-2026/sidney-coles/)Checked October 3, 2026
- [BC Greens · release, September 29, 2026 ](https://bcgreens.ca/announce-plan-to-support-renters-unveil-two-new-candidates-for-south-island/)Checked October 3, 2026
- [Victoria News, September 29, 2026 ](https://vicnews.com/2026/09/29/bc-greens-announce-councillor-journalist-as-provincial-candidates-in-greater-victoria/)Checked October 3, 2026
- [Victoria Buzz, September 29, 2026 ](https://victoriabuzz.com/2026/09/bc-greens-focus-on-renters-and-childcare-as-ndp-and-conservatives-roll-out-economic-plans/)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
- [Capital Daily · author page ](https://www.capitaldaily.ca/author/sidney-coles)Checked October 3, 2026
- [Ricochet Media · author page ](https://ricochet.media/author/sidney-coles/)Checked October 3, 2026
- [Sidney Coles on Bluesky ](https://bsky.app/profile/westernwriter.bsky.social)Checked October 3, 2026
- [BC Greens · Our Plan ](https://bcgreens.ca/our-plan/)Checked October 3, 2026

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