Conservative Party of BC candidate for MLA in Burnaby North. The party says he is an accountant who served in the Canadian Army Reserves.
Simon Chandler is the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Burnaby North, on Elections BC's list and on the party's team page. The party's page on him says he has lived in North Burnaby for 15 years, studied accounting at Trinity Western University, worked in public practice accounting and volunteered for three years as a Community Police Volunteer. He holds no elected office. voche.me found no statement of his own campaign commitments on 2026-10-03.
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A researched record of Simon Chandler's 2026 candidacy in Burnaby North. voche.me found no elected office in his record, so it found no voting record to review, and no commitment in his own words was found on this date.
No public appearance by the candidate was confirmed on 2026-10-03. The voting dates come from Elections BC.
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Elections BC's candidate list shows Simon Chandler in Burnaby North with the affiliation Conservative Party. The party's Our Team page lists him as its candidate for Burnaby North. The list also shows Janet Routledge (BC NDP) in the district. Elections BC says the list holds only the nominations it has accepted, and nominations close at 1 p.m. on October 3, 2026.
The party's page on him says he has called North Burnaby home for 15 years and grew up in Burnaby Heights. It says he served three years as a Community Police Volunteer, and that the experience reinforced his belief that police need the right tools to tackle crime. By the party's account his service began as an army cadet and continued as an infantry soldier in the Canadian Army Reserves.
The party's page says he graduated from Trinity Western University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting, then worked in public practice accounting, where he advised clients on federal and provincial tax matters. It also says he studied at the Laurentian Leadership Centre in Ottawa, interned as a policy analyst in the food and beverage industry, and earned a Certificate in Leadership and Applied Public Affairs. voche.me has not checked any of these claims with the school, the centre, the police program or the Army Reserves.
Elections BC's statement of votes for the 2024 election lists a candidate named Simon Chandler, Conservative Party, in Burnaby East, with 8,198 votes (40.52 percent). Reah Arora (BC NDP) won that district with 10,490 votes (51.85 percent). No source that voche.me opened states that the 2024 candidate and the 2026 candidate are the same person, so this page does not combine the two records.
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The party's page on him says he will bring his accounting experience to Victoria as an advocate for common-sense tax policy.
The party's platform page lists a plan called Safe and Secure, described as "A plan to restore public safety and rebuilding confidence in our justice system."
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A 2024 guide to the Burnaby candidates. It quotes the party's biography of a Simon Chandler running in Burnaby East in 2024. The article does not mention the 2026 election.
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Burnaby Beacon · Lubna El Elaimy, Local Journalism Initiative · October 11, 2024
No campaign website was found. The address simonchandler.ca answers, and its page describes career writing with no link to this campaign, so voche.me does not use it. Three other likely addresses did not answer. The party candidate page links only to the party's own social media accounts. A search showed an Instagram account (simon.chandler25) and an X account (chpsimon7) in the name Simon Chandler. Neither loaded on this date, so voche.me cannot say who runs them and uses nothing from them. The party's platform page says the platform is coming soon and does not name him. No party news release naming him in 2026 was found. His residence period, school, army service, police volunteering and accounting work all come from the party's page, and voche.me has not checked them with the school, the Army Reserves, a police force or an employer. The page gives no dates for any of them. A Simon Chandler ran for the Conservative Party in Burnaby East in 2024. The Burnaby Beacon guide of October 11, 2024 quotes the party's biography of that candidate, and it uses wording close to the 2026 page on the three years as a Community Police Volunteer. The two pages differ on where he grew up. No source opened on this date states that the two are one person, so the 2024 result stays a separate fact. No interview with him, all-candidates meeting in Burnaby North, campaign finance record or endorsement was found on this date.
Evidence reviewed on 2026-10-03: the Elections BC candidate list and key dates, the 2024 statement of votes, the party's candidate, team and platform pages, and a Burnaby Beacon guide from October 2024.
No campaign website, public social media account or statement in his own words could be confirmed on this date. Instagram and X did not load, and the party's platform page says the platform is coming soon. An empty section records what voche.me did not find on this date.
The party says he advised clients on federal and provincial tax matters and helped businesses operate more efficiently. It does not name the firm. voche.me has not checked this claim.
Party candidate pageThe party says he volunteered for three years and gained experience in crime prevention. It does not name the police force or program. voche.me has not checked this claim.
Party candidate pageStated by the party. voche.me has not checked it with the Canadian Army.
Party candidate pageStated by the party. voche.me has not checked it with the university.
Party candidate pageThe party says he interned as a policy analyst in the food and beverage industry and earned a Certificate in Leadership and Applied Public Affairs. voche.me has not checked this claim.
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Simon Chandler is running for MLA with Conservative Party of BC.
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