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MLA in Burnaby North · BC provincial 2026
# Simon Chandler
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.
Explore the record Public schedule
Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page
Conservative Party of BC2026
*Simon ChandlerMLAv.*
[Image: Conservative Party of BC](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/simon-chandler/)
Candidate research / October 3, 2026
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.
**2**Commitments **1**News articles **7**Sources
Public schedule / Through election day
## Where can you hear Simon Chandler?
No public appearance by the candidate was confirmed on 2026-10-03. 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
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 Simon Chandler
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.
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.
2 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3
2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge
### Advocate for common-sense tax policy
The party's page on him says he will bring his accounting experience to Victoria as an advocate for common-sense tax policy.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- The party wrote this about him. It names no tax, rate or date, and voche.me found no statement in which he says it himself.
- What still needs checking
- Which provincial taxes would he change, and by how much?
- [Candidate page: Simon Chandler](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/simon-chandler/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC
2026 · Public safetyCampaign pledge
### Party plan: Safe and Secure
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."
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- This is the party's plan. The platform page does not name him, says the full platform is coming soon and gives no measure or cost. voche.me found no statement in which he repeats it.
- What still needs checking
- Does he state this plan as his own, and which parts would apply in Burnaby North?
- [Our Platform page](https://conservativebc.ca/our-platform/)Campaign · Conservative Party of BC
City programs / Scope and delivery
## Policies, budgets & programs
His past roles come from the party's page on him. None is a public office, so none earns a score.
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.
October 11, 2024Reporting
Burnaby Beacon · Lubna El Elaimy, Local Journalism Initiative
### Your quick guide to the provincial election in Burnaby
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.
- [Your quick guide to the provincial election in Burnaby](https://burnabybeacon.com/p/your-quick-guide-to-the-provincial-election-in-burnaby)Reporting · Burnaby Beacon · Lubna El Elaimy, Local Journalism Initiative
Research / 7 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.
Official record 3 sources
- Provincial candidate list
Elections BC
- 2026 provincial election: key dates
Elections BC
- Statement of Votes, 2024 provincial general election
Elections BC
Campaign 3 sources
- Candidate page: Simon Chandler
Conservative Party of BC
- Our Team page
Conservative Party of BC
- Our Platform page
Conservative Party of BC
Reporting 1 sources
- Your quick guide to the provincial election in Burnaby
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.
Research status
## What voche.me has checked
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.
03 / Background
## Experience & community
Dates not given
### Public practice accountant
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 page](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/simon-chandler/)
Three years, dates not given
### Community Police Volunteer
The 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 page](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/simon-chandler/)
Dates not given
### Army cadet, then infantry soldier in the Canadian Army Reserves
Stated by the party. voche.me has not checked it with the Canadian Army.
[Party candidate page](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/simon-chandler/)
Dates not given
### Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting, Trinity Western University
Stated by the party. voche.me has not checked it with the university.
[Party candidate page](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/simon-chandler/)
Dates not given
### Laurentian Leadership Centre, Ottawa, and policy analyst internship
The 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.
[Party candidate page](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/simon-chandler/)
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.
What are your top three commitments for Burnaby North, and how would you pay for each?
No response has been submitted.
Which provincial taxes would you change, and by how much?
No response has been submitted.
Did you run for the Conservative Party of BC in Burnaby East in 2024?
No response has been submitted.
### Have your own question?
Ask Simon Chandler 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 Simon Chandler's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Simon Chandler?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Simon Chandler's own campaign.
What party is Simon Chandler running with?
Simon Chandler is running for MLA with Conservative Party of BC.
Does Simon Chandler currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Simon Chandler.
How many sources does this Simon Chandler profile cite?
This profile lists 4 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Simon Chandler's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Simon Chandler 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 Simon Chandler 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 3, 2026
- [Conservative Party of BC · candidate page ](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/simon-chandler/)Checked October 3, 2026
- [Conservative Party of BC · Our Team page ](https://conservativebc.ca/our-team/)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
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Campaign contact
## Campaign links & contact.
Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information.
[Party candidate page](https://conservativebc.ca/candidate/simon-chandler/)
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