Conservative Party of BC candidate for MLA in Penticton-Summerland and executive director of a regional organization of family doctors.
Tracy St Claire is the Conservative Party of BC candidate in Penticton-Summerland. The South Okanagan Similkameen Division of Family Practice, a non-profit organization of family doctors and nurse practitioners, lists her as its executive director. She ran in the same district in 2024 with no party and finished third with 2,720 votes (9.69 percent). The Penticton Herald reported that she was a school trustee from 2011 to 2014. Her 2026 party page gives her views on government spending and on wildfire recovery. voche.me found no other 2026 policy statement from her on 2026-09-30.
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A researched record of Tracy St Claire's two runs for MLA in Penticton-Summerland and of her work in health care. Two commitments come from her 2026 party page. The rest come from the party platform page or from her 2024 campaign.
No public appearance by the candidate was confirmed on 2026-09-30. The two voting dates come from Elections BC.
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Elections BC lists Tracy St Claire as the Conservative Party candidate in Penticton-Summerland. On the list voche.me read on 2026-09-30, hers was the only accepted nomination in the district. Nominations close at 1 p.m. Pacific time on October 3, 2026. The party and local newspapers write her name as Tracy St. Claire. The Penticton Western News and the Penticton Herald both reported on September 29, 2026 that the party had named her.
This is her second run for the seat. The Penticton Herald reported on February 13, 2024 that BC United leader Kevin Falcon named her as that party's candidate. BC United later stopped its campaign, and on September 19, 2024 she announced that she would stay on the ballot with no party. She told reporters she had written to John Rustad, then the Conservative leader, to offer herself as a candidate and received no reply. Elections BC's statement of votes lists her as Unaffiliated with 2,720 votes (9.69 percent), third of six candidates. Amelia Boultbee of the Conservative Party won with 11,615 votes (41.37 percent). Tina Lee of the BC NDP received 11,298 votes (40.24 percent).
The Penticton Herald reported on September 28, 2026 that Boultbee, who left the Conservatives after the 2024 election and joined the BC NDP caucus in July, withdrew as the BC NDP candidate for this election.
The South Okanagan Similkameen Division of Family Practice lists her as its executive director on its staff page. The Penticton Herald describes the Division as a non-governmental organization of members that recruits and supports family doctors and nurse practitioners. The party says she has worked there for 14 years, nine of them as executive director, and that under her the Division set up four family medicine clinics, the Penticton hospital inpatient program and the South Okanagan Maternity Centre. The party also says she led the Division's emergency response during the 2026 Bald Range wildfire. voche.me has not checked these party statements with the Division or with Interior Health.
The Penticton Herald reported in September 2014 that she was a trustee of the Okanagan Skaha School District (School District 67), that she received the most votes of any trustee candidate in the 2011 election, that she was vice-chairperson in her last year, and that she chose not to run again. The party says she was also the board's finance chair. voche.me could not open an official election result or board minutes for that term on 2026-09-30, so the role is stated here from newspaper reporting.
The party says she worked earlier in negotiation and mediation, including with the BC Treaty Commission, and was director of the United Way of the South Okanagan Similkameen. It says she holds a Master of Arts from Simon Fraser University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia. voche.me has not checked these with the Commission, the United Way or the universities.
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Her party page says she believes government must keep its spending within what it can afford, use taxpayers' money with care and make sure public spending delivers results. This is the party's description of her views.
Her party page says she believes the region must focus on recovery from the 2026 Bald Range wildfire, support the people affected and use what was learned to prepare for future emergencies. This is the party's description of her views.
The party's platform page lists a plan titled Putting Patients First, on access to care and wait times, and plans on addiction recovery and mental wellness. The page does not name St Claire.
The party's platform page lists a plan titled Get BC Building, to end the housing shortage. The page does not name St Claire.
The party's platform page says it will make the province safer and more affordable. The page does not name St Claire.
The party's platform page lists a plan titled Safe and Secure, on public safety and the justice system. The page does not name St Claire.
The party's platform page lists plans titled A Free and Prosperous BC, Unlocking BC Mining, Forestry for the Future and Grown in BC. The page does not name St Claire.
The party's platform page lists a plan titled Excellence in Education. The page does not name St Claire.
The party's platform page lists a plan titled Powering BC. The page does not name St Claire.
The party's platform page lists a plan titled Economic Reconciliation, Healthy Communities. The page does not name St Claire.
The party's platform page lists a plan titled Get BC Moving. The page does not name St Claire.
Said at a 2024 forum that layers of health care management should be removed and the resources put into direct patient care.
The Penticton Herald reported in 2024 that she said the priority was fixing the public health care system, that private services could have a place, and that the non-profit sector should be explored first.
Said at a 2024 forum that there are too many barriers to home ownership and that processes should be made faster.
Wrote in her 2024 VoteMate profile that the Province cannot keep spending more than it brings in. The Penticton Western News reported she said the Province must adjust its spending to meet the needs of British Columbians.
Wrote in her 2024 VoteMate profile that she was running to help fix health care, address crime, treat addictions and increase affordability.
voche.me found no record of her holding a seat in the legislature, so voche.me found no legislative voting record to review. Newspaper reports say she was a school trustee from 2011 to 2014, and voche.me could not open the board's minutes for that term. The dated action below comes from her work at the Division of Family Practice.
In October 2025 she presented the Division's results to the councils of Summerland and Penticton as its executive director, with board chair Dr. Jennifer Begin. The Herald reports that the Division gives administrative support to several local clinics. St. Claire told the councils that more than 23,000 residents had been connected to a family doctor or nurse practitioner since 2019.
The Division's staff page confirms her role. The figures come from the Division and were reported by the Herald. voche.me has not checked them with the Ministry of Health or Interior Health.
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Introduced by BC United leader Kevin Falcon outside a medical clinic near Penticton Regional Hospital. She spoke about recruiting family doctors and said she wanted to speak for the area in provincial policy.
Said she would stay on the 2024 ballot after BC United stopped its campaign, and read an endorsement from Dan Ashton, then the district's MLA. She said her focus was health care and community safety.
Spoke on home ownership rules and on layers of health care management. The Penticton Western News reported that she raised local issues more than the other candidates, including crime in downtown Penticton and damage to the wine industry.
Said almost 10,000 patients in the district wanted a family doctor and had none, and that the Province must adjust its spending. The Summerland Society for Civic Engagement organized the forum.
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The Penticton Western News reported that a lawyer for Amelia Boultbee, the 2024 Conservative candidate, sent St. Claire a letter alleging that her signs breached the Election Act. The letter said the signs had been made for her BC United campaign and changed only by removing the party name, so voters could believe she was still that party's candidate. This is an allegation made by a rival campaign in a letter.
St. Claire published the letter and said Elections BC had given her written guidance on reusing the signs. Elections BC told the newspaper that a candidate who loses a party affiliation can reuse signs, and must buy them from the party at market value if the party paid for them.
The report records no complaint filed with Elections BC and no ruling. voche.me found no later report of either on 2026-09-30.
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Reports her candidacy for the Conservative Party of BC, her 2024 run and the party profile of her work at the Division of Family Practice. It gives her 2024 total as 2,721 votes; the statement of votes says 2,720.
Reports that the party announced her as its candidate and quotes the biography on the party website.
Reports her presentations to Summerland and Penticton councils on the Division's doctor recruitment, with figures given by her and by the board chair.
She said she enjoyed the campaign and that running again was possible. The report gives an early count of 2,661 votes; the statement of votes says 2,720.
Reports that she would leave the Okanagan Skaha school board after one term, and quotes her and board chairman Bruce Johnson.
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VoteMate · text submitted by the candidate or her team
Penticton Western News · Brennan Phillips · September 29, 2026
Penticton Herald · September 29, 2026
Penticton Herald · September 28, 2026
Penticton Herald · Keith Lacey · October 25, 2025
Penticton Herald · October 21, 2024
Penticton Western News · John Arendt · October 9, 2024
Penticton Western News · John Arendt · October 9, 2024
Penticton Herald · October 7, 2024
Penticton Western News · Brennan Phillips · October 7, 2024
Penticton Western News · Brennan Phillips · September 30, 2024
Penticton Herald · September 20, 2024
Penticton Western News · Brennan Phillips · September 19, 2024
Penticton Herald · February 13, 2024
Penticton Herald · September 26, 2014
No campaign website was found on 2026-09-30. Her Facebook page (tracy.stclaire) and X account (@Tracystclaire) each show a profile line naming her as the Conservative Party of BC candidate for Penticton-Summerland, and show no posts without signing in, so no post is used. An Instagram account with the same handle shows only a sign-in page and is left out. Two Castanet pages returned HTTP 403 to two kinds of automated read, and the Internet Archive holds no copy of either: its September 2026 report on her candidacy and its 2024 interview with her. A person who can open them may find statements by her. No official record of her school board term was opened. School District 67's online archive of board minutes starts in September 2016, and the CivicInfo BC page of 2011 election results returned HTTP 403. The term, the 2011 result and the vice-chair role are stated from Penticton Herald reports of 2014 and 2024, and the finance chair role is stated by the party only. The party's statements about her 14 years at the Division of Family Practice, the clinics and programs set up under her, her role in the Bald Range wildfire response, her earlier jobs and her degrees were not checked with the Division, Interior Health, the BC Treaty Commission, the United Way or the universities. The Division's own staff page confirms only her current title. The party's candidate page prints the label "Interim Conservative Party Leader" under her name. The party's team page lists her only as the Penticton-Summerland candidate and names Lorne Doerkson as leader, so voche.me does not repeat that label. Her 2024 positions were given as a candidate with no party and are listed as earlier commitments that earn no score for 2026. No statement by her on governance was found, so that issue has no entry. Her 2024 vote total is 2,720 in the statement of votes; two newspaper reports give 2,721 and 2,661. Her 2024 campaign finance report, endorsements for 2026 and any all-candidates meeting for the provincial race in Penticton-Summerland were not found or not reviewed on this date. Nominations close on October 3, 2026, so other candidates may still be added in the district. The questionnaire has not been sent.
Evidence reviewed on 2026-09-30: the Elections BC candidate list and key dates page, the 2024 statement of votes, the party's candidate, team and platform pages, the staff page of the South Okanagan Similkameen Division of Family Practice, her 2024 VoteMate profile, and reports from the Penticton Herald and the Penticton Western News dated 2014, 2024, 2025 and 2026.
No campaign website was found. Her Facebook and X accounts show a profile line and no posts without signing in. Two Castanet reports returned HTTP 403 and were left unread. No official record of her school board term could be opened. An empty section records what voche.me did not find on this date.
Listed on the Division's staff page on 2026-09-30. The party says she has worked at the Division for 14 years, nine of them as executive director.
Division staff pageFinished third of six with 2,720 votes (9.69 percent). She was first named as the BC United candidate, and Elections BC listed her as Unaffiliated.
Elections BC statement of votesReported by the Penticton Herald, which says she was vice-chairperson in her last year. The party says she was also finance chair. voche.me could not open an official record of the term.
Penticton Herald, September 26, 2014The party says she was director of the United Way of the South Okanagan Similkameen and worked with the BC Treaty Commission. voche.me has not checked this with either body.
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