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title: "All five Juan de Fuca-Malahat candidates to debate in Mill Bay on October 9"
description: "The Mill Bay Community League is hosting a free public debate for the five candidates in the Juan de Fuca-Malahat riding on Thursday, October 9, at 7 p.m. at Kerry Park Arena Lounge."
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The Mill Bay Community League is hosting a free all-candidates debate for the Juan de Fuca-Malahat riding on Thursday, October 9, at 7 p.m. at Kerry Park Arena Lounge, 1035 Shawnigan Lake Rd., Mill Bay. The event was reported by the Lake Cowichan Gazette on October 7.

All five candidates on the ballot for the riding are expected: [Dana Lajeunesse](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/dana-lajeunesse) of the BC NDP, [David Evans](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/david-evans) of the BC Green Party, [Mike Hicks](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/mike-hicks) of the Conservative Party of BC, Shane Friesen of OneBC, and [Jeff Brown](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/jeff-brown) of the Christian Heritage Party of BC.

**A rare chance to see all five together**

Mill Bay Community League president Shane Ryan told the Gazette the event would be "the only chance for residents in the north end of the Juan de Fuca-Malahat riding to see their candidates in action."

The riding stretches south to Sooke and north to Mill Bay. Lajeunesse holds the seat as the BC NDP incumbent. Evans ran for the BC Greens in the 2024 provincial election, finishing third with 5,522 votes, or 23 per cent of the riding total, according to the Sooke News Mirror.

**What happens at the debate**

The format is a non-partisan public debate. Candidates will speak, and residents will be able to ask questions, according to the Gazette. No pre-registration is mentioned.

**About the riding**

Juan de Fuca-Malahat is one of 93 provincial ridings, each of which elects one MLA on October 24, 2026. Advance voting runs October 16 to 21. You can see all candidates and ridings at [/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla](/bc/provincial-2026/races/mla).

The riding covers several communities on the south end of Vancouver Island, including Sooke, Langford, and the Malahat corridor up to Mill Bay. It is held by the BC NDP after the 2024 vote. This cycle, five parties are fielding candidates.

If you live in Juan de Fuca-Malahat, you can attend the October 9 debate at Kerry Park Arena Lounge, 1035 Shawnigan Lake Rd., Mill Bay. The event is free and open to the public. BC's voting day is October 24.

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