--- title: "BC election 2026: every party and who they are running | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:01:31.825Z" meta: description: "The registered parties with candidates in the 2026 British Columbia election, how many districts each is running in, and what voche.me has checked so far." "og:description": "The registered parties with candidates in the 2026 British Columbia election, how many districts each is running in, and what voche.me has checked so far." "og:title": "BC election 2026: every party and who they are running" "twitter:description": "The registered parties with candidates in the 2026 British Columbia election, how many districts each is running in, and what voche.me has checked so far." "twitter:title": "BC election 2026: every party and who they are running" --- ** BRITISH COLUMBIA PROVINCIAL ELECTION 2026 # Ten parties.
93 seats. On October 24, 2026 British Columbia elects 93 MLAs, one in each district. Ten parties have candidates on the official list so far, along with 15 candidates with no party. Every party here is covered on the same eleven issues. [Compare all parties ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/compare) [All 354 candidates](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates) **10**Parties [**15**Independent candidates](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/independents) [**11**Issues compared](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/compare) **93**Seats being filled EVERY PARTY, LARGEST SLATE FIRST ## The parties running in 2026 Order here follows how many candidates each party is running, taken from the official Elections BC candidate list. It is not a ranking of anything else. [

Conservative Party of BC

Led by interim leader Lorne Doerkson since September 20, 2026, with one detailed plan published by September 3093 MLA93 candidates](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/conservative-party-of-bc) [

BC NDP

The governing party, led by Premier David Eby92 MLA92 candidates](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-ndp) [

BC Green Party

BC Green Party: leader, plan and record for the 2026 BC election73 MLA73 candidates](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-green-party) [

Centre BC

Centre BC: leader, positions and history for the 2026 BC election34 MLA34 candidates](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/centre-bc) [

OneBC

OneBC: leader, plan and record for the 2026 BC election33 MLA33 candidates](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/onebc) [

BC Libertarian Party

BC Libertarian Party: candidates in the BC provincial election 20264 MLA4 candidates](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-libertarian-party) [

Communist Party of BC

Communist Party of BC: candidates in the BC provincial election 20264 MLA4 candidates](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/communist-party-of-bc) [

Christian Heritage Party of BC

Christian Heritage Party of BC: candidates in the BC provincial election 20263 MLA3 candidates](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/christian-heritage-party-of-bc) [

CanWest Party

CanWest Party: a new party based in Richmond2 MLA2 candidates](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/canwest-party) [

Freedom Party of BC

Freedom Party of BC: candidates in the BC provincial election 20261 MLA1 candidate](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/freedom-party-of-bc) BY RACE ## Who is contesting each race Not every party runs for every office. Four parties are not running a mayoral candidate at all, and two are contesting a single race. [

MLA

One Member of the Legislative Assembly is elected in each of the 93 districts. The party that can win the confidence of the legislature forms the government.See the parties running](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/mla) SIDE BY SIDE ## Compare every party on one issue These pages put all ten parties next to each other on a single subject, with the source beside each position. They are the fastest way to see where the real disagreements are. [

Housing

The province sets tenancy law and rent increase limits, funds and runs BC Housing, and passes the laws that decide what cities may zone and permit. Cities approve individual developments.MLACompare all parties](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/issues/housing) [

Health care

The province funds and runs public health care through its health authorities, sets what doctors and nurses are paid and decides where hospitals and clinics are built. Ottawa sets national standards and pays a share of the cost.MLACompare all parties](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/issues/health-care) [

Cost of living

The province sets the minimum wage, income assistance rates and provincial tax credits, and decides the rules for public auto insurance and electricity. Ottawa sets federal tax credits and cities set property tax.MLACompare all parties](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/issues/cost-of-living) [

Public safety

The province sets policing standards, funds courts, prosecutions and corrections, and regulates local police boards. Criminal law, including bail and sentencing rules, is federal.MLACompare all parties](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/issues/public-safety) [

Economy

The province sets employment standards and workers’ compensation, collects resource royalties, decides permitting for mines, forestry and energy projects, and supports business through tax and grant programs. Trade rules are shared with Ottawa.MLACompare all parties](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/issues/economy-jobs) [

Education

The province funds public schools, sets the curriculum and the framework for teacher bargaining, and funds colleges and universities. School boards run local schools inside that funding.MLACompare all parties](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/issues/education) [

Climate

The province sets its own emissions targets and climate plan, environmental assessment and permitting for major projects, and rules on land, water and provincial parks. Ottawa regulates areas such as interprovincial pipelines and fisheries.MLACompare all parties](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/issues/climate-environment) [

Reconciliation

The province negotiates treaties and agreements with First Nations alongside Ottawa, and passed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act in 2019 to align provincial laws with the United Nations Declaration.MLACompare all parties](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/issues/indigenous-reconciliation) [

Transportation

The province builds and maintains highways and bridges, funds transit and coastal ferry service, and licenses drivers and vehicles through ICBC. Cities run their own streets.MLACompare all parties](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/issues/transportation) [

Taxes and budget

The province sets provincial income tax rates, the provincial sales tax, the property transfer tax and the annual budget, and decides how much it transfers to cities and health authorities. Ottawa sets federal taxes and cities set property tax rates.MLACompare all parties](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/issues/taxes-budget) [

Governance

The legislature makes provincial law and holds the government to account. The province decides election rules, sets the powers of cities through laws such as the Community Charter, and runs public agencies; only the legislature can change them.MLACompare all parties](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/issues/governance) ### How these pages are built Every party gets the same pages, so the shape of a page never suggests that one party matters more than another. What differs is how much each party has published. Where a party has published nothing on a subject, the page says so and gives the date we looked, rather than leaving a blank. Pages with nothing sourced on them are kept out of search results until they have something. A party's own website proves what the party claims, not that the claim is true. Those sources are marked. Candidate affiliations come only from the official Elections BC candidate list. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/provincial-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.