--- title: "Independent candidates in the BC provincial 2026 election | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties/independents" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:05:45.921Z" meta: description: "The candidates running with no party in British Columbia on October 24, 2026, what running without a party means on the ballot, and where to read each prof..." "og:description": "The candidates running with no party in British Columbia on October 24, 2026, what running without a party means on the ballot, and where to read each prof..." "og:title": "Independent candidates in the BC provincial 2026 election" "twitter:description": "The candidates running with no party in British Columbia on October 24, 2026, what running without a party means on the ballot, and where to read each prof..." "twitter:title": "Independent candidates in the BC provincial 2026 election" --- ** NO PARTY ยท BC provincial 2026 # Running without a party 15 candidates on the October 24 ballot have no party behind them. They are not a group, they have no shared platform, and nothing on this site treats them as one. [All parties ](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/parties) **15**Independent candidates **1**Races they are in WHAT IT MEANS ON THE BALLOT ## What running without a party changes A party in a British Columbia local election is called an elector organization. Only a registered one can endorse candidates, take campaign contributions as a group and spend as a group. A candidate running alone raises and files their own money, and their name appears on the ballot with no affiliation beside it. It also changes what they can do if elected. A candidate with no party arrives with no bloc, which means every vote has to be won one at a time. That is a real difference, and it cuts both ways: no bloc to rely on, and no bloc to answer to. The candidates listed below share nothing except the absence of a party label. Treating them as a group would be inventing a relationship that does not exist, so this page lists them and links to their own profiles. BY OFFICE ## The 15 independent candidates ### MLA (15) [**Alex Thurlborn**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/alex-thurlborn) [**Chris Hatchwell**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/chris-hatchwell) [**Clint Lambert**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/clint-lambert) [**Denis R Hurtubise**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/denis-r-hurtubise) [**Gerry Lenoski**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/gerry-lenoski) [**Helen Scott**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/helen-scott) [**Jag Bhandari**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/jag-bhandari) [**James Yaroshuk**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/james-yaroshuk) [**Jordan Kealy**MLA for Peace River North](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/jordan-kealy) [**Kevin Diakiw**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/kevin-diakiw) [**Lee-Ann Bates**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/lee-ann-bates) [**Richard Lambert**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/richard-lambert) [**Robert Evans**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/robert-evans) [**Thaelo Proctor**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/thaelo-proctor) [**Timothy Webster**](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/timothy-webster) ### No invented affiliations A candidate appears here only when the official Elections BC candidate list shows no party beside their name. None of them is linked to a party page anywhere on this site. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/provincial-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.