--- title: "Alice Wong: elected School Trustee, Richmond 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/candidates/alice-wong" last_updated: "2026-10-31T17:02:47.083Z" meta: description: "Elected School Trustee in the Richmond 2026 election with 16,101 votes, 6th of 28 (official count). Alice Wong was re-elected to the Richmond Board of Educ..." "og:description": "Elected School Trustee in the Richmond 2026 election with 16,101 votes, 6th of 28 (official count). Alice Wong was re-elected to the Richmond Board of Educ..." "og:title": "Alice Wong: elected School Trustee, Richmond 2026" "twitter:description": "Elected School Trustee in the Richmond 2026 election with 16,101 votes, 6th of 28 (official count). Alice Wong was re-elected to the Richmond Board of Educ..." "twitter:title": "Alice Wong: elected School Trustee, Richmond 2026" --- School Trustee · Richmond 2026 # Alice Wong - Elected, School Trustee16,101 votes, 6th of 28. Official count, City of Richmond. [All results](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/results#school-trustee) Re-elected school trustee of Richmond on October 17, 2026, with 16,101 votes, sixth of 28 trustee candidates. A trustee from 2014 to 2018 and again since 2022, she ran with the Common Sense Alliance on putting students first, more trades and career education, technology and AI literacy, and responsible stewardship of public education resources. Alice Wong was re-elected to the Richmond Board of Education on October 17, 2026, with 16,101 votes in the City's official count, declared on October 21, 2026, sixth of 28 candidates for the seven seats. The City's declaration of election by voting prints Common Sense as her elector organization; she was its only trustee candidate. Richmond News reported her first election in 2014, her loss in 2018 after she said she had voted for the district's sexual orientation and gender identity policy by mistake, and her return in 2022 with the Richmond Community Coalition with 13,769 votes. The School District's page for her, read through the Internet Archive, says she served from 2014 to 2018 and from 2022 to 2026. In the statement she gave the City she committed to putting students first, preparing students for the future, building strong school communities and responsible, transparent stewardship of public education resources. In the Richmond News questionnaire she answered yes to more basics, more trades training, drug awareness, more inclusive track meets with fair competition kept, more outdoor education, more support workers and the SOGI policies, and no to banning AI or cellphones. Her organization's trustee commitment on VoteMate promises technology and AI literacy in the curriculum. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Common Sense2026 ![Alice Wong, from Common Sense Alliance.](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/images/candidates/alice-wong-640.webp) *Alice WongSchool Trusteev.* [Image: Common Sense Alliance](https://richmondcommonsense.ca/our-candidates) Promise tracker ## 10 promises. What Alice has done since. Tracked since October 18, 2026. Every change of status links to the vote, motion or report behind it. -
No action yet**More trades and hands-on career education alongside academic programs**Programs · Own promise In the Richmond News questionnaire she answered yes to a curriculum with more focus on trades training and wrote that schools should strengthen trades and career education alongside academic programs, with practical skills in areas such as construction, electrical, automotive, welding, culinary arts and technology, and career programs that connect students with apprenticeships and employers. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Richmond News · Richmond BC Votes: School trustee candidate Alice Wong, questionnaire, October 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Yes to teaching more basics such as reading and math**Programs · Own promise In the Richmond News questionnaire she answered yes to schools teaching more basics such as reading and math. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Richmond News · Richmond BC Votes: School trustee candidate Alice Wong, questionnaire, October 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**A more inclusive elementary track meet that keeps competition and recognition**Programs · Own promise In the Richmond News questionnaire she answered yes to more inclusive elementary track meets and wrote that competition should stay, that students who enjoy competition should keep chances to achieve personal bests and be recognized, and that the board should listen to students, parents and educators before further changes. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Richmond News · Richmond BC Votes: School trustee candidate Alice Wong, questionnaire, October 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Yes to teaching drug awareness in high school**Safe schools · Own promise In the Richmond News questionnaire she answered yes to teaching drug awareness in high school. Her statement to the City says she is a director of the D.A.R.E. BC Society. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Richmond News · Richmond BC Votes: School trustee candidate Alice Wong, questionnaire, October 2026 (opens in a new tab), City of Richmond · candidate profile, Alice Wong (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Yes to more outdoor education opportunities**Programs · Own promise In the Richmond News questionnaire she answered yes to more outdoor education opportunities for students. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Richmond News · Richmond BC Votes: School trustee candidate Alice Wong, questionnaire, October 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Yes to more educational support workers in schools**Inclusion · Own promise In the Richmond News questionnaire she answered yes to more educational support workers in schools. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Richmond News · Richmond BC Votes: School trustee candidate Alice Wong, questionnaire, October 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Keep the SOGI policies, with parents as partners and questions on how they are carried out**Inclusion · Own promise In the Richmond News questionnaire she answered yes to supporting SOGI policies in Richmond schools, writing that every student has the right to a safe, caring, respectful and inclusive school, that parents are important partners whose perspectives should be heard, and that she will ask questions about how the policies are put into practice. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Richmond News · Richmond BC Votes: School trustee candidate Alice Wong, questionnaire, October 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**No ban on artificial intelligence or cellphones in Richmond schools**Programs · Own promise In the Richmond News questionnaire she answered no to banning artificial intelligence in schools and no to banning cellphones in Richmond schools. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Richmond News · Richmond BC Votes: School trustee candidate Alice Wong, questionnaire, October 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Responsible and transparent stewardship of public education resources**Board governance · Own promise In the statement she gave the City she committed to ensuring responsible and transparent stewardship of public education resources, and in the Richmond News questionnaire she wrote that trustees must make responsible decisions and ensure those resources are used wisely. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: City of Richmond · candidate profile, Alice Wong (opens in a new tab), Richmond News · Richmond BC Votes: School trustee candidate Alice Wong, questionnaire, October 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Technology and AI literacy in the curriculum, and education in the responsible use of new technologies**Programs · Party platform The Common Sense Alliance's trustee commitment, shown on her VoteMate page as "Prepare Students for the Future", promises to enhance the integration and literacy of technology and AI in the curriculum, with digital skills, critical thinking and cybersecurity, and to educate learners in the responsible use of new technologies. Her statement to the City commits to preparing students for the future. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: VoteMate · Alice Wong, Common Sense for Richmond School Board, 2026 BC Local Elections, with the organization's trustee commitment (opens in a new tab), City of Richmond · candidate profile, Alice Wong (opens in a new tab).
01 / Introduction ## About Alice Wong Alice Wong was re-elected to the Richmond Board of Education on October 17, 2026. The City's official count gives her 16,101 votes, sixth of 28 candidates for the seven seats. The City's declaration of election by voting of September 21, 2026 prints Common Sense as her elector organization, the Common Sense Alliance, which ran three council candidates and her. Richmond News counted her among the five incumbents re-elected. Richmond News reported her first election in November 2014, when she was one of four new trustees. In 2018 she ran as an independent and lost her seat, the paper reported, after telling a press conference that she felt guilty about voting for the board's sexual orientation and gender identity policy by mistake in June of that year, when she thought the vote was to adjourn; she said she would ask to change her vote. In October 2022 she won a seat with the Richmond Community Coalition with 13,769 votes, third of 15, Richmond News reported. At the Richmond Teachers' Association meeting that month she defended the policy, the paper reported, and told it she was in favour of it but had wanted more consultation in 2017. Richmond News reported in late 2023 that the board named her alternate representative to the BC School Trustees Association. In the Richmond News questionnaire of October 2026 she wrote that the curriculum should put more emphasis on trades and hands-on career education alongside academic programs, with pathways such as construction, electrical, automotive, welding, culinary arts and technology and links to apprenticeships and employers; that the elementary track meet can be more inclusive while keeping competition and recognition; and that she supports the SOGI policies, with parents as partners and the right to ask questions about how they are carried out. Her organization's trustee commitment, shown on her VoteMate page, promises technology and AI literacy in the curriculum and education in the responsible use of new technologies. By her own account, in the statement she gave the City, on her organization's page and on the School District's page, she has volunteered in Richmond schools since 2001, chaired parent advisory councils at an elementary and a secondary school, was vice-president of the Richmond District Parents Association and chair of the Richmond Chinese Parents Association, was a cadet officer with the Navy League, and sits on the boards of the D.A.R.E. BC Society and the S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Richmond senior group. voche.me has not checked these with the associations or any other body. Read the sources 02 / The issues ## Priorities & positions Campaign-source summary Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform. 01 ### More trades and career education alongside academic programs In the Richmond News questionnaire she answered yes to a curriculum with more trades training and wrote that schools should strengthen trades and career education alongside academic programs, with pathways in skilled trades and links to apprenticeships and employers, and yes to more basics such as reading and math. [Richmond News · Richmond BC Votes: School trustee candidate Alice Wong, questionnaire, October 2026 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/richmond-bc-votes-school-trustee-candidate-alice-wong-12850202) 02 ### Students first, prepared for the future, with technology and AI literacy In the statement she gave the City she committed to putting students first and preparing them for the future. Her organization's trustee commitment, shown on her VoteMate page, promises technology and AI literacy in the curriculum, and she answered no to banning AI in schools. [City of Richmond · candidate profile, Alice Wong ](https://richmond.ca/electionservices/candidates/CandidateProfile.aspx?ID=96) 03 ### Safe, inclusive schools, the SOGI policies and drug awareness In the questionnaire she answered yes to the SOGI policies, writing that every student has the right to a safe and inclusive school and that parents are partners, yes to drug awareness in high school and yes to more educational support workers. [Richmond News · Richmond BC Votes: School trustee candidate Alice Wong, questionnaire, October 2026 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/richmond-bc-votes-school-trustee-candidate-alice-wong-12850202) 04 ### Responsible and transparent stewardship of public education resources Her statement to the City commits to responsible and transparent stewardship of public education resources, and her questionnaire answer says trustees must make sure those resources are used wisely. She answered no to school districts setting school tax rates. [City of Richmond · candidate profile, Alice Wong ](https://richmond.ca/electionservices/candidates/CandidateProfile.aspx?ID=96) [Common Sense Alliance, its candidates page](https://richmondcommonsense.ca/our-candidates) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Researched on 2026-10-30 through the seven search steps listed below: the City's candidate profile, results and declarations, the Common Sense Alliance's home, pillars and candidates pages, her VoteMate page, her answers to the Richmond News questionnaire of October 2026, Richmond News reports of 2014, 2018, 2022, late 2023 and of the 2026 campaign and result, the bios she submitted to the paper in 2014 and 2018, Richmond Sentinel reports of 2022, and the School District's trustee page through the Internet Archive's copy of July 13, 2026. Her account of her volunteer roles and board seats comes from her own statements, her organization's page and the School District's page and was not checked with any other body. She gave the City no website and no social media account. The School District's site (sd38.bc.ca) answers 403 to scripts, so her recorded votes at the Board were not read; her years on the Board rest on the district's own trustee page and on Richmond News. The Richmond News questionnaire was found by web search, because the paper's search pages refuse scripts. 03 / Background ## Experience & community 2022 to 2026 ### Trustee, Richmond Board of Education Richmond News reported her election in October 2022 with the Richmond Community Coalition, with 13,769 votes, third of 15 candidates. The School District's trustee page of July 2026 lists her as school liaison for Cambie Secondary, Continuing Education and five elementary schools. [Richmond News · Three new trustees elected to Richmond Board of Education, October 15, 2022](https://www.richmond-news.com/2022-civic-election/three-new-trustees-elected-to-richmond-board-of-education-5962336) 2014 to 2018 ### Trustee, Richmond Board of Education Richmond News reported her election in November 2014 as one of four new trustees, and her loss in October 2018 as an independent. The School District's page gives the same years. [Richmond News · Richmond Board of Education draws new blood, by Graeme Wood, November 18, 2014](https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/richmond-board-of-education-draws-new-blood-2989290) 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. No questions and answers have been supplied. ### Have your own question? Ask Alice Wong 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 Alice Wong's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
How did Alice Wong do in the 2026 Richmond municipal election? Alice Wong was elected School Trustee with 16,101 votes, 6th of 28 in the official count. The City of Richmond published the count, and every candidate's total is on the results page.
Is this an official page for Alice Wong? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Alice Wong's own campaign.
What party did Alice Wong run with? Alice Wong ran for School Trustee with Common Sense.
Does Alice Wong currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Alice Wong.
How many sources does this Alice Wong profile cite? This profile lists 26 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Alice Wong's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Alice Wong 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 was the election Alice Wong ran in? The 2026 Richmond municipal election, including the School Trustee race, was decided on October 17, 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 - [City of Richmond · Declaration of Official Election Results, October 21, 2026 ](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/2026_declaration_of_official_result79945.pdf)Checked October 30, 2026 - [City of Richmond · Election Results, 2026 General Local Election ](https://richmond.ca/electionservices/electionresults/Results.aspx)Checked October 30, 2026 - [City of Richmond · Declaration of Election by Voting, September 21, 2026 ](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Declaration_of_Election_by_Voting_-_September_21__202679778.pdf)Checked October 30, 2026 - [City of Richmond · 2026 Candidate List ](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/elections/candidateslist.htm)Checked October 30, 2026 - [City of Richmond · candidate profile, Alice Wong ](https://richmond.ca/electionservices/candidates/CandidateProfile.aspx?ID=96)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Common Sense Alliance · home page ](https://richmondcommonsense.ca/)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Common Sense Alliance · Core Values and Pillars ](https://richmondcommonsense.ca/core-values-and-pillars)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Common Sense Alliance · Our Candidates, with her profile ](https://richmondcommonsense.ca/our-candidates)Checked October 30, 2026 - [VoteMate · Alice Wong, Common Sense for Richmond School Board, 2026 BC Local Elections, with the organization's trustee commitment ](https://www.votemate.org/c/14138?riding=797)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Richmond BC Votes: School trustee candidate Alice Wong, questionnaire, October 2026 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/richmond-bc-votes-school-trustee-candidate-alice-wong-12850202)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Richmond election 2026: A complete list of local candidates, September 11, 2026 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/heres-who-running-in-richmond-come-election-time-in-october-12771026)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Slates, candidates vie for seats on Richmond Board of Education, 2026 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/slates-candidates-vie-for-seats-on-richmond-board-of-education-12709865)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Richmond Votes, Column: Breaking down Richmond's school board candidates, October 2026 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/richmond-votes-column-breaking-down-richmonds-school-board-candidates-12840924)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Richmond Votes: Five incumbents, two newcomers elected to Richmond school board, October 18, 2026 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/richmond-votes-five-incumbents-two-newcomers-elected-to-richmond-bc-school-board-12907486)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Richmond Votes: Setting campaigns aside, Richmond trustees prepare for new term, October 19, 2026 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2026-civic-election/richmond-bc-votes-setting-campaigns-aside-richmond-trustees-prepare-for-new-term-12911682)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · New school board chair, vice-chair elected in Richmond, January 2024 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/new-school-board-chair-vice-chair-elected-in-richmond-8064240)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Three new trustees elected to Richmond Board of Education, October 15, 2022 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2022-civic-election/three-new-trustees-elected-to-richmond-board-of-education-5962336)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Richmond trustee candidates asked about school closures, October 7, 2022 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/2022-civic-election/richmond-trustee-candidates-asked-about-school-closures-5926454)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Trustee Wong joined by new candidates to challenge SOGI policy, by Daisy Xiong, 2018 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/news/trustee-wong-joined-by-new-candidates-to-challenge-sogi-policy-1.23429238)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Bios: Richmond's school trustee candidates, October 2018, with the bio she submitted ](https://www.richmond-news.com/election-2018/bios-richmond-s-school-trustee-candidates-1.23462180)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Pro-SOGI trustee candidates dominate Richmond school board, by Eve Edmonds, October 21, 2018 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/election-2018/pro-sogi-trustee-candidates-dominate-richmond-school-board-1.23471287)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Richmond Board of Education draws new blood, by Graeme Wood, November 18, 2014 ](https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/richmond-board-of-education-draws-new-blood-2989290)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond News · Richmond Votes archive: candidate bio, Alice S. Wong, 2014, submitted by the candidate ](https://www.richmond-news.com/richmond-votes-archive/candidate-bio-alice-s-wong-2987408)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond Sentinel · Richmond's 2022 trustee candidates in their own words, September 30, 2022 ](https://www.richmondsentinel.ca/article-detail/27277/richmonds-2022-trustee-candidates-in-their-own-words)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond Sentinel · Richmond election results in minimal change, by Hannah Scott, October 15, 2022 ](https://www.richmondsentinel.ca/article-detail/27708/richmond-election-results-in-minimal-change)Checked October 30, 2026 - [Richmond School District · Our Trustees: Alice Wong (Internet Archive copy of July 13, 2026) ](https://web.archive.org/web/20260713063927/https://sd38.bc.ca/board-of-education/our-trustees/alice-wong/)Checked October 30, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [Common Sense Alliance, the organization's site](https://richmondcommonsense.ca/) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/candidates) [School Trustee**Danny Chang**](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/candidates/danny-chang) [School Trustee**Dean Billings**](https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/candidates/dean-billings) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Alice Wong a question. Give your name, email and question. We send it to the campaign, and publish their answer here if we get one. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/richmond-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.