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Elections BC releases candidates list
The final list of candidates for the 2026 Provincial General Election is now available on the Elections BC website.
Candidate nominations closed at 2 p.m. (Mountain Time) on October 3, marking the end of the period in which eligible individuals could apply to be a candidate in the provincial general election.
There are 355 candidates for the 2026 Provincial General Election, with 340 representing 10 political parties, and 15 candidates running as independent or unaffiliated.
There are two ridings in the East Kootenay: Kootenay Rockies and Columbia River-Revelstoke. Here are the candidates in our ridings.
Kootenay Rockies
Norma Blissett – BC NDP,
Pete Davis – BC Conservative Party (Incumbent),
Keenan Dennehy – BC Green Party,
Paul Heywood – CentreBC,
AJ Wolfe – OneBC.
Columbia River-Revelstoke
Andrea Dunlop – BC NDP,
Scott McInnis – BC Conservative Party (Incumbent),
Rana Nelson – BC Green Party.
| PARTY BALLOT NAME
(listed alphabetically) |
CANDIDATES |
| BC Green Party | 73 |
| BC NDP | 92 |
| CanWest Party | 2 |
| Centre BC | 35 |
| Christian Heritage Party of B.C. | 3 |
| Communist Party of BC | 4 |
| Conservative Party | 93 |
| Freedom Party of BC | 1 |
| Libertarian | 4 |
| OneBC Party | 33 |
| INDEPENDENT & UNAFFILIATED | CANDIDATES |
| Independent | 7 |
| Unaffiliated | 8 |
Candidates who have registered as independent will appear on the ballot with the word “Independent” listed next to their names.
Candidates who have not been endorsed by a party or registered as independent will appear on the ballot with just their name. They are categorized as “Unaffiliated” in the tables on this page.
In the 2024 Provincial General Election there were 322 candidates, with 269 representing seven political parties, and 53 running as independent or unaffiliated.
For more information about the election, visit elections.bc.ca or call 1-800-661-8683.
Advance voting will be available Friday, October 16 to Wednesday, October 2, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (local time). Advance voting locations and the dates they are open will be posted online at wheretovote.elections.bc.ca.
Voters can request a vote-by-mail package online at elections.bc.ca/votebymail, by phone at 1-800-661-8683, or in person at any district electoral office. The completed package must be received by Elections BC before 9 p.m. (Mountain time) on Final Voting Day.
The last opportunity to vote will be on Final Voting Day, Saturday, October 24. Voting places will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Mountain time). Voters have an assigned voting place on Final Voting Day.
Preliminary results will be reported as soon as possible after the close of voting at 9 p.m. (Mountain time) on Saturday, October 24.
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