Sunday September 29, 2024 | VICTORIA, BC
BC ELECTION CAMPAIGN DAY 9 of 28
Political feature interview by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
Your 28-day voter’s guide for BC Election 2024
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
As fully expected, the BC NDP and BC Conservatives each have 93 candidates, one for every riding in the 43rd British Columbia 2024 Provincial General Election.
The BC Greens have 69 candidates across the 93 ridings. Today BC Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau says the party’s resources will be concentrated on the ridings where they can anticipate winning.
The final list of candidates for the 2024 Provincial General Election is now available on the Elections BC website.
Candidate nominations closed at 1 pm (Pacific Daylight Time) on September 28, marking the end of the period in which eligible individuals could apply to be a candidate in the election.
The election date is Saturday October 19, with advance voting available on October 10-13, and October 15-16.
Candidate profile:
There are 323 candidates for the 2024 Provincial General Election, with 269 representing seven political parties, and 54 candidates running as independent or unaffiliated.
| PARTY BALLOT NAME (listed alphabetically) | CANDIDATES |
| BC Green Party | 69 |
| BC NDP | 93 |
| Christian Heritage Party of B.C. | 2 |
| Communist Party of BC | 3 |
| Conservative Party | 93 |
| Freedom Party of BC | 5 |
| Libertarian | 4 |
Candidates in the south Vancouver Island region:
Here are the candidates for the seven ridings in the south Vancouver Island area:
- Esquimalt-Colwood: Camille Currie (Green), Darlene Rotchford (NDP), John Wilson (Conservative)
- Juan de Fuca-Malahat: David Evans (Green), Dana Lajeunesse (NDP), Marina Sapozhnikov (Conservative)
- Langford-Highlands: (Erin Cassels (Green), Mike Harris (Conservative), Ravi Parmar (NDP)
- Oak Bay-Gordon Head: (Stephen Andrew (Conservative), Diana Gibson (NDP), Lisa Gunderson (Green)
- Saanich South: Adam Kubel (Conservative), Lana Popham (NDP), Ned Taylor (Green)
- Victoria-Beacon Hill: Sonia Furstenau (Green), Grace Lore (NDP), Tim Thielmann (Conservative)
- Victoria-Swan Lake: (Robert Crooks (Communist Party), Nina Krieger (NDP), Tim Taylor (Conservative), Christina Winter (Green)
Independent and unaffiliated candidates:
| INDEPENDENT & UNAFFILIATED | CANDIDATES |
| Independent | 40 |
| Unaffiliated | 14 |
Candidates who have registered as independent will appear on the ballot with the word “Independent” listed next to their name.
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.
See the table below for the number of independent and unaffiliated candidates in previous provincial general elections:
| ELECTION | INDEPENDENT | UNAFFILIATED |
| 2020 | 24 | – |
| 2017 | 33 | 2 |
| 2013 | 35 | 11 |
| 2009 | 15 | 2 |
| 2005 | 23 | 5 |
| 2001 | 29 | 7 |
| 1996 | 20 | 3 |
For more information about the election, visit elections.bc.ca or call 1-800-661-8683.
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