UPDATE Parties announce B.C. election candidates

UPDATE Oct. 3

The list of candidates is now finalized by Elections BC.

Click here for the complete list.

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B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau says her party is fielding a team of 74 candidates in the provincial election.

The deadline for submitting candidate nominations was on Friday and she says the official number will be finalized once Elections BC provides its approval.

Elections BC says it will post finalized lists for candidates in all 87 electoral districts for the Oct. 24 vote as soon as possible.

The NDP says it has nominated the highest number of women candidates in the provincial party’s history.

The party says 53 per cent of its candidates are women and 25 per cent of its full slate are persons of colour.

While the NDP and Liberal parties began announcing candidates in the weeks before the snap election was called, Furstenau says the Greens only started recruiting them 11 days ago.

(The Canadian Press)

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UPDATE Oct. 2 2:15 p.m.

The BC NDP has released its complete list of 2020 candidates:

Abbotsford-Mission: Pam Alexis
Abbotsford South: Inder Johal
Abbotsford West: Preet Rai
Boundary-Similkameen: Roly Russell
Burnaby-Deer Lake: Anne Kang
Burnaby-Edmonds: Raj Chouhan
Burnaby-Lougheed: Katrina Chen
Burnaby North: Janet Routledge
Cariboo-Chilcotin: Scott Andrews
Cariboo North: Scott Elliott
Chilliwack: Dan Coulter
Chilliwack-Kent: Kelli Paddon
Columbia River-Revelstoke: Nicole Cherlet
Coquitlam-Burke Mountain: Fin Donnelly
Coquitlam-Maillardville: Selina Robinson
Courtenay-Comox: Ronna-Rae Leonard
Cowichan Valley: Rob Douglas
Delta North: Ravi Kahlon
Delta South: Bruce Reid
Esquimalt-Metchosin: Mitzi Dean
Fraser-Nicola: Aaron Sumexheltza
Kamloops-North Thompson: Sadie Hunter
Kamloops-South Thompson: Anna Thomas
Kelowna-Lake Country: Justin Kulik
Kelowna-Mission: Krystal Smith
Kelowna West: Spring Hawes
Kootenay East: Wayne Stetski
Kootenay West: Katrine Conroy
Langford-Juan de Fuca: John Horgan
Langley: Andrew Mercier
Langley East: Megan Dykeman
Maple Ridge-Mission: Bob D’Eith
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows: Lisa Beare
Mid Island-Pacific Rim: Josie Osborne
Nanaimo: Sheila Malcolmson
Nanaimo-North Cowichan: Doug Routley
Nechako Lakes: Anne Marie Sam
Nelson-Creston: Brittny Anderson
New Westminster: Jennifer Whiteside
North Coast: Jen Rice
North Island: Michele Babchuk
North Vancouver-Lonsdale: Bowinn Ma
North Vancouver-Seymour: Susie Chant
Oak Bay-Gordon Head: Murray Rankin
Parksville-Qualicum: Adam Walker
Peace River North: Danielle Monroe
Peace River South: Cory Longley
Penticton: Toni Boot
Port Coquitlam: Mike Farnworth
Port Moody-Coquitlam: Rick Glumac
Powell River-Sunshine Coast: Nicholas Simons
Prince George-Mackenzie: Joan Atkinson
Prince George-Valemount: Laura Parent
Richmond North Centre: Jaeden Dela Torre
Richmond-Queensborough: Aman Singh
Richmond South Centre: Henry Yao
Richmond Steveston: Kelly Greene
Saanich North and the Islands: Zeb King
Saanich South: Lana Popham
Shuswap: Sylvia Lindgren
Skeena: Nicole Halbauer
Stikine: Nathan Cullen
Surrey-Cloverdale: Mike Starchuk
Surrey-Fleetwood: Jagrup Brar
Surrey-Green Timbers: Rachna Singh
Surrey-Guildford: Garry Begg
Surrey-Newton: Harry Bains
Surrey-Panorama: Jinny Sims
Surrey South: Pauline Greaves
Surrey-Whalley: Bruce Ralston
Surrey-White Rock: Bryn Smith
Vancouver-Fairview: George Heyman
Vancouver-False Creek: Brenda Bailey
Vancouver-Fraserview: George Chow
Vancouver-Hastings: Niki Sharma
Vancouver-Kensington: Mable Elmore
Vancouver-Kingsway: Adrian Dix
Vancouver-Langara: Tesicca Truong
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant: Melanie Mark
Vancouver-Point Grey: David Eby
Vancouver-Quilchena: Heather McQuillan
Vancouver-West End: Spencer Chandra Herbert
Vernon-Monashee: Harwinder Sandhu
Victoria-Beacon Hill: Grace Lore
Victoria-Swan Lake: Rob Fleming
West Vancouver-Capilano: Amelia Hill
West Vancouver-Sea to Sky: Keith Murdoch

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UPDATE Oct. 2

The B.C. Green Party has announced the nomination of 15 more candidates:

Riding                                           Candidate
Abbotsford-Mission                   Stephen Fowler
Abbotsford West                        Kevin Eastwood
Burnaby-Edmonds                    Iqbal Parekh
Cariboo North                             Douglas Gook
Chilliwack                                    Tim Cooper
Kootenay West                            Andrew Duncan
North Island                                Alexandra Morton
Prince George-Mackenzie         Catharine Kendall
Richmond North Centre           Vernon Wang
Richmond-Queensborough     Earl Einarson
Surrey-Fleetwood                      Dean McGee
Surrey-Guildford                       Jodi Murphy
Surrey-Newton                          Asad Syed
Surrey South                              Tim Ibottson
Surrey-White Rock                   Pixie Hobby

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The Conservative Party of B.C (CPBC) has announced Dennis Giesbrecht as their candidate for Kamloops-North Thompson. Dennis grew up in Logan Lake, a community whose existence has relied on the copper resources of Highland Valley for five decades.

Kyle Townsend will represent the CPBC in Cariboo North. Kyle grew up in the northern community of Topley and has spent the past 15 years in logging and mining.

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UPDATE Oct. 1

The B.C. Green Party announced today the following candidates have been nominated:

Riding                                           Candidate
Burnaby-Lougheed                    Andrew Williamson
Cariboo-Chilcotin                       David Laing
Courtney-Comox                        Gillian Anderson
Delta South                                  Peter van der Velden
Kelowna-Lake Country             John Janmaat
Kelowna-Mission                       Amanda Poon
Kelowna West                             Peter Truch
Langford-Juan de Fuca             Gord Baird
Mid Island-Pacific Rim             Evan Jolicoeur
Nanaimo                                       Lia Versaevel
Parksville-Qualicum                  Rob Lyon
Penticton                                      Ted Schumaker
Port Moody-Coquitlam             John Latimer
Shuswap                                       Owen Madden
Surrey-Cloverdale                      Rebecca Smith

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UPDATE Sept. 30

The B.C. Green Party announced today that the following candidates have been nominated:

Riding                                 Candidate
Burnaby-Deer Lake         Mehreen Chaudry
Esquimalt-Metchosin     Andy MacKinnon
Oak Bay-Gordon Head   Nicole Duncan
Saanich South                  Kate O’Connor
Victoria-Beacon Hill       Jenn Neilson
Victoria-Swan Lake        Annemieke Holthuis

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UPDATE Sept. 29

The B.C. Green Party announced today that the following candidates have been nominated:

Riding                                           Candidate
Abbotsford South                       Aird Flavelle
Coquitlam-Burke Mountain    Adam Bremner-Akins
Fraser-Nicola                              Jonah Timms
Kamloops-North Thompson   Thomas Martin
Maple Ridge-Mission                Matt Trenholm
Vernon-Monashee                     Keli Westgate

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UPDATE Sept. 28   4 p.m.

List of BC NDP nominated candidates to date:

Pam Alexis  Abbotsford Mission
Preet Rai      Abbotsford West
Roly Russell   Boundary Similkameen
Anne Kang  Burnaby Deer Lake
Raj Chouhan  Burnaby Edmonds
Katrina Chen  Burnaby Lougheed
Janet Routledge Burnaby North
Scott Elliott Cariboo North
Dan Coulter Chilliwack
Kelli Paddon   Chilliwack Kent
Nicole Cherlet Columbia River Revelstoke
Fin Donnelly    Coquitlam Burke Mountain
Selina Robinson  Coquitlam Maillardville
Ronna-Rae Leonard  Courtenay-Comox
Rob Douglas Cowichan Valley
Ravi Kahlon   Delta North
Mitzi Dean   Esquimalt-Metchosin
Aaron Sumexheltza  Fraser Nicola
Sadie Hunter  Kamloops North Thompson
Spring Hawes  Kelowna West
Wayne Stetski  Kootenay East
Katrine Conroy Kootenay West
John Horgan  Langford-Juan de Fuca
Andrew Mercier  Langley
Bob D’Eith  Maple Ridge Mission
Lisa Beare  Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows
Josie Osborne  Mid Island Pacific Rim
Sheila Malcolmson Nanaimo
Doug Routley  Nanaimo North Cowichan
Anne Marie Sam Nechako Lakes
Brittny Anderson  Nelson Creston
Jennifer Whiteside New Westminister
Jen Rice North Coast
Michele Babchuk  North Island
Bowinn Ma  North Vancouver-Lonsdale
Susie Chant North Vancouver-Seymour
Murray Rankin Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Cory Longley Peace River South
Toni Boot Penticton
Mike Farnworth  Port Coquitlam
Rick Glumac   Port Moody Coquitlam
Nic Simons
Joan Atkinson
Aman Singh
Henry Yao
Kelly Greene
Zeb King
Lana Popham
Sylvia Lindgren  Shuswap
Nicole Halbauer
Nathan Cullen
Mike Starchuk
Jagrup Brar
Rachna Singh
Garry Begg
Harry Bains
Jinny Sims
Pauline Greaves
Bruce Ralston
Bryn Smith
George Heyman
Brenda Bailey
George Chow
Niki Sharma
Mable Elmore
Adrian Dix
Tesicca Truong
Melanie Mark
David Eby
Spencer Chandra Herbert
Harwinder Sandhu   Vernon Monashee
Grace Lore
Rob Fleming   Victoria-Swan Lake
Keith Murdoch

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UPDATE Sept. 28 12 p.m.

The B.C. Green Party announced today (Sept. 28) the following candidates have been nominated:

Riding                                        Candidate

Langley                                      Bill Masse
Nelson-Creston                        Nicole Charlwood
New Westminster                    Cyrus Sy
North Vancouver-Lonsdale   Christopher Hakes
North Vancouver-Seymour   Harrison Johnston
Vancouver-Fairview               Ian Goldman
Vancouver-False Creek         Maayan Kreitzman
Vancouver-Fraserview          Françoise Raunet
Vancouver-Hastings              Bridget Burns
Vancouver-Kensington         Nazanin Moghadami
Vancouver-Kingsway            Scott Bernstein
Vancouver-Langara              Stephanie Hendy
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant Kelly Tatham
Vancouver-Point Grey         Devyani Singh
Vancouver-Quilchena          Michael Barkusky
Vancouver-West End           James Marshall
West Vancouver-Capilano Rasoul Narimani

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UPDATE Sept. 26

The B.C. Green Party announced today the following candidates have been acclaimed:

Riding                                         Candidate
Burnaby North                          Norine Shum
Chilliwack-Kent                        Jeff Hammersmark
Columbia River-Revelstoke   Samson Boyer
Coquitlam-Maillardville         Nicola Spurling
Delta North                                Neema Manral
Kamloops-South Thompson  Dan Hines
Kootenay East                           Kerri Wall
Langley East                              Cheryl Wiens
Port Coquitlam                         Erik Minty
Prince George-Valemount      Mackenzie Kerr

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UPDATE Sept. 25

The BC Liberals have announced six more candidates for the B.C election:

• Cardiologist and Vancouver Academy of Music chair Dr. Raymond Dong in Burnaby North
• Construction site superintendent Jon Ellacott in Vancouver-West End
• Restaurant owner and Nelson & District Chamber of Commerce president Tanya Finley in Nelson-Creston
• Greater Vancouver Bangladesh Cultural Association past president Tariq Malik in Burnaby-Lougheed
• Haida hereditary chief and National Coalition of Chiefs executive member Chief Roy Jones Jr. in North Coast
• Public affairs consultant RJ Senko in Esquimalt-Metchosin

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UPDATE Sept. 24

The BC NDP announced seven candidates following nomination contests on Wednesday Sept. 23:

• Boundary-Similkameen  Roly Russell
• Cowichan Valley  Rob Douglas
• New Westminster  Jennifer Whiteside
• Oak Bay-Gordon Head  Murray Rankin
• Vancouver-False Creek  Brenda Bailey
• Vancouver-Hastings  Niki Sharma
• Victoria-Beacon Hill  Grace Lore
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UPDATE Sept. 24

The B.C. Liberals have announced five new candidates:

Marketing professional and local community leader Lorraine Brett in New Westminster
Digital marketing entrepreneur Kelly Darwin in Langford-Juan de Fuca
Public policy specialist and active volunteer Karen Bill in Victoria-Beacon Hill
Indigenous capacity-building and project management expert Paul Lepage in Vancouver-Kensington
Community builder and former commercial banker Stephen P. Roberts in Saanich North & the Islands

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Sept. 22

With the B.C. election campaign underway, parties have until Oct. 2 to get candidates nominated in the province’s 87 ridings.

The governing NDP and opposition Liberals have released lists of either their candidates so far, or their new candidates.

The BC Green Party has not released a list as yet.

List of BC NDP nominated candidates to date

As of Monday September 21, the following candidates have been nominated in their ridings as part of John Horgan’s NDP team for the October 24 election. In the coming days all 87 ridings in the province will be represented by a BC NDP candidate.

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The B.C. Liberals released a list of 19 of its newest candidates

“Today, I am excited to share our growing team of BC Liberal candidates who have put their names forward to deliver opportunity for all of BC. The depth of experience and diversity of voices in every corner of this province will provide British Columbians real choice in this election — to restore confidence and rebuild BC with a BC Liberal government,” said leader Andrew Wilkinson.

Meet 19 of our newest candidates:

• Former Vancouver City Councillor and accomplished broadcast journalist George Affleck (Vancouver-Fairview)
• Acclaimed geoscientist and executive ‘Lyn Anglin (North Vancouver-Lonsdale)
• Financial planner and community sports advocate Paul Boparai (Surrey-Newton)
• Family physician and former cabinet minister Gulzar Cheema (Surrey-Panorama)
• Long-time newspaper publisher and financial services professional Lorne Doerkson (Cariboo-Chilcotin)
• Local small business owner and energy sector professional Trevor Halford (Surrey-White Rock)
• Professional engineer and Progressive Intercultural Community Services (PICS) Society board member Dave Hans (Surrey-Guildford)
• Local government public servant and dedicated community advocate Tanya Kaul (Cowichan Valley)
• Long-time local non-profit organization operations director and agricultural small business owner Margaret Kunst (Langley East)
• Financial industry executive and Pakistan Canada Association past president Shaukat Khan (Surrey-Whalley)
• Former Olympian and Richmond City Councillor Alexa Loo (Richmond South Centre)
• Entrepreneur and city councillor Chelsa Meadus (Maple Ridge-Mission)
• Accomplished entrepreneur, philanthropist, and community leader Renee Merrifield (Kelowna-Mission)
• Ladysmith city councillor and active community volunteer Duck Paterson (Nanaimo-North Cowichan)
• Seasoned entrepreneur and CEO of an early childhood learning centre Alex Read (Vancouver-Hastings)
• Gitxsan Hereditary Chief and lawyer Gordon Sebastian (Stikine)
• RCMP staff sergeant and youth mentor Jet Sunner (Delta North)
• Surrey school board trustee and realtor Garry Thind (Surrey-Fleetwood)
• Oliver councillor, entrepreneur, and chamber of commerce president Petra Veintimilla (Boundary-Similkameen)