B.C.’s next provincial election is Saturday, October 24, 2026

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Elections BC has the full details available at https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/

A full list of registered candidates can be found at https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/candidate-list/, which will be updated until nominations close (October 3 at 1:00pm).

Polls will be open from 8am to 8pm on election day, as well as on advance voting days.

Advance voting will take place from October 16-21.

For information on voting by mail, see https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/ways-to-vote/

The last day to request a vote-by-mail package is October 18.

Note that if you request a vote-by-mail package before October 2, you will receive a write-in ballot, as candidate nominations will not yet be closed.

To vote in British Columbia, you must be:

• a Canadian citizen,
• 18 or older on October 24, 2026, and
• a resident of B.C. since April 23, 2026

Also, if you’d like to click around Wikipedia to see various ridings, their changes and results over the years, and more, a good starting point is probably en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_Columbia_provincial_electoral_districts