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locked in
Provincial election candidates confirmed for Nanaimo & Oceanside ridings
NANAIMO - The field of candidates is locked in for the 2026 Provincial Election.Thirteen candidates across four mid-Island ridings will look for a seat in the Legislature in Victoria when voters go to the polls on Oct. 24.In Nanaimo-Gabriola Island, incumbent NDP candidate Sheila Malcolmson will be challenged by Mark M...
Oct 5, 2026
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new candidates
Challengers added for Nanaimo & Oceanside ridings in provincial election
NANAIMO - Opposition parties are continuing to confirm their candidates ahead of the 2026 provincial election.The opposition BC Conservatives have announced three candidates for ridings in Nanaimo, Parksville and Qualicum Beach, with each looking to unseat sitting NDP MLAs who swept to victory two years ago.In Nanaimo-...
Oct 1, 2026
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competing for attention
Local voter turnout expected to suffer with looming provincial vote
NANAIMO - Real Estate is becoming scarse, both on street corners for candidate signage, and in the minds of voters bracing for back-to-back elections next month. Voters will go to the polls on consecutive Saturday's in October, voting for new municipal and regional representation on Oct. 17, then being asked to elect a...
Sep 28, 2026
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snap election
October provincial election called in B.C.
NANAIMO - British Columbians will be going to the polls twice in October, as Premier David Eby secured permission for a provincial election. General election day for the provincial election will be on Saturday, Oct. 24, only a week after general election day for local elections province-wide on on Saturday, Oct. 17. Th...
Sep 22, 2026
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Areas included: Downtown Nanaimo, NRGH, Harewood, East Wellington, Chase River, Cedar, Cinnabar Valley, Duke Point, Gabriola Island, Mudge Island, De Courcy Island, Protection Island

History: Re-drawn for the 2024 election by the B.C. Boundaries Commission, the Nanaimo-Gabriola riding is a combination of the former Nanaimo and Nanaimo-North Cowichan ridings.

Riding Profile (map)

Areas included: Central and north Nanaimo, Brannen Lake, Lantzville, Snaw-Naw-As First Nation

History: Made up of parts from two previous ridings, Parksville Qualicum and Nanaimo, the new Nanaimo-Lantzville riding resulted in changes from the B.C. Boundaries Commission to balance population growth on central Vancouver Island.

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Areas included: City of Parksville, Town of Qualicum Beach, Nanoose Bay, Nanaimo Lakes, Nanaimo River, Cassidy, Yellow Point, Ladysmith, Saltair

History: A newly created riding for the 2024 election, and a by-product of record growth in Nanaimo over the last four years, the uniquely drawn boundaries encompass both considerable rural and municipal areas formerly dubbed Parksville Qualicum and Nanaimo-North Cowichan.

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Areas included: Port Alberni, Tofino, Ucluelet, Cumberland, Denman Island, Hornby Island, Coombs, Errington, Hilliers/Whiskey Creek

History: A largely unchanged riding from 2020, still encompassing all the same major population centres. The riding, in various versions, has been an NDP stronghold since the early 1960’s, having only been won by another party three times.