The list of candidates vying for a seat in Victoria has been confirmed, with 13 names on ballots across four mid-Island ridings. (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
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Provincial election candidates confirmed for Nanaimo & Oceanside ridings
Oct 5, 2026 | 10:02 AM
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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 MacDonald of the BC Conservatives and Anna Mary McKenzie from the BC Green Party.
Nanaimo-Lantzville will see three new challengers look to unseat first-term MLA George Anderson, with BC Conservative Kelsey Pringle, BC Green Party Sharleen Weatherley, and Pepper Saltman of the Communist Party of BC.
