Ladysmith-Oceanside leads B.C. for advance voting, some in Nanaimo well behind

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George Anderson with the BC NDP is hoping to retain his seat against Conservative Kelsey Pringle, BC Communist Party’s Pepper Saltman, and Green Sharleen Weatherley.

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Ladysmith-Oceanside leads B.C. for advance voting, some in Nanaimo well behind

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Two other mid-Island ridings are not seeing the turnout so far.

Mid-Island Pacific Rim has recorded 8,513 advance votes, where Josie Osborne of the BC NDP is trying to keep her seat ahead of Conservative Joshua Dahling and Green Gracie MacDonald.

Nanaimo-Gabriola Island has received 8,209 as of end of day Tuesday, with the NDP’s Sheila Malcolmson challenged by Conservative Mark MacDonald and Green Anna Mary McKenzie.

Those numbers represent just over 17 per cent of eligible voters in each riding and rank the ridings 59th and 61st, respectively, out of 93 provincial electoral districts for percentage of eligible electors to have cast a ballot.

Advance vote turnout across the region is generally down compared to 2024’s levels, where just over a million votes were cast before general election day.

Based on vote counts through the five days so far, only Ladysmith-Oceanside is on pace to eclipse the last election, short 1,388 votes on Tuesday when polls closed.

Between 3,000 and 5,500 votes were needed to match 2024’s tallies for the other three ridings.

Polls are open until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21 for advance voting, while general election day is Saturday, Oct. 24.

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