The list of candidates running in the Oct. 24 provincial election has been finalized. Elections BC released the full list of candidates Sunday morning and issued a statement listing the number being fielded by each party. “There are 355 candidates for the 2026 Provincial General Election, with 340 representing ten political parties, and 15 candidates running as independent or unaffiliated,” the statement said. The B.C. Conservatives are the only party represented in all of the province’s 93 ridings while the B.C. NDP will be running candidates in 92. The B.C. Green Party has nominated 73 candidates. OneBC and CentreBC—parties that emerged after the 2024 election—are running 33 and 35 candidates, respectively. The full candidate list by riding is available online. The Conservatives and the NDP issued statements as the candidate list was finalized, with each party using the occasion to take shots at the other. The NDP falling one candidate short of a full slate was one focus of the Conservatives’ comments. “Despite the NDP cynically calling an election to grab power, they still failed to find 93 candidates to run under their banner. After nine years, even people who once stood with the NDP can see that BC needs a change,” the party’s statement said. “While the NDP scrambled, Conservatives brought together a full team ready to serve every corner of B.C.” NDP Leader David Eby, speaking in Comox Sunday, said his party is not running a candidate in the Peace River North riding because of “paperwork problems.” He also said the Conservative slate includes “extremist” candidates with “hateful views.” The party also issued a statement touting the diversity of its candidates and said the Conservative slate has a dearth of women running.
