The list of candidates running in the provincial election on Oct. 19 has been finalized, and there are a total of 18 in the five ridings that include Abbotsford.
These are the people running (click on their names to read more about them):
ABBOTSFORD WEST
• Korky Neufeld – Conservatives
• Graeme Hutchison – NDP
• James Davison – independent
ABBOTSFORD SOUTH
• incumbent Bruce Banman – Conservatives
• Sarah Kooner – NDP
• Amandeep Singh – independent
ABBOTSFORD-MISSION
• incumbent Pam Alexis – NDP
• Reann Gasper – Conservatives
LANGLEY-ABBOTSFORD
• Harman Bhangu – Conservatives
• John Aldag – NDP
• Melissa Snazell – Greens
• Karen Long – independent
• Alex Joehl – Libertarians
• Shelly Jan – unaffiliated
CHILLIWACK NORTH
• Heather Maahs – Conservatives
• incumbent Dan Coulter – NDP
• Tim Cooper – Greens
• Dan Grice – independent
All-candidates meetings are scheduled on:
• Wednesday, Oct. 2 for Langley-Abbotsford at 6 p.m. at Aldergrove Heritage Hall
• Thursday, Oct. 3 for Abbotsford-Mission at 6:30 p.m. at the Clarke Theatre in Mission
• Wednesday, Oct. 9 for Abbotsford South at 4:30 p.m. at Matsqui Centennial Auditorium in Abbotsford
• Wednesday, Oct. 9 for Abbotsford West at 7 p.m. at Matsqui Centennial Auditorium
• Thursday, Oct. 9 for Chilliwack North at 7:45 p.m. at Chilliwack Cultural Centre (the Chilliwack-Cultus Lake candidates go first at 6 p.m.)
Elections BC reports 323 candidates are running in the 2024 provincial general election, with 269 representing seven political parties and 54 candidates running as independent or unaffiliated (those who have not been endorsed by a party or registered as independent).
The NDP and Conservatives are running full slates of 93, while there are 69 Greens.
Election day is Oct. 19. Advance voting takes place Oct. 10-13, 15 and 16.
Visits elections.bc.ca for more information on how and where to vote.
