BC election 2026: Tri-Cities ridings and candidates guide

One election down, one to go. A week after choosing new mayors and councils, Tri-Cities voters return to the polls on Saturday, October 24, 2026, for the B.C. provincial general election. Premier David Eby's snap call in mid-September, dropped in the middle of the municipal campaign, means local voters are casting ballots twice in eight days.

Advance voting for the provincial election runs October 16 to 21, ahead of general voting day on October 24. Four electoral districts cover the Tri-Cities under the boundaries introduced for the 2024 provincial vote, and all four BC NDP incumbents are running again.

The snap timing has not been popular locally. Port Moody leaders were left frustrated by the September 22 call, which landed in the final stretch of the municipal campaign and forced candidates, volunteers and voters to juggle two elections at once. For voters, the practical takeaway is simple: these are two completely separate elections, with different ballots and often different voting places.

Here is who is on the ballot, riding by riding. Candidate lists are from Elections BC.

Coquitlam-Burke Mountain

This is the riding to watch. BC NDP incumbent Jodie Wickens held Coquitlam-Burke Mountain by only 368 votes in 2024, making it the tightest race in the region last time. Wickens first won the seat in a 2016 by-election and is running again.

Challenging her are Ryan Peterson for the Conservative Party of BC, Valerie Morrison for the BC Green Party and Kaden Mann for CentreBC. The riding covers Coquitlam's fast-growing northeast, including Burke Mountain and the newer neighbourhoods along the city's edge, where rapid development and school crowding are live issues.

Coquitlam-Maillardville

BC NDP incumbent Jennifer Blatherwick is seeking another term in Coquitlam-Maillardville, a seat she won by 2,826 votes in 2024. Blatherwick, a former school trustee, represents a riding that stretches across central Coquitlam and the historic Maillardville neighbourhood.

Her challengers are Matt Liang for the Conservative Party and Nicola Spurling for the BC Green Party. Spurling is one of the province's better-known Green candidates and has run in this riding before.

Port Coquitlam

Mike Farnworth is the dean of the Tri-Cities delegation. The BC NDP incumbent has represented Port Coquitlam in the legislature since 1991 and won the 2024 election by 3,876 votes. He is running again.

The Conservative Party's Keenan Adams is his main challenger, with Stephanie Hendy running for the BC Green Party, Lewis C. Dahlby for the BC Libertarian Party and Lee-Ann Bates running as an independent. With five names on the ballot, Port Coquitlam has the largest candidate field of the four local ridings.

Port Moody-Burquitlam

BC NDP incumbent Rick Glumac is running for re-election in Port Moody-Burquitlam, a seat he won by 2,995 votes in 2024 after taking more than half the vote in both 2020 and 2024. Glumac serves as Minister of State for AI and New Technologies, and he has campaigned on his record on health care, including helping establish Port Moody's Urgent and Primary Care Centre.

Glumac also has a new connection to city hall: his wife, Haven Lurbiecki, was elected mayor of Port Moody in the October 17 municipal election, meaning the city's provincial and municipal leaders now share a household.

His challengers are John McEwen for the Conservative Party, Wei Chou for the BC Green Party and Freddy Rawji for CentreBC. The riding pairs Port Moody with the Burquitlam area of west Coquitlam, including the growing towers around Burquitlam Station on the Evergreen Line.

Part of New Westminster-Coquitlam too

A slice of the Tri-Cities also falls inside New Westminster-Coquitlam, where BC NDP incumbent Jennifer Whiteside faces Michele Lau of the Conservative Party and Maureen Curran of the BC Green Party. If your address is in southwest Coquitlam near the New Westminster border, this may be your riding.

Not sure which riding you are in? Elections BC's website has a riding lookup by address, along with your assigned voting place.

How and when to vote

General voting day is Saturday, October 24, 2026, with polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Advance voting runs October 16 to 21 at locations across the Tri-Cities, including Port Moody City Hall, the Port Coquitlam Community Centre, Town Centre Park and Poirier in Coquitlam. You can vote at any voting place in the province, and all voters need ID that proves their name and home address.

If you voted in the municipal election, note that your provincial voting place may be different, and the provincial ballot asks for one choice only: your local MLA. Mail-in voting is also available through Elections BC for anyone who requests a package before the deadline.

For the full list of advance and general voting locations, check Elections BC or our advance voting guide. Election results will be posted on election night by Elections BC as counts come in.